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The Pathways Program is a holistic program dedicated to providing specialized treatment and intensive supervision to adolescents who commit sexual offenses and to their families. The Pathways Program is comprised of two primary components: the Pathways Treatment Program and the Pathways Aftercare Program.
The Pathways Treatment Program provides community based services such as intensive individual and group counseling, a family treatment component, case management, consistent contact with our clients' schools and Probation Officers, and 24 hour on-call crisis support. The adolescents in the program move through four phases of treatment: Offense Disclosure, Pattern Recognition, Empathy, and Relapse Prevention.
The Pathways Aftercare Program is designed to bridge the gap between successful completion of an intensive, specialized treatment program and full autonomy within the community through services, support, and accountability. Services included: individual and family counseling, support groups, case management, consistent contact with our clients' schools and Probation Officers, and 24 hour on-call crisis support.
All clients are court-ordered to treatment and referred through The Office of Juvenile Probation & Parole of Lancaster County. Pathways' primary focus is to provide services for perpetrators of sexual abuse.
Pathways in the Community
- Although the program goal is to maintain the adolescents in the community, community safety takes priority in treatment
- To maintain the highest level of community safety, Pathways strictly follows the guidelines for treatment and community safety developed by The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (ATSA), a national organization focused on treatment for adolescents and adults who commit sexual offenses.
- Self-referrals may be accepted for counseling services that are not part of the Pathways Program.
Pathways in Education
- Staff is available to assist professionals and interested persons to help them understand the dynamics of sexual abuse and the treatment for adolescent offenders
- Parents are encouraged to contact our program with questions or concerns they may have about possible sexual abuse and their adolescent
The Pathways Program was the recipient of the Community Based Program of the Year Award for 2003 given by the Juvenile Court Judges Commission of Pennsylvania. The team received this award at the annual Awards Banquet in November, 2003.
Our Team
Steve Denlinger, MSW, LSW- Director - Steve has been with Family Service and Pathways for over five years. With the Pathways Program, Steve supervises staff, conducts client initial interviews and evaluations, and does direct services such as individual and group therapy.
Steve supervises three additional programs that focus on domestic violence intervention and education, custody education seminars for parents and caregivers and mentoring youth transitioning from foster care. Steve holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Widener University and is a Licensed Social Worker.
Claire Gisel, BSW- Treatment Counselor - Claire started working for Family Service and Pathways in 2006. Claire meets with Pathways Treatment clients weekly, co-facilitates treatment groups, monitors/supervises her clients' behavior in the community, and facilitates communication between various service providers related to each client. Claire is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Social Work and is a student member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
Elizabeth "Liz" Svolto-Patterson, MSW, LCSW - Family Therapist / Assistant Director - Liz joined Family Service in 2004. Liz has worked in the field of sexual offender treatment for over ten years.. Liz meets regularly with families to educate them on treatment concepts and assists them in helping their child apply those concepts to their lives. In addition, she assists families in strengthening relationships. Liz facilitates a monthly support group for parents and assists in the facilitation of the adolescent group. She holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Marywood University
Marcelo Giraldo, BA - Aftercare Counselor -
Daisha Kraybill, BA — Treatment Counselor -
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