INSTITUTE FOR MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING & EDUCATION SERVICES INC

IMCES' OUTPATIENT COMMUNITY CLINIC MODEL OF SERVICE DELIVERY: SEVERAL COST EFFECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THE NEED OF MOST UNDERSERVED CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATION BY PROMOTING THE WHOLE HEALTH AND WELLBEING CONCEPT. AS A RESULT OF EFFORTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, IMCES HAS PROVIDED CLINICAL CARE TO MORE THAN 1,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS LIVING 100% BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. SEE THE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O THE FULL-SERVICE PARTNERSHIP (FSP) PROGRAM; PREVENTION EARLY INTERVENTION (PEI) PROGRAM. RECENTLY, DR. PIR, THE CEO/CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF IMCES, INITIATED AN OUTCOME BASED COLLABORATIVE TREATMENT CARE SERVICES TO STOP RECIDIVISM. THE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ATTORNEY TO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TEAMS TO IDENTIFY CLIENT'S NEED FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INTERVENTION IN A PROACTIVE AND PREVENTIVE WAY. THIS INTERVENTION HAS REDUCED BOTH HOSPITALIZATION AND INCARCERATION FOR CLIENT WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES. IN ADDITION, THIS MODEL AUGMENTS RECOVERY BY MAINTAINING CLIENTS IN OUTPATIENT CARE AS A PREVENTIVE PROCESS. THIS CLIENT BASED ADVOCACY PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY DR. PIR. AS A RESULT, IMCES HELPS REHABILITATE CLIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES BEFORE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO HOSPITALS OR EVEN BECOME INCARCERATED. THIS OUTPATIENT TREATMENT IS NOT ONLY A MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR UNDERSERVED CLIENTS BUT ALSO IS A SIGNIFICANT COSTS SAVINGS TO COMMUNITY. PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION (PEI) SERVICES:IMCES WAS ALSO AWARDED BY DMH, THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, AS A PART OF OUR PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION (PEI) SERVICES, A PIER MODEL PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT PSYCHOSIS AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO EXHIBIT THE FIRST ONSET OF PSYCHOSIS. THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED TO WORK WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY TO RAISE THEIR AWARENESS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SYMPTOMS AND REFERRAL FOR TREATMENT SERVICES. IMCES, WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE PROGRAM IN REACHING THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF POTENTIAL YOUTH AND FAMILIES FOR THEIR NEEDS AND INTERVENTION IN THIS AREA THROUGH OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND PROVISION OF SERVICES. IMCES WAS RECOGNIZED BY DMH, OUR FUNDING SOURCE, FOR THE EFFECTIVE WORK OF OUR LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM.IMCES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT/ CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:IMCES PROVIDES A HIGH-STANDARD CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSION, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER DISCIPLINES IN THE HELPING PROFESSION. THE CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) FOR PSYCHOLOGY. EVERY YEAR, IMCES CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE COMMUNITY'S RESOURCES AND TO THE PROFESSION BY GRADUATING HIGHLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE TRAINED IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE MOST UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. IMCES PROVIDES A STIPEND AND SOME BENEFITS FOR A SPECIFIC DURATION OF TRAINING TO INTERNS AS ECONOMIC SUPPORT. IMCES COVERED THE REQUIRED PAYROLL EXPENSES. THE STIPEND IS NOT CONSIDERED AN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUBJECT TO CALIFORNIA WAGE AND HOUR LAWS.

IMCES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO HIGH RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH DIVERSE COMPLICATED NEEDS OF HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEEDS. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THESE NEEDS IN 12 CATEGORIES OF CARE PLAN. A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING THERAPIST, FACILITATOR/TEAM LEADER, CHILD AND FAMILY SPECIALIST, AND PARENT PARTNER WILL DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE CARE SERVICES IN FAMILIES' HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES A 24-HOUR CRISIS RESPONSE. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IMCES HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS.