ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER (5) - 2015

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2015 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts -Center Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal Psychology, Social Ecology, Education, and many more. These youth will not only be able to gain hands on work experience in these fields as well, but also have the opportunity to gain insight from these professionals on the do's and don'ts of these fields and the many different paths they can take one day, and pave the paths to their very own careers. K. Specify what types of support your organization will offer youth who are facing challenging obstacles such as: family dysfunctions, mental health issues, low self-esteem, probation, gang issues, parenting issues, etc. OCCTAC has entered two new partnerships this year with the following institutions: Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and USC, School of Social Work. (Please see letters of support in attachments section). Both institutions will assign their interns to OCCTAC and provide Mental Health Counseling to all our WIOA youth, if needed. Participants can enroll in individual counseling, as well as group counseling and support groups. Also, all Youth will be able to take workshops and training on where to obtain additional information and resources on some of these subjects. Case Mangers will also be able to refer youth to additional specialists, if needed. Finally youth will also be able to participate in any of the support groups and classes provided by the FAMILY WELNESS programs at OCCTAC, to help them with low self-esteem, parenting issues, etc. and gain assistance in working through all of these challenges. L. Will your organization offer mental health services or referrals to mental health agencies, describe. YES! As stated above, OCCTAC has entered two new partnerships this year with the following institutions: Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and USC, School of Social Work. (Please see letters of support in attachments section). Both institutions will assign their interns to OCCTAC and provide Mental Health Counseling to all our WIOA youth, if needed. Thus, our staff can now make direct referrals to provide free mental health services and onsite counseling on a weekly basis for our WIOA youth) M. Describe how your organization will provide or refer youth to comprehensive guidance and counseling for drug and alcohol, etc. In partnership with the community services program, we are be able to provide youth with a workshop on drugs and alcohol, and also provide them information recourses, and referrals for counseling, if needed. 10.Workshops: O. Provide information about the following workshops and how or when the workshops will be provided to youth in the program: - All participants will be required to attend Life Skills and Job Skills training that will encompass all of the following components. Youth will be asked to attend 3 workshop series that will assist them in their overall achievement in this program, as well as their personal lives. OCCTAC Training Series: • Financial Literacy: This workshop series will allow WIOA participants to understand the importance of budgeting their money and savings. They will gain an insight on how to become finically stable now in order to further assist them with their career and educational goals. See attachments section for a sample.