Counseling Programs

• Coping with Divorce and Marriage
• Problems with children and teens
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Sexual Abuse
• Loss and grief
• Stress
• Parenting skills
• Drug and alcohol use
• Information and referrals to community resources and services
• Domestic violence

Family Services is uniquely qualified in the area of domestic violence services. Strategies Against Violence Encounters (SAVE) is a comprehensive treatment program that involves courts, probation/parole staff, police and victim advocates. Services are offered to both the offender and children/adult victims.

Special Programs

The Alternative Invervention Method (A.I.M.) Program is an award winning program offering families and their children the chance to redirect their lives and avoid a criminal record. Services include home-based counseling for the entire family, service learning projects for yout and a special youth recreation project. A.I.M. Advantage is a family based deliquency prevention program for families with young children. Please contact us for more information.

Shoplifter's Diversion Program targets youth arrested for shoplifting.

Parent-Infant Beginnings (PIB) works to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies, as well as reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. PIB offers support, information and referral, and home visits to any Wayne County family with an infant or anyone who is expecting a child.

N.O.A.H. (Networking, Organizing and Advocacy for the Homeless) Project provides crisis intervention, mental health, substance abuse treatment and other services for homeless persons in downtown Detroit.

Prevention and Education

Family Life Education promotes health family life by offering educational workshops to the community, businesses, schools and Family Service clients. Family Life Education workshops address such topics as parenting, stress management, conflict resolution, balancing work and family, substance abuse recovery and child care decisions.

Innovative Methods for Prevention and Comprehensive Treatment (I.M.P.A.C.T.) is a substance abuse prevention and education program designed for young people ages 5 through 17 (K-12) who have been exposed to alcohol and/or drugs. Services include eight weekly group meetings for children, with concurrent meetings for parents. I.M.P.A.C.T. fosters resiliency in children and helps them dealw ith the stresses they encounter.

Transparenting Program is a four-hour interactive experience that focuses on how effective parenting during the time of transition can lessen the negative impact of divorce and parental seperation on children.

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Programs contract with Family Service to provide Short Term Counseling to help employees cope with personal problems affecting their work performance.

Help may be requested by an employee or family member. A supervisor may encourage the employee to use the service when a job performance problem occurs.

Services include:

• Assessment and treatment of substance abuse
• Individual counseling for problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression
• Marriage and family counseling, including divorce issues and problems associated with children and youth.

EAP staff are qualified mental health and substance abuse treatment professionals. Confidential counseling sessions may be scheduled at any Family Service office.

There are five convenient office locations (Canton, Dearborn, Detroit, Southfield, and Southgate) where the agency offers a variety of counseling services to individuals, families, couples and groups. Each location is licensed by the State of Michigan as a substance abuse treatment and mental health provider.