CENTER
UPDATE
Monthly Newsletter for The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties
Edition: August 2009
Treatment Works!
The Counseling Center uses tools recommended by the Ohio Department of Mental Health to track the success of its interventions. Results are impressive! For children and adolescents, results show statistically significant improvement in reported Problem Severity and in Level of Functioning in reports from parent surveys, youth surveys and clinician surveys. In addition, both youth and parents report statistically significant improvement in their level of Hopefulness.
In the case of adult clients, pre-post comparisons show statistically significant improvement in Symptom Distress, Quality of Life, Financial Status, and Empowerment. Worker reports also document statistically significant improvement in Community Functioning.
Rittman Area Services
Joy Stitzlein, M.S,W., L.I.S.W., Director of Community Education and Prevention Services, and Angela Grywalsky, L.S.W., Community Education Specialist, were on hand at the Rittman Sleepwalker Festival recently to provide education about community mental health and the Counseling Center’s services in the Rittman area.
The Counseling Center maintains an office in Rittman at 8 North Main Street. Office hours are Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Office staff include therapists David Haught, M.S., L.S.W., and Robert Wykoff, M.A., P.C., L.S.W., along with office secretary, Kate Schenck.
The Rittman office is partially supported by the United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties.
Appointments can be scheduled by calling the office at (330) 925-5466.
Ohio Advisory Group
Susan Buchwalter, Ph.D, President/CEO has been selected to participate on a Safety Net Capacity Advisory Group, set up by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. The goal of the group is to identify the impact of access issues on Ohio’s current system of health care. The effort is being funded by the Anthem Foundation of Ohio.
Joy Stitzlein and Angela Grywalsky man The Counseling Center Community Education booth at the Sleepwalker Festival
