Child and Adolescent Services
• The STEP-by-Step Program
This nationally recognized program works with the youngest members of society,
infants to five year olds. The STEP-by-Step Team works with area childcare
centers by offering on-site and in-home social work services for children and their families and
on-site education and coaching for teachers and
assistants at the Centers.
• The Families and Schools Together Program (F.A.S.T.)
The FAST Program is directed to school-age children in order to prevent
substance abuse, juvenile delinquency and school failure. The program creates a
partnership between parents and educators and models or enhances family quality
time. Early Childhood FAST maintains these same goals but focuses on children and
parents in the childcare centers.
• Healing Hands
This innovative program was originally created, in conjunction with the organization
Jumpstart, to support children who lost a parent or close relative on September 11th . Now, the program is open to all children that have suffered from traumatic loss and offers a series of art workshops to help children cope and heal. During the program, children create "comfort crafts,"
such as cozy pillows, beaded nightlights and bejeweled treasure boxes. Healing
Hands offers a family approach by inviting parents/guardians to
attend the workshops with their children.
• RockForce
The innovative RockForce program was created in partnership with the arts
organization Jumpstart.
RockForce uses the strength and energy of the arts to empower teens who
have lost a loved one or who have faced another traumatic loss. More
specifically, RockForce helps Morris County teens, ages 13-16, begin the
healing process in a safe place through a variety of expressive arts.
While RockForce focuses on the arts, whether it be African drumming and
dance or sculpture, trained counselors will be available to talk to teens.
• Bienvenido
The Bienvenido program was created to address the adjustment and mental health needs of immigrant teenagers in Morristown High School. A bilingual/bicultural social worker meets with teenagers and their families to help them through an often difficult adjustment period.
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For more information about Family Service of Morris County's Child and
Adolescent Services, contact Tammy Rosenthal, LCSW, BCD, at (973) 538-5260 or
by email at trosenthal@fsmc.org. |
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