Parisi House On The Hill Inc

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES TO WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN RECOVERY.

ORGANIZATION-PARISI HOUSE ON THE HILL, INC. (PARISI HOUSE) ESTABLISHED IN 1994, IS A CALIFORNIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY'S FIRST MOTHER AND CHILD RESIDENTIAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY, ALLOWING MOTHERS TO FOCUS ON THEIR THREE TO SIX-MONTH TREATMENT PROGRAM WITHOUT THE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS CAUSED WHEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR CHILDREN. PARISI HOUSE PROVIDES LIVING FACILITIES FOR UP TO 20 MOTHERS AND 22 CHILDREN WHO HAVE MADE THE CHOICE TO END THE CYCLE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. PARISI HOUSE NOT ONLY HELPS MOTHERS OVERCOME ADDICTION, BUT ALSO ADDRESSES THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN IN ITS CARE.TREATMENT - DESPITE THE CHALLENGES RELATED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PARISI HOUSE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, UNINTERRUPTED, WHILE IMPLEMENTING IMPORTANT HEALTH SAFETY PROTOCOLS.DURING TREATMENT, CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN 1:1 SESSIONS WITH THEIR LICENSED AND/OR CERTIFIED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR. DURING THEIR INITIAL 1:1, THEY DEVELOP A TREATMENT PLAN WITH SPECIFIC GOALS THAT MATCH THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN GROUP SESSIONS FOCUSED ON ANGER MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS, MOTHER-CHILD BONDING, PARENTING SKILLS, RELAPSE PREVENTION AND SEEKING SAFETY. MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES ARE ALSO USED AS A REGULAR PRACTICE. ALTHOUGH PARISI HOUSE'S FOCUS IS ON RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, ITS COUNSELORS, CLINICAL SUPERVISOR AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR ARE TRAINED TO WORK WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. PARISI HOUSE PROVIDES AS-NEEDED LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO ITS CLIENTS BY ACCESSING A LOCAL IN-PERSON TRANSLATION COMPANY.CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHER AT PARISI HOUSE. TRAINED CHILD DEVELOPMENT STAFF CONDUCT ASQ-3 AND ASQ-2SE ASSESSMENT WITH EACH CHILD WHO IS AT LEAST TWO MONTHS OLD. AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN IS DEVELOPED BASED ON THE RESULTS. IN ADDITION TO WORKING ON EACH CHILD'S TREATMENT PLAN DURING THEIR TIME IN THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT ROOM, PARISI HOUSE STAFF CONDUCT WEEKLY 1:1 SESSIONS WITH THE MOTHERS ON HOW TO WORK ON THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT GOALS ON THEIR OWN.

AFTERCARE SERVICES - WITH COVID-19 PROTOCOLS STILL IN PLACE, PARISI HOUSE PROVIDED SEMI-MONTHLY VIRTUAL AFTERCARE SESSIONS DESIGNED AS A BRIDGE TO SUPPORT FORMER CLIENTS IN THEIR RECOVERY AS THEY TRANSITION AND ESTABLISH SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE LARGER RECOVERY COMMUNITY.