Clinical Care Associates, LCSW, PC, has formulated a minimum 24-sessions, Court approved, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, designed to provide a basic foundation to men and women who have been mandated by the judicial system to undergo an evaluation and/or intervention when indicated. We work closely with all referring agencies in order to provide a collaborative and containment model approach to ending domestic violence.

Evaulation and Assessment Includes:

• Identification of the domestic violence offense cycle and related precursors
• Identification of abusive behavioral patterns
• Assessment of individual needs
• Identification of interpersonal deficits
• Assessment of the likelihood of continued risk to their partners, children and the community (lethality assessment)
• Determination of the most appropriate clinical setting
• Identification of additional patterns of criminal behaviors

Additional Assessment Options:

• Mental Health Evaluations
• Drug/Alcohol Evaluations

The following are some of the areas of focus of our program:

• Defining abuse and the cycle of violence
• Understanding anger, manipulation, power, control and effective use of time out.
• Drugs and Alcohol: The connection to domestic violence
• Impact of domestic violence on children
• Effective communication with domestic partners
• Basic conflict resolution skills
• Playing the tape to the end: Consequential Thinking.

Program purpose, Goals and Rules of the program, Duty to Warn and Limited Confidentiality are discussed with new clients.

OUR GOAL: NO MORE VICTIMS!

Call: (631) 475-8641 (English), (631) 289- 5353 (Spanish)