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Shriners Reach Out To Help Children
Counseling For
Families And Youth
Service Description:
Janus Youth and Fam ily Services
provides mental health services to c h il­
dren, teen sand fam ilies. Services c u r­
re n tly p ro vid e d in clu d e in d iv id u a l,
group, fam ily and psychopharniaco-
lo g ica l therapy and in d ivid u a l s k ills
training for kids.
S k ills train in g is offered on an
outreach basis to kids at home, on bu s­
es, at jo b sites and elsewhere in the
com m unity. At Janus they lite ra lly go
the extra m ile to reach out to kids and
fam ilies.
The m ission o f J Y F S is to provide
high quality, cu ltu ra lly competent men­
tal health se rvice s to unserved and
underserved ch ild ren , adolescents and
their fam ilies.
Janus view s q u a lity as a co n tin u­
ous process o f evaluation and im prove­
ment base on feedback received from
clie n ts, and all who are in vo lved in
their care.
Janus relates to their clien ts and
constituents as partners in the m ission
to create safety, healing, growth and
reco very fo r ch ild re n , teens and fam i­
lies in need. They provide in d iv id u a l­
ized supp o rtive service s to all clients.
S e rvice s are provided by a team o f
mental health care professional that
in clu des a board certifie d ch ild /ad o -
lescent psychiatrist, licensed psychiatic
nurse practitio n er, registered art ther­
apist, licensed professional counselors,
and a licensed c lin ic a l so cia l worker.
A ll services are review ed and approved
by a p hysician . J Y F S is certifie d by the
State o f O regon to p ro vid e mental
Children who possibly need medical at­
tention for diseased or injured bones, joints
or muscles or plastic surgery for cleft lip.
palate or bum scars can receive a free medi­
cal check-up during a special clinic at the
Portland Shriners Hospital
health service s to ch ild re n and fam i­
Staff doctors w ill give the medical ex­
lies.
ams to ch i Idren up to age 18 on Saturday, Oct
Area of experience
28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m If accepted for
and expertise:
medical care, patients are not charged for any
Janus has been p ro vid in g mental
o f their care The hospital is supported 100
health service s to adolescents and their
percent by donations.
fam ilies since 1977. T hey are s k ille d in
No appointment is necessary . Shriners
w o rkin g in the fo llo w in g areas:
Hospital for Crippled Children is located at
• Em otional and beh avio ral problem s
3101 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, next to
resulting from p sy ch o lo g ica l, p h y si­
Oregon Health Sciences University. It is not
cal and/or sexual abuse
part o f Doembecher Children's Hospital
• A ffe ctive disturbance ( I E depres­
“ Throughout the year we hold screening
sion, an xiety)
clinics around Oregon, Washington, Idaho
• G r ie f and loss issues
and Alaska, but we never hold them here in
• Thought diso rd ers
Portland," said Phyllis Newton, Shriners com­
• A nger management problem s
munity outreach director. "But we know there
• Fam ily co n flict and com m unication
are kids in this area who need our help."
problem s
Newton said the hospital wants to make
• Youth who respond to art therapy
sure that no child fall through the cracks and
Janus is a subcontractor o f M u lt­
particularly children from minority groups.
nomah C ounty p ro v id in g T itle X IX
"W e hope to see at least 100 chiId at the
fu n d e d
s e r v ic e s
th ro u g h
the
screening clinic." Newton said.
E P S D T .(P e rio d ic , Screening. D ia g ­
Although the hospital alway s has a wait­
nosis, and Treatm ent) program / T h is
ing list, it is shorter now than it has been in
means that an A F S /T itle X IX (M e d ic ­
several years New patients accepted by the
aid ) m edical card can be used to pay for
hospital will likely be able to begin their care
our co un selin g and therapy services.
within 4 to 6 weeks. Children needing sur­
They also pro vide se rvice s to clie n ts
gery can usually be scheduled within three
who w ish to use private insurance.
months or soon if care is needed urgently,
Janus has a lim ited num ber o f ser­
officials said
vice slots a vailab le fo r s e lf pay clie n ts
Shriners Hospital specializes in ortho­
who w ould like a s lid in g fee based on
pedic care o f children with chronic diseases
fin an cial hardship.
and disabilities. The medical center provides
How to make a referral:
inpatient and outpatient care including diag­
They are a va ila b le to respond t(/
nosis, surgery, rehabilitation and orthotics/
questions and take telephone referrals
prosthetics.
at (5 0 3 ) 2 33 -6 0 9 0 x 13 3. Please ask for
Most o f the 6.300 children who go to
Doug P u llin . M essages can be left at
Sh mers have one ofthe-fbfl o\|(ngconditions:
any time, day or night, seven days a
Cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular
week.
dystrophy, scoliosis, hip dysplasia, missing
Demitrion Rhone-Spears of Portland uses a specially-designed bike as part of his
rehabilitation-physical therapy at the Portland Shriners Hospital.
limbs/extremities, legg-perthes disease, bone
tumors, club foot, leg length discrepancies,
spinal cord injuries, skeletal growth abnor­
malities, marfan syndrome, hand disorders,
abnormal gait (walking), bum scars, cleft lip/
palate and trauma rehabilitation.
