About Our Counseling and Mentorship Programs
Channeled Paths is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers free mentorship programs for at-risk youth and kids with special needs. We form partnerships within the community to create a positive impact on the lives of adolescents.
We work with individuals and families, granting them access to multi-phase testing and training, unique therapy techniques, such as sound therapy and hypnosis, and mental health counseling services.
We also host fundraising events for local groups, including soccer and football teams.
Driven by a Passion for Community Service
Our agency actively promotes pro-social friendships, strong interpersonal skills, and a sense of hope among the youth. We foster their capacity for critical thinking, allowing them to develop healthier responses to high-stress triggers.
Program Description
We offer no-cost counseling and mentoring services to selected youth and adults. We partner with schools and the juvenile justice system to identify individuals eligible for our programs, but referrals are not required.
Eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis. However, our target market generally includes students in trouble with the law, at risk of dropping out of school, or displaying high-risk behaviors such as self-harm or substance abuse.
Program Goals
Our greatest goal is to offer a fresh start for at-risk youth in CSRA. We strive to develop a reliable support system for young adults and create a place that renews their enthusiasm, builds their character, and helps them overcome obstacles.
Our program is designed to foster social and behavioral change in our clients by helping them develop the critical thinking skills necessary to make positive life decisions. We also emphasize the value of self-control and personal responsibility.
SERVICES
COUNSELING
The goal of the Channeled Paths’ counseling program is to teach critical thinking skills and emphasize the value of personal control and responsibility in all actions.
Each participating youth will be agreeing to participate in a 12-month-long program, with standard group sessions occurring once a week at a pre-established time. Group sessions are at an intern/youth ratio not to exceed 1:8.
Additional counseling will be determined on an individual basis.
The majority of Channeled Paths’ counseling sessions will take place at preferred locations.
Mentoring
As a complementary component to counseling, Channeled Paths also utilizes a mentoring program that challenges youth to develop life skills. Through exposure trips and workshops, participating youth will be exposed to critical life skills, such as career development and planning, personal financial management, etiquette, and health and nutrition.
As a capstone, the Channeled Paths’ mentoring program is designed to challenge youth to grow socially through self‑development.
The Channel Program
• Mission: Members improve personal outcomes and independent utilization of resources in community-living environments.
• Care: The Channel Program has been designed to provide the same care, safety, and security to all participants while learning verbal and physical skills and techniques to better handle their life crises.
• Harmony: Participating in counseling group sessions, members are offered excellent opportunities to express conflicts and learn to positively reinforce pro-social and anger management skills.
• Affirm: Through declarations of affirmations concerning self-respect, self-image, and worthiness, members develop alternative ways to solve personal problems’ amicability.
• Negotiate: Through limit-setting and role-modeling as well as new skills and concepts learned, we help members increase awareness of the negotiations needed for a positive life path.
• Nurture: Participants learn how to be nurturing to themselves and others through focused activities while developing vision, initiative, and perseverance.
• Embrace: Through the accountability and confidentiality of the program, clear, concise, and enforceable boundaries are set forth, which enable members to develop trust.
• Learn: Learning is achieved through modeling, role-playing, manuals, videos, interaction, planned activities, and reality-based group therapy.
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