Children and Family Services Programs

Children and Family Services Programs: Childcare Services

• Children’s Achievement Center (Tucson) 1 • Palomita Children’s Center (Safford) 2 • Signal Peak Early Learning Center (Coolidge) 3 • Superstition Mountain Early Learning Center (Apache Junction) 4

Childcare Providers Training and Support • Arizona Self-Study Program 5 • Early Care Education and Inclusion Plus 6 • Inspire Inclusion Community of Practice 7 • Project Me Too! Childcare Providers 8 • Project Me Too! Infant-Toddler Providers 9 • Project Me Too! Pima Association of Governments 10 • Quality First 11 • Quality Connections Community of Practice 12 • Smart Support 13

Children/Family Support Programs • Arizona Early Intervention Program 14 • Armed Forces Exceptional Family Member Respite Care Program 15 • Case Aide Supervised Visitation 16 • Early Head Start/Head Start 17 • In Home Family Preservation and Reunification Services 18 • Newborn Intensive Care Program 19 • Nurse-Family Partnership 20 • Parent Aide 21 • Parent Tot Playgroup 22 • Parents as Teachers 23 • Parents as Teachers – Special Needs 24 • Superior Court Supervised Visitation/Exchange 25 • Transportation Program 26

Children’s Behavioral Health • Incredible Years – Dinosaur School 27 • Incredible Years – Parenting Education 28 • New Visions for Families 29 • Rapid Response 30 • Therapeutic Supervised Parenting Time 31

1 Updated Nov. 19, 2015

CHILDCARE SERVICES:

Program Name: Children’s Achievement Center (Tucson)

Description: The Center enrolls children of all abilities between the ages of eight weeks until kindergarten eligible. We follow an individualized, emergent curriculum that is framed around the Arizona Early Learning Standards and the Infant/ Toddler Developmental Guidelines. Children’s development is tracked using Teaching Strategies Gold with parent conferences held four times per year. The Center has a capacity for 102 children and employs 30 full time staff. The Center is rated 4 Stars by Quality First, a program of Arizona First Things First.

Area Served: Tucson

Funding: Parent fees, Early Head Start and Head Start partnership with Child-Parent Centers, Department of Educational Services Child Care Subsidy, First Things First scholarships, private donations, and community grants.

Eligibility: Open to all children. Some program funds are restricted to families who meet specific income eligibility.

Leadership: Lela Messick, Associate Director; Kristine Perez, Center Director

# Served: Enrollment capacity: 102

Accreditation: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Evaluation Methods: Parent Surveys and Teaching Staff Surveys are conducted annually.

Contact: Front Desk: (520) 325-6495

Referral Process: Contact Center Director: (520) 325-6495 ext. 131 or [email protected]

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Program Name: Palomita Children’s Center (Safford)

Description: NAEYC Accredited, Quality First 3 Star, AZ State Licensed Child Care Center.

Area Served: Graham County

Funding: Head Start, Early Head Start, First Things First scholarships, Private Pay.

Eligibility: Children ages one to five

Leadership: Charlotte Taylor, Associate Director; Betty Montano, Center Director

# Served: 59

Accreditation: NAEYC Accreditation

Evaluation Methods: Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS), Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS), Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS).

Contact: Center Director: (928) 348-8825

Referral Process: Call (928) 348-8825 or email [email protected]



Program Name: Signal Peak Early Learning Center (Coolidge)

Description: The Center enrolls children of all abilities between the ages of two-and-a-half until kindergarten eligible. We follow an individualized, emergent curriculum that is framed around the Arizona Early Learning Standards. Children’s development is tracked using Focused Portfolios, with parent conferences held three times per year. The Center is awaiting selection into Quality First and is engaged in the self-study process for NAEYC Accreditation.

Area Served: Coolidge

Funding: Parent fees, Department of Educational Services Child Care Subsidy, private donations.

Eligibility: Open to all children. Children of Central Arizona College students and faculty are given priority enrollment.

Leadership: Lela Messick, Associate Director; Chozyn Pizarro, Center Director


Accreditation: In process

Evaluation Methods: Family Surveys and Teaching Staff Surveys are conducted annually.


Referral Process: Contact Center Director: (520) 419-7954, [email protected]



Program Name: Superstition Mountain Early Learning Center (Apache Junction)

Description: The Center enrolls children of all abilities between the ages of two-and-a-half until kindergarten eligible. We follow an individualized, emergent curriculum that is framed around the Arizona Early Learning Standards. Children’s development is tracked using Focused Portfolios, with parent conferences held three times per year. The Center is awaiting selection into Quality First and is engaged in the self-study process for NAEYC Accreditation.

Area Served: Apache Junction

Funding: Parent fees, DES Child Care Subsidy, private donations

Eligibility: Open to all children. Children of Central Arizona College students and faculty are given priority enrollment.

Leadership: Lela Messick, Associate Director; Holly Martin, Center Director


Accreditation: In process

Evaluation Methods: Family Surveys and Teaching Staff Surveys are conducted annually.


Referral Process: Contact Center Director: (520) 449-1690, [email protected]



CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TRAINING AND SUPPORT:

Program Name: Arizona Self-Study Program

Description: Child Care Support Specialists work with licensed child care centers and homes, through on-site and phone technical assistance, to support programs to become accredited through an approved national child care accreditation body. This program also includes an annual provider’s conference attended by all program participants.

