Consejo Counseling And Referral Service

PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES.

MENTAL HEALTH: WE STRIVE TO ENSURE OUR CLIENTS ARE IN FULL CONTROL OF EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES. OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM ASSISTS ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY CONCERNS AND PROBLEM AREAS IN THEIR LIVES THAT NEED CHANGE. CONSEJO ALSO SUPPORTS THE PROCESS OF EXPLORING THE POSSIBLE CHANGES THAT WILL PROPEL RECOVERY AND WELLNESS TO EMPOWER CLIENTS TO MAKE ONE CHANGE AT A TIME, WHILE WORKING IN THE CONTEXT OF A MULTI-FACETED RECOVERY PROGRAM. CONSEJO'S OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE: ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, OLDER ADULT DAY SUPPORT, PSYCHIATRIC CARE PROGRAM, CASE MANAGEMENT AND PEER SUPPORT.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: CONSEJO HAS BEEN PROVIDING OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT TO ADULTS, YOUTH AND CHILDREN FOR OVER 40 YEARS. OUR TARGET POPULATION IS LOW INCOME MONOLINGUAL CHILDREN, YOUTH, FAMILIES, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS WITH A MULTITUDE OF COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, BIPOLAR RELATED DISORDERS, DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS, ANXIETY DISORDERS, TRAUMA AND STRESSOR RELATED DISORDERS, SUBSTANCE RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. CONSEJO PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SERVES THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES: KING, PIERCE, AND THURSTON/MASON COUNTIES. CONSEJO IS WORKING TOWARD PROVIDING WHOLE PERSON CARE AND BI-DIRECTIONAL CARE THAT INCLUDES CARE COORDINATION FOR CLIENTS IN NEED OF BOTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. CONSEJO HAS PARTNERED WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN KING, PIERCE AND THURSTON/MASON COUNTIES TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED WHOLE PERSON CARE SERVICES..

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD): CONSEJO PROVIDES OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES TO LATINO YOUTH AND ADULTS LIVING IN BOTH PIERCE AND KING COUNTIES. OFTEN, THEY ARE IMMIGRANTS, LOW-INCOME, MONOLINGUAL OR HIGH-RISK YOUTH THAT BENEFIT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TAILORED SERVICES. SUD PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE ADULT AND YOUTH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, ADULT DRUG INFORMATION SCHOOL PROGRAM AND CONSUMER AWARENESS PROGRAM.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING: CONSEJO OWNS AND MANAGES THREE (3) LOW INCOME HOUSING PROGRAMS. TWO HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE SAFE HOME, ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY ENVIRONMENT TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN. CLIENTS LIVING AT CONSEJO HOUSING PROGRAMS HAVE ACCESS TO ADVOCACY BASED COUNSELING, LEGAL ADVOCACY, CHILDREN ADVOCACY, BUDGET PLANNING, CASE MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION AND ACCESS TO OTHER CONSEJO AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. IN ADDITION, CONSEJO'S LAS BRISAS APARTMENTS HOUSE TEN (10) LATINO ADULTS WHO ARE LIVING WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS AND HAVE A HISTORY OF CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. LAS BRISAS RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CONSEJO'S PSYCHIATRIC CARE SERVICES, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY SERVICES AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES. CONSEJO'S MI CASA IS A LARGE HOME WITH FIVE SEPARATE BEDROOMS AND PRIVATE BATHROOMS. VILLA ESPERANZA IS A 23 UNIT, TWO- AND THREE-BEDROOM COMPLEX. BOTH PROVIDE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND THEIR CHILDREN. RESIDENTS OF THESE FACILITIES HAVE ACCESS TO CONSEJO'S ADVOCACY-BASED COUNSELING, LEGAL ADVOCACY, CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, PEER COUNSELING AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES.YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: CONSEJO WORKS CLOSELY WITH HIGH-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO FORMULATE A STRATEGIC RESPONSE AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO GANG INVOLVEMENT FOR ISOLATED AND DISENFRANCHISED LATINO YOUTH. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TUTORING, MENTORING, FIELD TRIPS, SUMMER CAMPS, ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, SUD OUTPATIENT RECOVERY SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND PARTICIPATION IN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / SEXUAL ABUSE: CONSEJO'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / SEXUAL ABUSE PROGRAM PROVIDES QUALITY INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND OUTREACH SERVICES FOR NON- OR LIMITED ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PROFICIENT LATINO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER CRIMES. CONSEJO'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES INCLUDE: SAFETY PLANNING, COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUP, ADVOCACY BASED COUNSELING AND OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, AS PART OF A HOLISTIC APPROACH, CONSEJO ALSO OFFERS BILINGUAL, LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.