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SODAT of New Jersey, Inc.
(Services to Overcome Drug Abuse Among Teenagers) Toll Free: 1-888-792-4383 Phone: 856-845-6363 Fax: 856-848-3022 |
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Programs Available:
Drug and Alcohol
Facts:
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Prevention Services
Drug/Alcohol Prevention Education: The curriculum SODAT uses not only addresses the dangers and consequences of drug and alcohol usage, but the underlying issues that lead to substance abuse as well. Our program is geared toward active participation and involvement rather than just lecturing from the facilitator.
Project I.M.P.R.O.V.E. (Initiating Motivation, Productivity, Responsibility to Obtain Valued Education/Employment): provides services to youth ages 13 to 20 who are at-risk of dropping out of school or have already dropped out of school, and/or youth residing in or returning from juvenile detention centers. This project offers educational/vocational advocacy services, including tutoring, GED preparation, job preparation skills, advocacy, and case management.
Even Start Literacy Program: This is a collaborative effort with Gloucester County Institute of Technology. S.O.D.A.T. will provide life/social skills training with a drug/alcohol education component, in-home visits, family activities, and case management services, as well as offer our Strengthening Families Program.
C.O.S.A. (Children of Substance Abusers): Support groups for children (age 5-17) who have been affected by their parent’s substance abuse. Parental participation is not required. A child’s recovery does not depend on a parent’s sobriety.
Children of Divorce/Separation: This program offers support groups to Children of Divorce/Separation. These groups allow children to meet others going through similar situations, while learning that they are not alone. The children also learn how to avoid parental triangulation and are taught they are not responsible for their parents’ separation/divorce. The program further provides children with effective coping skills. Divorced/separated parents learn how not to entangle their children in the painful process.
Project P.A.C.E. (Parent and Child Empowerment): this program’s goal is to prevent the cycle of physical/sexual abuse, neglect, and emotional abandonment of children due to severe family dysfunction(s) such as parental substance abuse, combative separation/divorce, and/or domestic violence among Gloucester County children (ages 4-10) and their parents. Parents will learn the negative impact such family dysfunction(s) has on their children. The program will teach parents healthy alternative behaviors, positive discipline techniques, and skills to restructure their families to prevent the risk of child abuse. Children will learn they are not responsible for their families’ problems, to avoid parental triangulation, and develop acceptance of the new family structure. Parents and children will participate in separate groups and on-going support groups will be provided with program graduates.
T.L.C. (Teens Learning to Care) Teen Center: located in the Deptford Mall, the center provides positive alternatives to substance abuse by offering drug/alcohol-free activities to at-risk youth, peer tutoring, parenting skills, Children of Divorce/Separation support groups, movie night, drop-in services, crisis counseling, anger management workshops and counseling, date rape prevention workshops, and other significant issues are addressed when identified by participating youth.
P.O.W.E.R. (Providing Outreach Workshops to Educate and Renew): provides workshops to inform and educate juveniles and their families about the juvenile justice laws and penalties in New Jersey and their impact on youth. This project informs the participants about programs and services available in the community and county which could prevent or diminish involvement with the juvenile justice system. During this program, we also disseminate information regarding emergency services, drug/alcohol prevention and intervention, individual and family counseling, health care, family management, and educational advocacy available throughout their resident county.
Cognitive Behavioral Skills: Teaches participating adolescents new life skills in an effort to provide them with alternative methods and options to deal with their anger, frustration, and perceived lack of choices. This project will help youth understand and evaluate their behaviors, allow them to develop new ways of thinking, and practice learned strategies in real life situations. The Cognitive Behavioral Skills Group deals with issues including self-esteem; learning from our mistakes; decision making; keys to communication; self-control; dealing with conflict and conflict styles; positive and negative assertive behaviors; anger management; how to deal with accusations; moral reasoning; understanding wants and needs; personal action plan on how to be successful.
Strengthening Families: This evidenced based prevention program includes both the parents and the children (age 11 – 17). Support groups assist the parents and children in joining together as they incorporate protective factors into their family systems.
Student Assistant Counselors: SODAT has contracts with many area schools to provide SAC Counselors. The goal of this counselor is to assist the teachers and guidance counselors identify and help the students who may be affected by drug/alcohol use/abuse.
Project G.A.P.P.: The goal of Project G.A.P.P. (Girls Achieving Pride and Potential) is to assist in reducing gender bias and discrimination in our communities by assisting juvenile females, in Vineland, to reach their full potential by providing them with gender specific life and social skills training, drug/alcohol prevention education, Cognitive Behavioral Modification training, and gender specific health information, through group and individual/family counseling, they need to ensure physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development.
Project P.A.S.S.: Project PASS is a federally funded program to reduce or prevent school suspension and expulsions. Students that have been suspended continue their educational requirements while spending the school day at SODAT. Schools not covered in the grant may also contract with SODAT for this service. The target population for Project P.A.S.S. (Positive Alternatives to School Suspension) is seventh through twelfth grade students who have been or are at-risk of being suspended from school. This program will provide these students with ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug) prevention education, life/social skills training, such as anger management; communication and interpersonal skills; moral reasoning; information on problem solving; developing empathy; family living; work-related skills; personal awareness issues; understanding self in an effort to prevent and reduce future suspensions and expulsions. When a student is suspended from school, he/she is often left home unsupervised because many parents work. Not only does this result in academic failure, school drop out, and further disconnection from the educational process, but it also allows for increased ATOD use and increased criminal and violent behavior. By offering alternative programs and strategies, we can reduce some of the factors that lead to poverty and crime by increasing the probability of high school graduations.
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