ABOUT US
Mission Statement: It is our mission to assist in the Protection of Pasco
County Children from the devastating affects of child abuse. In partnership
with other community agencies, we provide through, accurate assessments
and services to children and their families by utilizing a multi-disciplinary
approach. Through community education and early intervention, we promote
a healthy and nurturing family environment for all of out our children.
The Team: We are a consultative group of child abuse specialists, physicians,
social workers, nurses, psychologists and other professionals united expressly
to deal with the problems of child abuse and neglect. The Team offers
a wide range of services to families and community professionals. We provide
forensic/therapeutic interviews of alleged victims of child abuse and
comprehensive family assessments for the purpose of exploring risk to
children and treatment recommendations. [ Top ]
CONTACT STAFF MEMBERS
Pasco Family Protection Team, Inc.
7511 Little Road Bldg. C
New Port Richey, Florida 34654-5531
Phone 727-845-8080
Fax 727-848-1292
E-mail: greategret@juno.com
Team Members
Medical Director: Douglas Hassell, MD Phone 727-375-5437 E-mail: drhaze@sprintmail.com
Team Nurse: Judith Adams, ARNP
Team Coordinator: Richard Hess, BA
Supervisor of Clinical Services: Barbara McCormick, LCSW
Child Protection Specialists: Jon Wisenbaker, MS - Kelly Plouffe, BA -
Patty Brink, BA
Child Protection Therapist: Rosemaire Nolan, MA
Health Families Program Manager: Kathy Bell, LMHC
PROGRAMS
What is unique about our program?
The Pasco Family Protection Team provides a continuum of services for
children victims of abuse and domestic violence. Often contact begins
with a formal forensic interview to assist in the investigation of abuse/neglect.
Medical and psychological evaluations can be provided to further offer
specialized expertise on behalf of the child. Services directed in providing
individual and group therapeutic intervention can be provided by the team
therapists. Educational classes within the public school setting now addresses
the risk factors in our teen parent population. Ongoing, child abuse prevention
programs continue to provide education in our community. We strive to
offer services for the child, family and community.
Other Programs:
- Victim's Therapeutic Program - Child Abuse Specialist and Domestic
Violence Therapist ( funded by VOCA ) Victim Services, information and
referral, advocacy, and education.
- Forensic interviews, Individual and Group therapy for children and
parent victims of child abuse and domestic violence.
- Health Relationships/Child protection classes for teen parents in
the public school settings.
- Adult sexual assault/abuse therapy group in conjunction with the domestic
violence shelter. Provided to clients at the domestic violence safe
house.
- Child Abuse Prevention Program (1998 award from the Pasco Pediatric
Foundation, Inc.)
- Children's Advocacy and Recognition of Excellence: This program locates
efforts towards securing grants and other funds to promote the prevention
of child abuse in our community. Recent efforts include the production
and distribution of 1,000 parent survival packets. The County Commissioners
presented a Child Abuse Prevention proclamation to our team. The Government
Centers displayed poems and artwork by local children; fifty children
participated in making a Hands Across Pasco quilt that was displayed.
The Team won third place in the Chasco Fiesta Boat Parade where a banner
"It Shouldn't Hurt to be a Child", was flown. Five thousand blue ribbons
were distributed and worn throughout the county along with booklets
addressing child abuse and neglect during community presentations. The
Child Welfare League of America Children' s memorial flag is flown in
Pasco County each year as a tribute to our children.
- Family Access Center of Pasco County: Ensures the child's physical
and emotional safety while modeling appropriate parental behaviors.
Maintains separation of custodial and non-custodial adults, monitored
exchanges, observation, documentation of adult and child actions and
interactions. The Visitation & Exchange Center is schedule to open this
year.
- Health Families Pasco: This program focuses on the prevention of child
abuse and neglect though a comprehensive health families support initiative.
The program assist families in decreasing risk factors such as, family
stress and it provides children through their first five years a healthy
start.
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TRAINING
Program Expansion: The Child Protection Team of Okallosa and Walton counties
has experienced much growth in the past year. The team expanded from serving
only children who were abused by a caretaker, to serving children in both
counties who are abused by non-caretakers. Both Oskaloosa and Walton counties
funded non-caretakers child sexual assault programs in 1997-98. Both programs
were refunded for the 1998-99 year. In addition, the team received a Victims
of Crime Act (VOCA) grant for the 1998-99 year. This grant provides extended
assessments of children who have reported to be sexually abused, but who
have not made a full disclosure of the abuse. [ Top
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DIRECTIONS
We are located on Little Road in New Port Richey, across the street from
the Pasco County Sheriff's Office behind Jeanie's Restaurant.
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