Barbara Sinatra Children's Center

The Mission of the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center is to counsel physically, sexually and emotionally abused children, and to focus on prevention, community education and breaking the cycle of generational abuse. No child is turned away due a family's inability to pay.

The Children's Center provides individual, group and family therapy along with special programs that address issues associated with children suffering the effects of child abuse and neglect, and who are at risk of being abused.

Over 80% of children counseled are from families below the national poverty line for a family of four. The Barbara Sinatra Children's Center, a federally registered 501.c.3 nonprofit organization is appropriately aggressive in fundraising the budget balance, for which a small percentage is derived from third party payer sources (self-pay, private insurance and government reimbursement).

The Children's Center shares its extensive knowledge about child abuse prevention, protection, education and counseling through publications, lectures and its website. Referrals for counseling come from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to the Office of the District Attorney of Riverside County, California, all area school districts, Child Protective Services, California Victims of Crime Program, law enforcement, self-referrals, barbarasinatrachildrenscenter.org, Yellow Pages, physicians, social workers, relatives, the Betty Ford Center and other agencies whose mission is directed at the care of children in need.

The Children's Center provides psychological assistance for children up to 18 years of age.

An estimated 700 youngsters are counseled annually on an outpatient basis, and the cost of counseling a child individually is approximately $5,000 per year.
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FORENSIC SERVICES

Forensic Interviews:
Forensic Interviews are ordered by law enforcement, the District Attorney's office or Child Protective Services. The Barbara Sinatra Center offers a child friendly environment and state of the art recording equipment to assist in the evidence gathering to assist in the prosecution of suspected child maltreatment including: sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and witness to violence. The Forensic Interview Department is staffed by a full time on-site Forensic Interviewer. Over 400 Forensic Interviews are conducted annually at the Children's Center.

Forensic Medical Evaluations:
The Barbara Sinatra Children's Center Medical Services provides medical evaluations to assess for possible sexual and physical abuse, general and medical neglect, strangulation, at-risk sexual behaviors, human trafficking and/or exploitation, and may include a forensic examination. These evaluations are primarily focused for under 18 years of age. In addition, medical follow up and/or appropriate referrals will be provided. BSCC Medical Providers will coordinate with outside facilities, including RCCAT, Eisenhower SART program to determine the best appropriate medical plan and follow up.

Immediate Triage:
Once a forensic interview or forensic medical exam is conducted, the child's parents or guardian are directed to the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center Intake Coordinator to immediately schedule therapy for the child if desired.

THERAPY SERVICES

Psychological/Psycho-social Assessment
Initial counseling sessions with child and parent(s)/guardian(s) to document client and family psychological, medical and psycho-social history. During assessment, a thorough intake is conducted to assess client functioning, identify symptomatology, assess mental status, identify client needs, and establish a personalized treatment plan.

Psychiatric Evaluation
Provided by on-site contract licensed psychiatrist, with appropriate monitoring.

Individual Psychotherapy for Victims of Abuse
One-on-one therapy with a clinician and pre-adolescent or adolescent client, or an adult associated with the client. Weekly sessions are supportive, educational, insight-oriented and behavior modifying. Individual counseling including TF-CBT may involve the use of art, clay, sand tray and other therapy tools as well as assessing non-verbal communication. These methods assist interaction between therapist and child, and are particularly advantageous with children who have not yet developed adequate verbal skills to express feelings, and situations, or whose trauma is so severe that verbalizing is not an option.

Group Therapy
As needed, some children participate in group therapy as an adjunct to their individual therapy sessions. Weekly therapy in group settings are for six to eighteen clients of similar age, last approximately 60 minutes, and are integral parts of individually designed therapy programs.

Family Therapy
Therapy in which the client and family members meet to help modify behaviors and provide support. Abusive family members are not a part of any Children's Center counseling protocol...