Bridge Inc

Programs: Family preservation services - the bridge is contracted to provide family preservation services (fps) throughout essex and union counties. Fps is an intensive, in-home, crisis intervention and family education program targeted to families whose children are at imminent risk of abuse and neglect and out of home placement or whose children are returning from out-of-home placement and intensive reunification services are needed. The goals of the program are to: ensure child safety; stabilize the family; prevent out of home placement; improve family functioning; and link families with appropriate community resources. Services include: child and family assessments; skill based interventions, counseling and related support; linkages to community resources; limited financial assistance; and follow-up. Services are provided in the family's home or related environment as circumstances warrant. Fps staff are available to families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for a period of up to eight (8) weeks. Program interventions are intensive, providing each family five (5) to twenty (20) hours of direct face-to-face service per week depending on the nature and severity of their situation and presenting problems. All services are designed to build on family strengths and respond to a wide range of family needs. All referrals for services are made by the new jersey division of child protection & permanency (dcp&p) local offices and family participation in the program is voluntary. Fps step-down program-the bridge is also contracted to provide fps step-down services throughout essex and union counties. Step-down programs provide a community based continuum of care to families that successfully complete a primary family preservation services intervention. Program participants receive a comprehensive range of supportive services that extend beyond the short term crisis intervention and stabilization provided by primary fps programs. Step-down services are based on an aftercare model and focus on more enduring issues that impact family functioning and child and family well-being. The overarching goal of the program is to empower and assist families in maintaining a safe and stable home environment. Consistent with the principal fps model, step-down programs seek to: ensure child safety; prevent out of home placement; improve family functioning; and link families with appropriate community resources. The nature and scope of step-down services are an extension of the social, health, education, counseling, and case management supports provided by primary fps programs. All services are coordinated, individualized, goal-oriented, and adapted to each family's changing needs and circumstances. Participating families receive three (3) to nine (9) months of services provided at differing levels of intensity according to their unique needs and rate of progression in achieving case goals. All referrals for step-down services are made by primary fps programs and family participation is voluntary.

outpatient counseling program in irvington & west caldwell - in our facilities in west caldwell and irvington, nj, comprehensive behavioral health services are offered including iop outpatient addiction services. Addiction services include intensive outpatient services (iop), a structured twelve-week program which meets asam level ii criteria offered at both our irvington and west caldwell sites. This program is designed for chemically dependent adult clients who require treatment that is more intensive than traditional outpatient and less intensive than residential treatment. This program consists of 10 hours (3 evenings of 3 hours each per week of group and one hour a week of individual therapy) and includes assessment, group and individual sessions and didactic presentations. Monthly multi-family groups are offered at both sites. Our outpatient drug free program consists of one (1) hour of counseling per week for both adults and youth and includes assessment, individual counseling, and urine screenings and family counseling if necessary. We also offer professional counseling services to adults, adolescents and children. These services help individuals and families with marital problems, parent/child conflicts, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, substance abuse and more. Our two counseling sites are staffed by licensed clinicians, some of whom are bilingual, who provide individualized assessment and treatment services. We are also a designated family crisis intervention unit (fciu) for irvington, maplewood, millburn, south orange, west orange, newark south ward, roseland, caldwell, north caldwell, west caldwell, fairfield, essex fells, cedar grove and livingston, new jersey.

the peace model project- caldwell/west caldwell school counseling program the caldwell/west caldwell school counseling program has been in existence since 1978. In 2015, the bridge partnered with the caldwell-west caldwell school district to establish the peace model project which provides ongoing individual counseling, group counseling, and crisis intervention for elementary school-aged children including, but not limited to anxiety, depression, peer conflicts, and family relationship conflicts. Four certified and/or licensed masters level clinicians also conduct programs on social skills, problem solving, and social-emotional learning in the classroom and in the peace rooms within the school setting. Additionally, the school counselors work with the child study team and meet with parents as needed. One bridge counselor works at grover cleveland middle school providing similar support to middle school children. The irvington school-based program-the bridge irvington school-based youth services program at the imani center provides the following services: adolescent pregnancy prevention initiative (appi) is a program designed for adolescents offering alternatives to teen pregnancy by providing mentoring, educational workshops, and activities. College preparation - is a program to empower children to compete academically with students from any school in the country, and to increase their chances of getting into the college or vocational school of their choice. Independent living program - services are offered to youth who reside in foster care and under the division of child protection and permanency supervision. Children receive life skill services that will prepare them to reside successfully on their own. Some of the goals of the program include learning how to create a budget, becoming financially literate, preparing to attend college, as well as obtaining employment. English as a second language (esl)- is designed as an english-based instructional program to give students the opportunity to achieve english and math proficiency in an enhanced academic setting. Family empowerment program (fep) - is designed to assist families who are affected by substance abuse within the home including past and present trauma. Some of the other issues addressed are domestic violence, truancy and lack of communication between family members. Job prep- is designed to help develop the skills necessary for procuring and maintaining a job. Learning support- tutorial services are offered to enhance what the student has been taught in his/her classroom settingday treatment program- is designed to assist and encourage students to remain in school. We also seek alternative sites for our students to obtain a high school diploma or ged. Making achievement possible (map) - this separate school based program is housed within irvington middle school. It services grades six through eight and provides mentoring, individual and group counseling, recreational activities and also serves as an afterschool unit for tutorial help.