APH supports you on your healing journey. Advocates use a trauma-informed approach, with its foundation on the basis of the sanctuary model, "do no harm." This involves active listening, empathy, and acknowledgment of the victim/survivor's reality as they are experiencing it. Advocates are professionally trained and certified in trauma-informed techniques providing assistance to trauma survivors and their significant others. A person who has been victimized often struggles with relationship difficulties, feelings of guilt, grief and loss, and flashbacks. Our confidential services can assist you in processing these feelings.
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We offer
Empowerment Counseling
Trauma-informed advocates provide confidential interventions in a safe environment, that are action focused and client-entered, either in a one-on-one or group setting. Counseling is available to both adult and child victims/survivors, and focuses on understanding the complexities and effects of victimization. They also assist with exploring options and ways to implement strategies to overcome obstacles. In group settings, participants build rapport and mutual respect while discussing the complexities of victimization. This gives them the opportunity to reduce isolation and become empowered.
Assessments
Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)
Multi-purpose tool developed for children’s services to support decision-making, including level of care and service planning to facilitate quality initiatives and allow for monitoring of outcomes.
Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA)
Multi-purpose tool developed for adult’s services to support decision-making, including level of care and service planning to facilitate quality initiatives and allow for monitoring of outcomes.
The Family Advocacy and Support Tool (FAST)
Assessment tool designed to maximize communication about the needs and strengths of families. The FAST includes ratings of the Family Together, each Caregiver, and all children and youth. Interventions in the family system can be directed at that system or to address the individual needs of family members.
Confidentiality Statement
Alice Paul House is committed to respecting and adhering to the privacy and integrity of all those we service and to keeping all aspects of their involvement with APH confidential to the fullest extent possible as stated in federal law. Any written/spoken information exchanged between a client and APH is confidential and not to be shared with any third party without the client's consent subject to the following two exceptions:
1. A client has the intent to harm themselves and/or another person.
2. The information shared involves suspected child abuse or neglect, i.e. someone under the age of 18 years old. In that case, as mandated reporters, APH advocates will report suspected child abuse or neglect to the appropriate Children and Youth Agency and/or ChildLine.