November 8, 2010
Interview Explores Astor Service Model
In this 8 1/2 minute interview, Bronxnet host Bob Lee speaks with Astor’s Joan DiBlasi, Asst. Executive Director of Bronx-based Services, and Zory A. Wentt, Programs Director of the newly opened Astor at Highbridge clinic. This interview presents helpful information for parents and family members with questions about their children’s behavioral and mental health difficulties. The interview covers many topics, including:
(times are approximate)
- Introductions and the opening of the new Astor at Highbridge clinic (00:00)
- A strength-based approach to providing services (01:00)
- Who can receive services; how to get services; open-access treatment (02:00)
- Treatment methods used by Astor: what is a strength based approach? (03:00)
- Some of the treatment methods used at Astor (03:50)
- How schools enter into the treatment picture (05:30)
- The stigma of mental health issues creates difficulty for children (06:30)
- Courage and education are the keys to overcoming the fear of this stigma (07:15)
- Contact information for the new center:
Location: 1419 Shakespeare Ave.
Bronx, NY 10452
Phone: (718)732-7380
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You may also be interested in:
- Astor Opens A New Mental Health Clinic in the Bronx:
Astor’s New Children’s Mental Health Center “Astor at Highbridge”
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