Pathway Caring for Children

Pathway offers caring, innovative, and confidential mental health services. Our therapists are committed to forming an individualized plan that may include individual or group therapy, support groups, or case management in an effort to bring about positive change and growth.

We are sensitive to the fact that many of our clients have experienced some type of traumatic event in their lives and changes to their mental health. We understand the strong impact trauma has on a person’s physical, emotional, mental, and social experiences. Our professional team of Trauma-Certified therapists and social workers use specialized approaches to promote open communication and to help develop healthy coping skills through confidential counseling services.
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We are committed to providing individualized services to all children, adolescents and families in the community - including school-based counseling and case management.

Pathway Caring for Children's goal is to support families in building trusting and lasting relationships for a lifetime.

Adoptive and kinship families experience unique challenges, including loss, identity problems and control issues. At Pathway, we offer these families specialized support through our Family Empowerment program. Our holistic approach involves looking at the whole child and the whole family.

We help parents become trauma-competent, healing caregivers who take an active role in helping their children, and their families, heal.
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We offer Family Empowerment which provides specialized case management for parents and families. Family Empowerment teaches and guides parents in implementing parenting strategies that have proven effective in building trusting, healthy relationships.

Pathway also offers special workshops and training sessions to adoptive parents, as well as helpful support, direction, and connection to resources.

Pathway provides prevention and therapeutic services for populations across the lifespan. Services are multi-faceted and include individualized strategies, group education, skill building and early identification of children at risk for future mental health or substance abuse issues. The focus of these services is on the prevention of future problems while promoting protective factors and social/emotional competence.

Programming addresses the increasing needs of children and families who are experiencing significant stressors that are impacting the overall well-being of the entire family. Therapeutic programming within the community and the child’s natural environments provides restorative support. Children and families receive evidence-based best practices that promote the use of effective problem-solving strategies and behavioral regulation while providing support to strengthen relationships.

Pathway Caring for Children staff work individually and in groups with teens ages 14-21 to develop goals in gaining necessary life skills for teens transitioning to life on their own.

Teens work one-on-one with a case manager and their guardian, if appropriate, to set goals based on their Casey Life Skills Assessment results. These results determine areas where teens excel, as well as areas that need to be strengthened. These may include daily living, self-care, relationships and communication, housing and money management, work and study life, career and education planning, as well as long term goals. Many teens miss out on learning the life skills they need to live on their own. Case managers provide opportunities for hands on learning and support in real-life situations.

Pathway is a Bridges provider, helping young adults ages 18-21 who have aged out of the foster care system. Bridges is a voluntary program and provides guidance and support as they transition to adulthood.