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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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Strengthening Families
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Jennifer Finney, Prevention Specialist
(434)
797-3981,
Ext. 15
e-mail:
jfinney@dpcs.org
This
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:
Session One
Sept 24th - Oct 29, 2007
Monday and Thursday nights
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ages 10-14 years old
Gretna Middle School
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Session Two
January 14th – March 6th, 2008
Monday and Thursday nights
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ages 6-12 years old
New Evening Light Cathedral
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Session Three
April 14th - May 22nd , 2008
Monday and Thursday nights
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ages 10-14 years old
Location to be announced
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Session Four
June 16th – June 25th, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday and
Monday - Wednesday
Location to be announced
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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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Kids
in Divorce and Separation (K.I.D.S.)
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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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Youth
Tobacco Use Prevention
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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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Anger
Management
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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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Pathways
to Self-Sufficiency
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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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Second
Step
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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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Healthy
Families
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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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Program
Evaluation
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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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Collaborative
Programs - STARS
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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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Collaborative
Programs - New Horizons Adventure Camp
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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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Collaborative
Programs - Coalitions
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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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Life Skills
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Marvin Martin, Prevention Specialist
434-797-3981, Ext. 13
e-mail:
mmartin@dpcs.org
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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Aggression Replacement
Training (ART)
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Marvin Martin, Prevention Specialist
434-797-3981, Ext. 13
e-mail:
mmartin@dpcs.org
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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Redirection Program |
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Nancy Lynch, Prevention Specialist
434-797-2116, Ext. 307
e-mail:
nlynch@dpcs.org
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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Offender Re-Entry Program |
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Bob Phillips, Prevention Program
Manager
434-797-3981, Ext. 12
e-mail:
bphillips@dpcs.org
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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