ACRPkids June Newsletter
ACRP Assists Laurel Highlands CIT
By Jamie Loncar, Howard Shacklock, & Dave Haschak
“A CIT, or Crisis Intervention Team is an innovative program of police-based crisis intervention involving community health care and advocacy partnerships based on a nationally recognized model developed by the Memphis, Tennessee Police Department.” On April 20 2007, the states first locally trained CIT officers graduated from the training program.
In a continuing effort to support the community, ACRP assisted in training the officers. David M Haschak LPC conducted a training workshop on April 18th
designed to assist officers in approaching a child or adolescent with a mental illness, who is in crisis. The officers participated enthusiastically and relayed that they have a better understanding of what the child may be dealing with as they “roll” onto the scene. Continued....
ACRP’s 6th Annual
Charity Golf Tournament
Monday, August 13, 2007
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Team Scramble
Shotgun Start at 12:30 p.m.
Mulligan's will be available for $10 a piece
Limit 2 per player
Not valid for Hole-In-One Prize
Does your child struggle with ADHD?
Let us help you this summer…
ACRP’s Summer Treatment Program
ACRP’s Summer Treatment Program (STP) is operated by mental health professionals & workers and other trained staff under the direction of a licensed psychologist. Clients must receive an evaluation to determine medical necessity and be “Access” eligible to be enrolled. However, children are not required to have had a previous evaluation or diagnosis to be referred. ACRP can schedule an intake to determine whether your child may be eligible. Transportation is available. Children’s STP (ages 5-12) and adolescent STP (ages 13-15).
Goals include: improving classroom, social, coping and life skills, and self-esteem in a therapeutic setting
Two Sessions This Year
Session I: June 18—July 20, 2007
Session II: July 23—August 24, 2007
Medical Assistance / Access Card required for attendance.
Please call 1-888-308-6783 for more information or an application
~ Enrollment is still being accepted for the second session ~
Laptop Donation
ACRP would like to offer a belated ‘Thank You’ to Carole Varner and Jesse Himebaugh for their donation of two educational laptops. Both contain basic Math, Spelling, pre-Reading and musical activities that can entertain while boosting the child’s academic skills. The computers are being used by the children’s Partial Hospitalization Program.
The New Look at St. Mike’s
The ACRP/St. Michael’s School is sporting a new look thanks to the Zamias Family! In May, the Zamias’ donated new doors and the labor to install them at ACRP’s St. Michael’s School in Brownstown. A heartfelt thanks goes out to the Zamias Family from the students and staff at St. Michael’s school for this much needed renovation!
Daily American 21st Annual Fitness Challenge
The Somerset Daily American Newspaper will be holding its 21st annual Fitness Challenge on Saturday, June 9, 2007. Eighteen employees
and friends of ACRP from both the Johnstown and Somerset Offices will be walking for the ACRP Team. ACRP is also a sponsor. ACRP’s Team will participate in the 5K Walk portion of the Race. The proceeds this year will be divided between SAM VAN and the Somerset Community Clinic. The event will be held at the Somerset High School Soccer Field this year due to construction being done at the Somerset High School Football Field. Although it is too late to register to walk or run in the race, interested parties can come out and cheer the ACRP and other teams on.
21st Annual Kids-A-Fair
Saturday, June 9, 2007
10 am—2 p.m.
Johnstown Middle School Field
Rain Date: Saturday, June 16th
For More Information Please Contact::
Natalie Ramos at 262-0025 or by email at
natalieramos@kids_a_fair@yahoo.com
Sponsored by:
Cambria County Health & Welfare Council
Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
is holding a meeting to learn more about Value Behavioral Health (VBH-PA) and Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services (Wraparound) in Cambria County. Registration is Required. Please call 1-877-615-8503 and ask for Deb Przywart at ext. 346307 or email debra.przywarty@valueoptions.com. Seating is limited.
Date: Thursday, June 7, 2007
Time: 1:00—3:00 p.m.
Place: Holiday Inn Johnstown
250 Market St., Johnstown
Win a Basket during Thunder in the Valley
Visit the ACRP office on Market Street during Thunder in the Valley and take a chance on one of our theme baskets. All proceeds to benefit disadvantaged youth and families in our programs.
A Note From the Executive Director
This summer ACRP will be offering many programs and services throughout our (5) county service area (Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset) which will include:
· Summer Soccer Leagues (Johnstown)
· Summer Treatment Programs (Westmont Elementary, West Side Elementary, ACRP/St. Michael’s School, Hastings, Bedford, Rockwood School, Hollidaysburg Area, Tyrone Elementary, Clearfield)
· Community Service Projects
· Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Programs
Through a combination of these leagues, programs and other services, ACRP in partnership with school districts, communities, and other non-profit groups will service over 500 children and adolescents this summer.
The Challenge Program was designed to help build a bridge between students in high school and the business community. It provides incentives to students for successes they have achieved while in school. The ACRP Challenge Program in Hastings, Rockwood, and St. Michaels School has been sponsored by Zamias Services for the past 2 years. The Zamias’ have generously donated six awards per school for a total of eighteen awards. ACRP Hastings and Rockwood both held their ceremonies on May 16, 2007. MaryAnn Zamias from the Challenge Program, ACRP Hastings School Director Susan Burk, ACRP Rockwood School Director Jeff Rowe, and Ann Gibson ACRP Education Director presented the awards to the students. ACRP St. Michaels School held their award ceremony on May 29, 2007. ACRP Challenge Program Sponsor, Stephen Zamias from Zamias Services, MaryAnn Zamias from the Challenge Program, ACRP Executive Director Frank Janakovic, ACRP Classroom Supervisor Jamie Loncar, ACRP St. Michaels School Director Jackie Cannoni , and ACRP Education Director Ann Gibson presented the awards to the students. Each of these 18 students received a Certificate and a $250.00 award for Perfect Attendance, Most Improved, Highest GPA, Community Service, Most Improved Behavior, and Best School Spirit. We would like to thank the Zamias Family for sponsoring ACRP schools and the Challenge Program for inspiring the students to achieve and succeed!
ACRP SCIENCE FAIR By: Nikolas Janakovic
Students from ACRP’s St. Michael’s, Rockwood, and Hastings schools participated in this year’s science fair. The top 13 students were chosen to represent all three schools. All participating students received certificates and gift cards.. Using cornstarch and iodine, one of the students won the top prize by creating invisible ink. As Carol Onufro explained, “The students put a lot of effort into their projects, and it was very difficult (for the judges) to choose the best candidate.” The students worked on their projects for several weeks and utilized many different types of skills to accomplish their objectives. Thank you to First Energy for providing us the grant to purchase many of the materials needed which enabled this year’s Science Fair to go above and beyond projects of the past.
Ask the Local Expert
Dr. Mary Berge, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist.
She has been employed by ACRP since 2001.
Q: Do dreams really have meaning?
A: Dreams are a sequence of images, sensations and thoughts which flow through a person’s mind while sleeping. Some of the content is residue or leftovers from the day’s more neutral events. Other dream content however, can actually be tied to more personal circumstances (emotional, psychological, interpersonal etc.). Thus, to uncover the meaning of a dream it is important to look at your own personal life and experiences of both the present and the past.