“ This is a unique opportunity for fami­
lies to bring in their child for a free medical
evaluation from one o f our doctors," said
Newton. “ W e’ll also open up key areas o f the
hospital for families who want to tour the
facilities and ask questions o f the staff."
If the screening clinic becomes crowd­
ed, Shrine clowns «k ill be on hand to entertain
the kids. Snacks and refreshments will also
be provided throughout the day Those who
ride I ri-Met will be given a free return trip
voucher. For more information about the clin­
ic or how to apply to Shriners Hospital, call
241-5090.
“The American Experience” Documentary Airs On PBS
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(Photo Credit: Edward Gray)
From Left To Right:
Children found in a shanty in
an alley; Children with
escorts from the Children’s
Aid Society, Lebanon,
Missouri, 1909; Elliott Bobo,
age 8. Berryville, Arkansas,
1915; Bottom right Elliott
Bobo, age 86, 1993.
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
Between 1856 and 1929, thousands o f
neglected and orphaned children were taken
from lives o f urban poverty and sent by train
(Photo Credit: Kirk Pearce)
to fanning communities to start new lives
with new families.
New Y ork's Children's Aid Society and
Cultural Journey For Kids Covers
Journeys For Kids And Their Families,
an innovative geography, culture and history
program, will run in 1,200 middle school
classrooms in 24 cities over the next three
years.
The program is- sponsored by Holiday
Inn Worldwide and its more than 1,600 ho­
tels in the United States in alliance with I IS A
Today.
More than 200 educators, administra­
tors, school board members, and public offi­
cials have attended special workshops hosted
by Holiday Inn hotels to learn more.
“ For a company with a history o f wel­
coming families on the move for 43 years,
and with more than 2,000 hotels around the
world, it was natural for Holiday Inn W orld­
wide to get involved in this program," said
John Sweetwood, executive vice president
and chief marketing officer o f the company
“ We are encouraging young people today to
investigate their geographic and cultural con­
nections in the hopes they can better appreci­
ate who they are and where they are going.”
More than 36.000 fifth and sixth grade chil­
dren w ill receive the Journeys program mate­
rials throughout the year, along with weekly
c o p ie s o f USA Today
The fall curriculum w ill allow students,
with the help o f their families, to trace their
heritage follow ing the five geographic themes
o f location, place, movement, human-envi­
ronment interaction and regions. The spring
curriculum. “Journey to the Olympics,” w ill
expand upon the geographic and cultural
knowledge the students gained in the previ­
ous semester The Journeys For Kids And
Their Families program begins this week in
.classrooms across the country, and runs
throughout the school year
(Photo Courtesy of the Bobo Family)
other east coast charities placed the young­
sters in homes in rural America.
Elliott Bobo, who was 8 years old when
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he rode an “ orphan train” to Berryville, A r­
kansas, is one o f the elderly Americans who
describe their remarkable childhood jour-
neys on The American Experience: The Or­
phan Trains, airing on PBS Monday, No­
vember 27 at 9pm ET.
Time Tested Phonics Helps Children Read
I an effort to halt the decline o f
c h ild re n 's reading s k ills , C a lifo rn ia 's
top educators are recom m ending a co r­
rective course for sch oo ls, the réin tro ­
duction o f phonics, a time-tested ap­
proach, to early education reading c u r­
ric u lu m s .
A u g m e n tin g th is »rend,
L e a p F ro g 's new P h o n ics D esk and
P ho n ics T raveler, learning aids which
allow parents to teach phonics and read­
ing s k ills to their ch ild ren at home, are
m aking a tim ely appearance in the mar­
ketplace.
P u b lic and p ro fessio n al reaction
to L e a p F ro g 's new teaching toys has
been nothing short o f enth usiastic.
Am ong the country s forem ost educa­
tors, D r. Robert C alfe e. o f Stanford
U n iv e rs ity ’ s Graduate School o f E d u ca ­
tion, said, “ L earn in g to read and w rite is
the door to success in school To ensure
success in reading and w ritin g , parents
should read stories to their ch ild re n and
introduce them to the basics o f p rin t -
letters, sounds, and w o rd s.”
L e a p F ro g 's P honics Desk uses m od­
ern technology to help parents introduce
the basics to their ch ild re n in a p lay fu l
way, w h ile ensuring that learning is e f­
fective.
Based on 50 years o f research, the
P honics D esk teaches letter names (the
best p red icto r o f reading success), letter
sounds (the second best p red icto r o f
readin g su ccess), and w ord fam ilies.
C h ild re n learn to read and to spell at the
same time - and it ’ s fun.
“ Parents w ill fin d the D esk an en­
gaging activity and may learn a few
things them selves. The D esk com p le­
ments story reading, and leads the c h ild
to a s k ill level where he or she can not
o n ly read but write And a ll o f this in a
hi-tech package w ithin a p rice range
that a ll parents can afford. “ I am very
pleased with what L eap F ro g has ac­
co m p lish ed - and so are the parents,
grandparents, and teachers who have
tried the program with young ch ild re n -
M y k id s w o n ’t leave it a lo n e !’ - high
praise for an educational p ro gram .”
The Phonics D esk is a v a ila b le at
sp e cialty re taile r stores and T o y s ‘ R U s
stores nationw ide