CARE services are offered in the greater San Francisco Bay Area including Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, Napa and Alameda counties and some locations in Solano, San Mateo and Contra Costa counties. If you have a question about geographic location, feel free to contact us and we will assess whether we can accommodate your geographic locale.
Parents are welcome to contact CARE program manager, Brandi Askin at (415) 457-3200 ext. 230 or email careinfo@sunnyhillsservices.org to schedule a preliminary, no-cost consultation. One of our experienced therapists will listen to your concerns, answer any questions you may have, and help you to determine if CARE is right for your family. During the initial consultation, CARE staff may provide recommendations for additional services for the family either as a supplement or as an alternative to the services we provide.
The first step is to contact CARE program manager, Brandi Askin at (415) 457-3200 ext. 230 or email careinfo@sunnyhillsservices.org to schedule a preliminary, no-cost consultation. If you would like to proceed forward following your preliminary consultation, simply let us know by telephone or email. A CARE clinician will be assigned to your family, and he or she will contact you within one week to get started.
CARE services are directive and active with staff offering concrete suggestions through prompting, psycho-education and modeling strategies.
For the behavioral intervention program, CARE supports your child when and where they are experiencing difficulties. If a youth is yelling about not wanting to do homework, CARE staff may use limit setting strategies, assist the client in finding another way of communicating his needs or support him in taking space if he needs to cool down. Staff can help clients to get on schedule with an afternoon routine, develop a behavioral plan for improving organization or improve conflict resolution skills with siblings by intervening directly where and when issues occur.
Through mentoring, staff can support your child in developing strengths such as a love of art or the outdoors while providing mature therapeutic guidance for difficulties they might be struggling with. While teenagers might find it stupid or boring to talk with someone in an office, they are often excited by the possibility of ascending a climbing wall or going to the beach.
CARE program staff are trained in crisis management and have significant experience working with children and adolescents who struggle with behavioral, emotional and/or social challenges. CARE staff include licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Master’s Level Trainees, Post-Master’s Level Interns and other licensed professionals. For more information see staff biographies .
Services vary in duration and frequency depending on your request. Length is typically one to five hours per day. Duration of services is variable depending on your family’s preferences.
Many parents begin to see positive changes in their child after one to two months of working with CARE staff. At times, when a behavioral plan is being put into place that challenges the child’s repetitive patterns, there may be an initial increase in behaviors as the youth attempts to restore the status quo. With consistency and repetition, however, the child learns to adapt to the new way of doing things and a reduction in challenging behaviors often occurs.
CARE services are not appropriate for families whose primary concern is their child’s academic performance. However, CARE staff can set up a behavioral plan that includes completing homework and rewards for successfully doing so, or behavioral plans relating to organizational skills.
Yes, CARE staff will consult with clinicians if the family requests it. As part of our assessment, CARE staff may collaborate with other professionals in order to make informed decisions regarding client goals and to ensure continuity of care.
Following the initial consultation, CARE staff are typically available within one to two weeks to begin services.