https://westside-health.org/ en https://westside-health.org/programs/ajani-program <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">AJANI PROGRAM</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Focused interventions include using Afrocentric evidence-based treatments.  Afrocentric means utilizing the history, culture, philosophy and collective experience of African people as the frame of reference for providing treatment.  The purpose of the afro-centrist model is to allow for a comprehensive cultural based assessment of African American/Black families to better address the integration of a culturally competent model of care.  This model is a culturally specific strengths-based model based on the principals of adaptive family functioning for the African American family.</p> <p>Westside Ajani employs a systems model with its approach to treatment.  This model uses a treatment team composed of therapists and community liaisons in the evaluation of the child and family from a multi-disciplinary perspective.  Information is gathered allowing the treatment team to both assess and recommend comprehensive treatment from case management to psychopharmacological to psychotherapeutic interventions.</p> <p>Westside Ajani is a comprehensive multi-service program that provides outpatient mental health, school-based mental health and consultation case management and outreach.  The focus of the program is to build emotional wellness in children, youth and families by providing treatment, education, consultation/capacity building and support.  Referrals are facilitated through our linkages with mental health providers, child care centers, probation, education, health services, group homes, community centers, recreation centers and the Department of Human Services.  Westside Ajani provides clinic based and community based services.  One of the unique areas of expertise of Westside Ajani services is our outreach and capacity to serve children and youth where they are.  Westside Ajani prides itself on having a multi-disciplinary team comprised of licensed and unlicensed/waivered mental health professionals, educators and early childhood specialists.</p> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>owilson</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 07/11/2023 - 23:03</span> <div class="field field--name-field-hours field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Hours</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Monday-Friday: 9:00am–7:00pm</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-email-address field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Email Address</div> <div class="field__item">ajani@westside-health.org</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-westside-locations field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Westside Locations</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">245 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-services field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Services</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/services/westside-child-and-adolescent-services" hreflang="en">Westside Child and Adolescent Services</a></div> </div> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:03:37 +0000 owilson 72 at https://westside-health.org