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2009 Annual Report

 Utilization:

1621 clinical hours (181 regular clients)

120 intakes (2009) 127 intakes (2008),  195 intakes (2007),  111 intakes (2006)

115 clients weer discharged in 2009; 55 clients left with a diagnosis of improved, 25 intakes/evaluations only, and 31 left with no change.

 

Referrals:

19%            Courts & Police

25%            Professionals (Family Doctor, other therapists)

13%            School

13%            Agencies

  8%            No data collected

11%            Parents/relative

11%            Phone, self, web+

Demographics: 

181 clients:  (1621 counseling hours)

116 females; 65 males

73 clients (35-59 years); 33 clients (25-34 years); 28 clients (19–24 years);

31 clients (18 years & under); 13 clients (60+)

Income levels:

50 at under $15K        payments $5 or less depending on employment situation

36 were $15 – $25K    payments of $5- $10

19 were $ 26-35K       payments of $10 - $ 15

23 were $ 36-50K       payments of $15 - $ 40

27 were over $51K      pays $75*

In-House Programs:                                       Community Partnerships:

Anger Management                                Community Volunteers in Medicine

Psychiatric Evaluations                           Center for a Healthy World

Drug & Alcohol Evaluations                   Tredyffrin/Eastown School District

                                                             Tredyffrin Police Department

                                                             Bryn Mawr Family Practice, medical group 

* A “ session” costs Daemion Counseling Center $100.

• Our Annual Appeal campaign in which we send approximately 1,800 letters to community residents and businesses requesting direct contributions to Daemion Counseling Center.
• The United Way campaign, in which individuals designate their donations be given to Daemion Counseling Center (donor # 2897).
• Local corporations are solicited for contributions for corporate grants and matching gift programs.
• Charitable Foundations are solicited for financial support.
• Area churches, organizations and small business support Daemion Counseling Center through goods, services, and/or financial contributions.
• Individual gifts and memorials.

The generosity of the Board of Directors who provide Daemion Counseling Center with guidance and direction as well as financial support.

An audited financial statement or a copy of our 990 IRS form will be provided upon request. Please call Daemion Counseling Center at (610) 647-1431.

PURPOSE AND MEANING IN YOUR LIFE

A group of senior citizens will meet weekly for 90 minutes with a facilitator from Daemion Counseling Center to discuss the ups and downs of life and the meaning we ascribe to our experience.

We are looking for 8 to 10 participants to start the group and will continue with this group for 6 weeks when they will have the chance to continue or new people can join in.

General Group Goals:

• Getting to know group members
• The fabric and quilt of members’ lives
• Is there a different way to look at and see our past?
• Meaningful relationships: family, friends, acquaintances
• How have relationships changed–stayed the same
• Spirituality and the meaning in our life now, people & attachment to places
• Where are we going, how does it look?

• Administrative office work, e.g., mail handling, filing, answering telephones, typing.
• Data entry to maintain mailing lists and client records.
• Producing monthly activity reports from records described above.
• Scoring and reporting client test results.
• Sending out mailings to various organizations such as churches, small businesses, and area schools, informing them of current programs and groups being offered at Daemion Counseling Center.

We are always in need of volunteers to help us carry out our mission. If you have basic office skills such as typing or computer proficiency, and would like to put those skills to use, please call us at (610) 647-1431.

Who Is It For?

Adolescents experiencing:

• Behavior and emotional disturbances.
• Trauma and/or loss.
• Developmental delay or learning problems.
• Difficulties adjusting to changes in family.

What Is Involved?

A crucial component of working with an adolescent population is forming a working alliance with the child’s parents or parent substitute. In order to provide an environment of positive change in a child’s emotional life, it is crucial to help parents, family, and other support systems understand how they can be part of a positive effort towards change.

How Does The Therapy Work?

• Develop a partnership with parents.
• Determine child’s level of emotional and mental functioning.
• Assess child’s ability to face life’s challenges.
• Provide parents psycho-educational information.
• Increase parents’ problem-solving skills and confidence.
• Implement appropriate change within the family.

Who Is It For?

Parents who want to learn the following:

• To distinguish between “normal” behavior and serious problems.
• When to walk away from conflicts.
• Coping strategies to deal with tantrums.
• If their expectations are realistic.

What Is Involved?

Ten weeks of individual sessions aimed at integrating mental health strategies vital to raising emotionally healthy children in safe environments. Parents learn successful parenting styles and gain confidence in their ability to make good decisions.

How Does The Program Work?

• Assess parenting challenges.
• Explore styles of parenting.
• Learn about the psychological development of children.
• Practice parenting skills that are nurturing.
• Improve parents’ relaxation and stress management techniques.
• Integrate positive communication and parenting skills.
• Balance affection for children (love, time, respect) and parental control.
• Enhance the emotional and behavioral well-being of children through effective parenting.

Young people and adults often have problems managing their anger in a socially acceptable manner. Stress and dealing with life’s reality can be difficult for some people. Daemion House’s anger management program will help identify triggers, teach methods to express anger appropriately and communicate more effectively.

Who Is It For?

• Court mandated individuals
• Students with anger issues who are referred by school counselor
• Those who recognize the need for anger management

What Is Involved?

An intensive ten-week individual therapy aimed at understanding the sources, triggers and inappropriate expression of anger. Participants will learn more appropriate ways to deal with and express anger.

How Does The Program Work?

• Assess anger issues.
• Explore most recent anger/violent episode(s).
• Use log to track anger episodes.
• Learn relaxation techniques.
• Discuss history of violence in family.
• Assess possibility of depression.
• Assess need for drug and/or alcohol treatment.
• Become aware of coping style.
• Learn effective communication skills.
• Learn to take responsibility for own behavior.

When a personal or family crisis occurs, the world seems to fall apart. Often, you do not know where to turn or what to do. Trauma causes feelings of helplessness, or being “out of control.” Crisis counseling provides sensitive assistance and support in the immediacy of these situations.
Who Is It For?

People who cannot resolve the impact of one or more of the following:

• A traumatic, overwhelming event.
• A death or other loss.
• A series of stressful events.

What Is Involved?

An initial step in crisis work is exploring the impact of the crisis on the person or persons involved. Crisis intervention is designed to guide clients toward mastery of the circumstances that seem to be causing the greatest distress. Reducing the immediate crisis is necessary in order to gain the emotional clarity to make positive future decisions.
How Does Crisis Intervention Work?

• Explore the activating event(s).
• Assess the symbolic meaning of the event.
• Examine the coping skills used in the past.
• Focus on why past coping resources no longer work.
• Determine whether client is a danger to self or others.
• Develop problem-solving techniques.
• Implement specific goals.

Family counseling helps members examine their different perceptions and expectations of the family. Counseling is often needed to help family members learn how to communicate more effectively. Through enhanced communication, family members are able to work together as a harmonious unit.
Who Is It For?

Families that experience one or more of the following:

• Inability to resolve conflicts.
• Violence and abuse.
• Trauma or loss.
• Poor communication.

What Is Involved?

Family counseling helps family members learn the skills necessary to live in harmony. With professional guidance, the family examines the patterns of relating that do not work. Family expectations are also discussed. Appropriate boundaries are developed and more effective behaviors implemented.
How Does Family Counseling Work?

• Explore areas of discord in the family.
• Examine major current concerns.
• Assess communication skills.
• Determine family resources.
• Develop more appropriate ways of relating.
• Implement new strategies for problem solving.