Reach Counseling Services Inc

HEALING LIVES AND TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF PREVENTION, RESPONSE, AND TREATMENT GROUNDED IN AN UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA AND ABUSE.

OUR COUNSELORS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED TO WORK WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA. IN 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF OUR COUNSELING PROGRAM IN SEVERAL WAYS BASED ON SELF-REPORTING SURVEYS AT INTAKE, 6 SESSIONS, 12 SESSIONS, 18 SESSIONS AND MORE IF CLIENTS RECEIVED FURTHER SERVICES. ALSO, BEFORE EVERY SESSION THE CLIENT IS ASKED TO COMPLETE AN ACORN QUESTIONNAIRE IN WHICH THEY RATE THEIR SYMPTOM LEVELS FROM THE PAST 2 WEEKS, AS WELL AS THEIR PERCEPTION OF THEIR MOST RECENT SESSION. THIS IS REVIEWED AT THE START OF THE SESSION TO IDENTIFY UNMET NEEDS FROM THE PRIOR SESSION AND HELPS DIRECT THE THERAPIST IN TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE INFORMATION FROM THESE QUESTIONNAIRES BECOMES PART OF A DATA POOL THAT ALLOWS US TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF OUR CLIENTS AS A WHOLE. SOME KEY RESULTS OF 2021 INCLUDE: 65% OF ALL CLIENTS HAD SOME OR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR SYMPTOM LEVELS DUE TO THERAPY ACCORDING TO ACORN QUESTIONNAIRE DATA, 75% OF ALL CLIENTS REPORTED HAVING AT LEAST 2 HEALTHY COPING SKILLS (COMPARED TO 53% PRE-TREATMENT ASSESSMENT), AND 95% OF ALL CLIENTS REPORTED THAT THEY BELIEVED COUNSELING HELPED WITH THEIR TRAUMA SYMPTOMS RELATED TO ABUSE. THE COUNSELING PROGRAM SERVED 212 ADULTS & 68 CHILDREN IN 2021.

OUR ADVOCACY PROGRAM MEASURES THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF OUR CLIENTS AFTER RECEIVING ADVOCACY SERVICES. IN 2021, 71% OF ADVOCACY CLIENTS REPORTED FEELING SAFER AND MORE SECURE AFTER THEY OR A LOVED ONE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND 100% OF SUPPORT GROUP ATTENDEES REPORTED FEELING MORE SUPPORTED AND SOCIALLY CONNECTED. THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM SERVED 340 ADULTS & 74 CHILDREN IN 2021. OUR SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM COLLECTS WRITTEN SURVEYS THAT CLIENTS COMPLETE EVERY 6 SESSIONS THAT MEASURE SATISFACTION AND PROGRESS. AN ACUTE RISK ASSESSMENT IS ALSO GIVEN TO CLIENTS EVERY 3 MONTHS TO SPECIFICALLY GAUGE RISK BEHAVIORS THAT INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF RE-OFFENDING. OUR RECIDIVISM STUDIES SHOW ONLY A 7% REOFFENSE RATE OVER 15 YEARS AFTER COMPLETING REACHS TREATMENT PROGRAM, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN WISCONSIN. EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE, ZERO JUVENILE OFFENDERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED OUR TREATMENT PROGRAM HAVE LATER SHOWN UP IN ADULT OFFENDER RECORDS. THE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM SERVED 31 ADULT & 13 JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN 2021.

OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM GATHERS DATA REGARDING THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS PRESENTED TO, DEMOGRAPHICS IN EACH CLASSROOM,AND COUNSELOR/TEACHER FEEDBACK. EACH SUMMER WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT OF SESSION, OUR TEAM EVALUATES FEEDBACK TO ADJUST OUR EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM AND DELIVERY OF PRESENTATIONS. WHEN CHILDREN LEARN THAT EXPERIENCING TRAUMA IS NOT THEIR FAULT, LESS TRAUMA RELATED BEHAVIORS OCCUR LATER IN LIFE. THE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVED 5,543 ADULTS & 857 CHILDREN IN 2021.