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CONTACT INFORMATION:

Lon Cook, Director
lonc@wnryc.org
Phone: (775) 577-4200 ext. 16
Fax: (775) 577-3339

Programs Coordinator
jackis@wnryc.org
Phone: (775) 577-4200 ext. 12
Fax: (775)577-3338

Secure Programs Coordinator/Staffing Coordinator robertd@wnryc.org Phone: (775) 577-4200
ext. 19
Fax: (775) 577-3338

Office Manager nataliew@wnryc.org Phone: (775) 577-4200
ext. 10
Fax: (775) 577-3339

3550 Graham Ave
PO Box 330
Silver Springs,  NV.
89429

Phone: (775) 577-4200

Fax: (775) 577-3338

 

Family and Youth Intervention

Jacki Wotherspoon, CADC, AOD Coordinator

775-577-4200 Ext. 32

jackis@wnryc.org 

 

 

Place:     Western Nevada Regional Youth Center
When:     Will resume soon
Time:    
 
ENROLLMENT:
Enrollment is limited to 11 families.  It is open to ages 12-16 for first or second time offenders and/or those believed to be participating in high risk behaviors.
 
ATTENDANCE:
It is mandatory for the client and one parent/guardian to attend all 5 modules.  The modules can be attended in any order to facilitate open enrollment.  Enrollment is available to all 5 counties, Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon and Storey.
 
5 Modules to be completed:
          Thinking Errors, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Communication skills with Family and Others
Family Dynamics and Roles within the Family
Alcohol and Other Drug Awareness and Addiction Process
Peer Pressure, Refusal Skills, Peer Groups
 
The first hour will be spent discussing the topic in an open forum.
 
Last half hour will be spent completing a problem solving paper on the module for the night.
 
Problem solving papers will be gone over by WNRYC staff and the originals given back to the family.  A copy will be placed in the client’s file to show the family’s participation.
 
A certificate of completion will be given to the family once all 5 modules have been completed. 
 
The Probation Officer/School Staff will receive a copy of the certificate also.

 

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