Arlene no longer blames others...
She came to Family Resources because she was having problems interacting with people at work...
Preventing Child Abuse
Child abuse has numberless causes. It follows a greater variety of courses than anyone can count. And every case requires a unique solution. So we’ve developed a whole spectrum of approaches that we can apply, alone or in combination, in planning individual care for children and families. We apply both traditional techniques and innovative new options in helping those we serve rebuild their lives.
For our clients, this versatile prevention “tool kit” means that we can design effective, individualized solutions involving one or more of these options: we can help families cope with complex behavioral needs in our High-Fidelity Wraparound Program; extend the personal, neighborhood-based support of our Hill District Center for Nurturing Families; schedule home visits that provide comfort and care for mothers and newborns alike; spread self-esteem and empathy in our Nurturing Program; offer information and a setting for shared concerns in a parent support group; break cycles of strife through our Parent-Teen Conflict Program; or lend consolation, guidance, and reassurance in a call to our Parenting Warmline.
In Their Words
"We do a lot with not always the pretty side of the world, not always the simplest side of things, things that can make your head spin they're so complicated." - staff
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Arlene's story
"She came to Family Resources because she was having problems interacting with people at work. She was depressed, angry, easily frustrated. She thought about suicide, and often blamed others for her problems.
As we talked, I learned that Arlene was sexually abused by her father when she was a child. The abuse was never acknowledged and, as an adult, Arlene cut herself off from her family. Now in her early 40s, she is receiving individual therapy at Family Resources, and participating in a group for adults who were abused or molested as children.
"At first, in therapy, she was irritable. She complained that she 'had a hard time being around people.'
But Arlene began to see how- by changing the way she responds to others- she could improve her relationships with co-workers. She's stopped automatically blaming the rest of the world for the way she feels and acts. She's begun to practice responding differently in group therapy, and this change in her thinking and behavior has had positive implications in her career. She recently went to a work-related meeting in another city, and has started volunteering at the local library and in her church, 'instead of falling apart every day,' as she says. She's also re-thinking her relationships with family members. Arlene is taking more responsibility for herself, reaching out to others in the group for help, and supporting other group members."
-Alice B., Family Resources Therapist
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