Transcript LDS Family Services - Provident Living

An Orientation for New Leaders
LDS Family Services
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The purpose of this
orientation is to help you
understand:
• The services provided by
LDS Family Services.
• How to access LDS Family
Services.
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Who has primary responsibility for a member’s
social and emotional health?
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What role can LDS Family Services have in
helping Josh and Angela?
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LDS Family Services has resources
that can provide Josh and Angela
with such things as:
• A face-to-face assessment.
• Pregnancy counseling.
• Counseling for other issues.
• Referral to an LDS 12-step
support group.
• Consultation with the bishop.
The following screens
introduce more about the help
available at LDS Family
Services.
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LDS Family Services strengthens
individuals, couples, and families
by providing:
• Consultation services
• Referrals to appropriate
community resources
• Gospel-centered counseling
services for members
• Adoption and birth parent
services
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Consultation Services
LDS Family Services counselors respond to
questions from Church leaders regarding the
social and emotional well-being of members,
including:
• General mental health issues.
• Marriage and family relationships.
• Addiction related problems.
• Abuse and domestic violence concerns.
• Adoption and birth parent matters.
• Treatment plans for Church members.
• Community resource referrals.
Call toll-free 1-800-453-3860, ext. 2-1911.
Counselors are available after hours as well as
during business hours.
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Community Resource Development and Referral
LDS Family Services assists Church
leaders in assessing each adoption,
birth parent, or counseling case to
determine the resource best suited
to satisfy the present needs.
LDS Family Services works with
members and Church leaders to
locate, review, and recommend
trustworthy and professional
community resources for member
and priesthood leader referrals.
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Counseling Services for Members
LDS Family Services helps members with
social, emotional, and behavioral challenges
to find solutions within a gospel perspective.
Issues addressed include marital and family
relations, addiction, depression, same-gender
attraction, anxiety, abuse, and grieving.
LDS Family Services strives to:
• Assess clients’ needs and treat or refer
clients to qualified community resources
when appropriate.
• Assess the quality and success of the
counseling rendered.
Learn more about the services below on the next slides in this presentation.
Addiction Recovery Program
Strengthening Marriage
Strengthening the Family
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Addiction Recovery Program
Twelve-step addiction recovery meetings help Church
members successfully live in recovery from addiction.
Types of addictions include:
• Alcohol
• Drugs (both prescription and illegal)
• Tobacco
• Coffee and tea
• Pornography
• Inappropriate sexual behavior
• Gambling
• Codependency
• Disorders associated with eating
A Guide to Addiction Recovery and Healing is available in
several languages on www.providentliving.org, along with
a list of locations for addiction recovery support groups.
In the guide, the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
have been adapted into a framework of the doctrines,
principles, and beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
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Strengthening Marriage
Strengthening Marriage is a new course designed
to help couples develop and maintain an
enriching relationship in a marriage. The course
covers six topics to help couples identify areas to
improve in their marriages:
• Applying Gospel Principles
• Communicating with Love
• Fostering Equality and Unity
• Overcoming Anger
• Resolving Conflict
• Enriching Marriage
This course is taught at LDS Family Services
agencies and by volunteer instructors in wards
and stakes under the direction of LDS Family
Services. Resource guides are available in English,
Spanish, and Portuguese.
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Strengthening the Family
Strengthening the Family is a new course designed to
help parents understand principles of effective
parenting, improve parenting skills, rear happy and
successful children, and foster harmonious and loving
relationships in the home. The course covers nine
topics:
• Parenting Principles and Practices
• Understanding Child Development
• Communicating with Love
• Nurturing Children
• Fostering Confidence
• Overcoming Anger
• Resolving Conflict
• Teaching Responsible Behavior
• Applying Consequences
This course is taught at LDS Family Services agencies
and by volunteer instructors in wards and stakes
under the direction of LDS Family Services.
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Pregnancy Counseling and Adoption Services
Pregnancy counseling is designed to:
• Promote the best interests of
children.
• Promote counseling options for
expectant parents.
Adoption services is designed to:
• Promote adoption and emphasize
the eternal nature of the family.
• Provide adoption casework for
adoptive families.
Learn more about the services
below on the next slides in this
presentation.
First Presidency Statement
on Adoption
Services for Expectant
Parents
Services for Adoptive
Couples
“It’s About Love” Web Site
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Services for Expectant Parents
Services provided to expectant parents
and families include:
• Free, confidential counseling.
• Free support services.
• Options and pregnancy counseling
(marriage, single parenting, and
adoption).
• Support groups (where available).
• Medical and legal assistance, if
necessary.
• Individualized adoption planning
(open to closed adoptions, face-toface meetings, and correspondence
after placement with adoptive couple).
Call 1-800-537-2229 for a referral to the
nearest office.
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Services for Adoptive Couples
Services provided to
prospective adoptive couples
include:
• An in-depth qualification
process prior to approval
for adoption.
• Adoption and parenting
education classes and
support groups.
• A wide range of adoption
plans.
• Adoption placement
services.
Call 1-800-537-2229 for a referral to
the nearest office.
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Help for prospective
adoptive couples
Help for expectant
parents
Help for professionals and
Church Leaders
Itsaboutlove.org
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No one is immune to challenges
in this life. When social or
emotional problems arise,
counsel and support from family
members, Church leaders, and
other qualified individuals can
often help a person become selfreliant.
How can you access the resources of
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Authorization
Bishops can complete the Bishop’s
Authorization for Services form to
authorize access to LDS Family Services.
This will be helpful if some services are
being financially supported from ward
fast offerings. The form (31480) can be
ordered from Distribution Services.
Members can also directly contact LDS
Family Services without going to the
bishop first.
A sample of the form is shown on the
next slide in this presentation.
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Assessment and Follow-Up
LDS Family Services will
conduct an initial
assessment and then
contact the bishop to
provide a follow-up
when the individual has
agreed to a release of
information.
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Listen to some LDS Family Services
patrons and staff as they share their
feelings about their challenges and
experiences.
If you wish, share your own feelings
about LDS Family Services.
Counseling Recipients
Counselor
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Listen to some LDS Family Services
patrons and staff as they share their
feelings about their challenges and
experiences.
If you wish, share your own feelings
about LDS Family Services.
Counseling Recipients
Counselor
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Listen to some LDS Family Services
patrons and staff as they share their
feelings about their challenges and
experiences.
If you wish, share your own feelings
about LDS Family Services.
Counseling Recipients
Counselor
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If available, distribute copies of this
handout to participants.
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This concludes this orientation,
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