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Prevention & Quality Assurance Services Division Jennifer W. Smith, Director of Prevention & Quality Assurance Services (434) 799-0456, Ext. 3071 245 Hairston Street Danville, VA 24540 e-mail: jsmith@dpcs.org | ||||
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Welcome to the Prevention & Quality Assurance Services Division | ||||
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The Prevention & Quality Assurance Services Division offers the services listed below. For more information, click on the service of interest. | ||||
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Jennifer Finney, Prevention Specialist (434) 797-3981, Ext. 15 e-mail: jfinney@dpcs.org
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research-based Strengthening Families Program works with the
targeted youth and parents to increase communication, bonding,
family interaction, and understanding. Conducted in small age
group sessions and family groups, this 45-hour program is held four
times per year. Sessions are held in both Danville and
Pittsylvania County. Some transportation can be
provided. Family referrals welcome.
Click here for more information about the Strengthening Families
Program. No fee. To register for classes, call
434.797.3981 ext. 15
Schedule:
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| Mediation Center | ||||
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Bob Phillips, Prevention Program Manager (434) 797-3981, Ext. 12 e-mail: bphillips@dpcs.org
Our Community Mediation Center provides trained certified Mediators to assist parties who are having a disagreement in coming to a successful resolution of their problem that is agreeable to all. The fee for mediating a dispute is set on a sliding scale based on income. Mediation can benefit conflicts between neighbors, families, divorced parties, employees, and anyone who wants to resolve a conflict without going to court or a lawyer. Fee.
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| Independent Study Parenting Classes | ||||
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Bob Phillips, Prevention Program Manager (434) 797-3981, Ext. 12 e-mail: bphillips@dpcs.org
These video-based classes are developed based on individual needs and are arranged at a time convenient to the parent. A Prevention staff member works with each parent individually to review material covered in the video and to answer questions. Most of the series are five to six sessions long. Classes are held in Danville and Gretna.
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Bob Phillips, Prevention Program Manager (434) 797-3981, Ext. 12 e-mail: bphillips@dpcs.org
This program, specifically for parents who are in conflict about custody and visitation issues, deals with the effects the conflict has on the child(ren). Although classes are open to anyone, most parents contesting custody or visitation are court ordered to attend this class. Classes are held in Danville and Gretna. Fee.
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Deborah Vaughan, Prevention Program Manager (434) 799-0456, Ext. 3073 e-mail: dvaughan@dpcs.org
Two research-based programs are utilized with elementary and secondary school aged youth to address tobacco use. Too Good For Drugs is an interactive tobacco prevention education program for grades 3 through 5. Ending Nicotine Dependence (E.N.D.) is a tobacco cessation program for tends that may want to quit. Both programs have shown results of an increase in knowledge of the harmful effects of tobacco use and a high percentage of youth who intend to quit or never begin smoking. Numerous tobacco resources are available on loan for displays, health fairs, etc. Click here for more information about the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation.
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Bernice Gammon, Administrative and Evaluation Assistant (434) 799-0456, Ext. 3074 e-mail: bgammon@dpcs.org
For middle and high school youth who are identified as beginning to experience problems centered around their anger. Not a treatment program, this six-week class focuses on attitudes and identification of anger triggers. Click here for a schedule of upcoming classes. Fee.
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Amanda Oakes, Prevention Program Manager (434) 793-1305 e-mail: aoakes@dpcs.org
This partnership with the Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the Danville Public Schools provides two Prevention staff members to work as Case Managers for four housing communities to assist residents on the road to self-sufficiency.
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Jennifer Finney, Prevention Specialist (434) 797-3981, Ext. 15 e-mail: jfinney@dpcs.org
This model violence prevention program for grades 1 to 3 focuses on the competencies of empathy, impulse control, problem solving, and anger management. Sessions are held in school classrooms and other youth settings.
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Lisa Briggs, Coordinator (434) 797-3981, Ext. 18 e-mail: lbriggs@dpcs.org
Based on the Healthy Families of America model, this in-home program targets first-time families that have children who are at risk for child abuse and neglect or developmental problems, by providing long-term education and resource management. Families may stay in the program until the child turns five years old. Click here for more information about the Health Families of America Program.
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Bernice Gammon, Administrative and Evaluation Assistant (434) 799-0456, Ext. 3074 e-mail: bgammon@dpcs.org
Many Prevention programs utilize research based curriculums that have proven to be effective with our target audience. In addition, the Prevention and Quality Assurance Division has an Evaluation Specialist who assists with evaluation of all Prevention programs. This process includes pre-testing, interim and post-testing, surveys, tracking behavior over time, and analyzing results. Programs that are shown to be ineffective in accomplishing their objectives are modified or eliminated.
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Nancy Lynch, Prevention Specialist (434) 797-2116, Ext. 307 e-mail: nlynch@dpcs.org
Students Teaching and Respecting Sexuality (STARS) is a program for middle school students that is done in collaboration and conjunction with the Family Life Program in Pittsylvania County Schools. Composed of a speaking panel of sexually abstinent teens, teen parents, and pregnant teens, their purpose is to promote abstinence and sexual responsibility for the prevention of adolescent pregnancy.
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Deborah Vaughan, Prevention Program Manager (434) 799-0456, Ext. 3073 e-mail: dvaughan@dpcs.org
This camp serves thirty 8 to 12 year old at-risk or high-risk youth for one week during the summer. It offers a variety of programs that emphasize responsibility, team building, decision-making and managed skills. There is no cost to attend. Youth are referred by community organizations.
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Prevention staff serve on many community groups and coalitions, including Truancy Teams, Virginia Preschool Initiative for At-Risk-Four-Year-Olds, EQUS, the Regional Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the Youth Gang Prevention Coalition of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
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Marvin Martin, Prevention Specialist
This research-based substance abuse prevention program addresses the underlying causes of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use. Life Skills provides students with the skills needed to avoid high-risk behaviors. Combining coaching and practice with peer interaction, the program strengthens student abilities in drug resistance skills, personal self-management skills and general social skills.
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Marvin Martin, Prevention Specialist
Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is designed to alter the behavior of aggressive adolescents and young children. The goal of ART is to improve social skills competence, anger control, and moral reasoning. The program incorporates three specific interventions: skill-streaming, anger-control training, and training in moral reasoning. The program consists of a 10 week, 30-hour intervention administered to groups of 8 - 12 teens three times per week. During the 10 weeks, participants typically attend three 1-hour sessions per week, one session each of skill-streaming, anger control training and moral reasoning training. The program relies on repetitive learning techniques to teach youth to control impulsiveness and anger and use more appropriate behaviors. In addition, guided group discussion is used to correct antisocial thinking.
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Nancy Lynch, Prevention Specialist
DPCS partnered with Danville Public Schools to serve youth in grades 6 - 10 at the Langston School Campus. The program teaches students skills they need to address behavior concerns. The Redirection Program is conducted in a small group setting and has the following components: Aggression Replacement Training (ART), Life Skills, Community Service, and Mentoring.
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Bob Phillips, Prevention Program
Manager
Conflict resolution and parenting classes are provided for inmates participating in the Offender Re-Entry Program at the Danville Adult Detention Center.
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