The Parenting Center

CLINICAL COUNSELING - COUNSELING IS PROVIDED BY THE CENTER'S STAFF AND CONTRACT COUNSELORS FOR PARENTS, COUPLES, CHILDREN AND ENTIRE FAMILIES. COUNSELING RANGES FROM ASSISTANCE WITH FAMILY SITUATIONS, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. FEES RANGE FROM ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES (TDFPS) OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DIRECT PAYMENTS FROM THE COUNSELED INDIVIDUALS. SOME FEES ARE BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE DEPENDING ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE. All fully licensed mental health providers are paneled with major insurance companies who reimburse for services. PARENTING ADVICE LINE - THE CENTER SPONSORS A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE WHERE COUNSELORS AND EDUCATORS ANSWER PARENTING QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. THE PARENTING ADVICE LINE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOME. CPS EVALUATION AND TREATMENT - COUNSELING IS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE REFERRED BY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. Empowering Students Project - Empowering Students Project (ESP) is a relationship education program funded by a READY4Life grant through the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, serving Tarrant County teens in grades 9-12. Free to all participants, ESP provides a comprehensive trauma-informed, data-driven service to improve youth relationships skills, understanding of the value of marriage, and budgeting skills. Regardless of relationship status, youth benefit from these skills which are applicable to all interpersonal relationships. Workshop Topics include: Emotional Intelligence, Principles of Healthy Relationships, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, and Personal Finances.