Area Served: Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz Counties

Funding: Arizona Department of Economic Security

Eligibility: Licensed childcare facility

Leadership: Lela Messick, Associate Director; Renee Hartje, Program Manager

# Served: 38 centers/homes

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Pre/Post Assessments and participant evaluations

Contact: Renee Hartje: (520)419-7875; [email protected]

Referral Process: Call or email Renee Hartje or [email protected]




Program Name: Early Education and Inclusion Plus (ECEI+)

Description: Designed to increase the capacity of qualified early care and education programs to include and serve children, from birth to age five, with special health and/or developmental needs. ECEI+ provides a comprehensive system of supports to improve the skill level of childcare/preschool staff that includes on-site coaching and targeted technical assistance, group based training, professional development, ongoing classroom and teacher assessments, teacher and classroom plan development (based on assessment data), service coordination with child’s special service providers, and connecting families with resources.

Area Served: Yuma County

Funding: First Things First

Eligibility: Intensive Individualized Program: Quality First (QF), Waitlisted QF, or Nationally Accredited Child Care Providers Targeted Technical Assistance: Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Child Care/Preschool Providers, Department of Educational Services Family Home Care Providers

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Raquel Munoz, Program Supervisor

# Served: Intensive: 6 Centers, 4 Homes Technical Assistance: 16 Centers/Homes

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: First Things First Quality Assurance, Satisfaction Surveys

Contact: Raquel Munoz, Program Supervisor: [email protected]

Referral Process: ECEI+ Application to Raquel Munoz: [email protected], (928) 248-5246




Program Name: Inspire Inclusion Community of Practice

Description: Inspire Inclusion provides professional development and college courses covering topics of inclusion and social emotional development. As the classes work and learn together, the cohort members build a supportive community that fosters change in ideas and attitudes surrounding inclusion and challenging behavior. We also offer monthly Conversations on Inclusion that introduce inclusion topics to the participants and help recruit members for future cohorts. Coaching on inclusion is offered to all cohort members enrolled in the classes. Through these three areas we are able to reach many child care providers and improve understanding on inclusion and accessibility to high quality inclusive classrooms.

Area Served: Pima North, Pima South, Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui


Eligibility: Community of Practice Members

Leadership: Lela Messick, Associate Director; Toni Lopez Krause, Program Manager; Erin Aguilar, Program Supervisor

# Served: 45

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Pre/Post Assessments and participant evaluations.

Contact: Erin Aguilar: (520) 268-0412; [email protected]

Referral Process: Contact Erin Aguilar: (520) 268-0412; [email protected]




Program Name: Project “Me Too!” Childcare Providers

Description: Provides professional development opportunities and technical assistance to providers caring for children ages 0-12 years. Over 150 different training topics in English and Spanish.

Area Served: Statewide (excluding Maricopa County)

Funding: Department of Economic Security - Child Care Administration (ADES-CCA)

Eligibility: Must be DES-certified center or home


# Served: 7,100 annually

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Training: Pre/post knowledge surveys and Pima Prevention Partnership evaluation Technical assistance: Pre/post knowledge surveys, goal plan, and Pima Prevention Partnership evaluation

Contact: Renee Hartje: (520) 419-7875; [email protected]

Referral Process: Call or email Renee Hartje or [email protected]




Program Name: Project “Me Too!” Infant-Toddler Providers

Description: Provides evidence-based Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early learning (CSEFEL) infant-toddler series of trainings as well as on-site technical assistance.

Area Served: Statewide

Funding: Arizona Department of Economic Security-Child Care Administration

Eligibility: Must be a DES certified center or home


# Served: Nearly 400 providers

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Training: Pre/post and evaluation Technical Assistance: Pre/post, goal plan and evaluation

Contact: Rene Hartje: (520) 419-7875; [email protected]

Referral Process: Call or email: (520) 419-7875; [email protected]




Program Name: Project “Me Too!” Pima Association of Governments (PAG)

Description: Provides on-site technical assistance for child care programs in Pima County, specifically to promote inclusion of children who demonstrate challenging development or behavior.

Area Served: Pima County

Funding: Pima Association of Governments, administered by Arizona Department of Economic Security.

Eligibility: Children between ages of 0-12 in a child care program


# Served: 160

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Pre/post, goal plan and evaluation from providers and parents

Contact: Renee Hartje: (520) 419-7875; [email protected]

Referral Process: Parental consent, referral paperwork, contact (520) 419-7875 or [email protected]




Program Name: Quality First

Description: Provides technical assistance and coaching for family child care providers, child

care centers, and public preschools to improve the quality of child care provided. The assessments are used to provide a comprehensive look at all areas of programming and provide feedback about which areas are strong and which need additional work. Participants are supported by a coach 4-8 hours each month and given financial incentives and access to additional technical assistance providers. ESBF is part of a collaborative that includes Southwest Human Development, Child and Family Resources, and the Association for Supportive Child Care.

Area Served: Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties, as well as Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui tribal lands


Eligibility: Open to any regulated child care program serving children from birth through age 5 years.

Leadership: Lela Messick, Associate Director

# Served: 164 sites

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Early Childhood Rating Scale, Family Child Care Rating Scale, Infant and Toddler Rating Scales, CLASS Assessment for Pre-K and Toddler, First Things First Points Scale Assessment and annual participant surveys

Contact: Lela Messick, Program Manager: [email protected]

Referral Process: Apply on First Things First website: azftf.gov



Program Name: Quality Connections Community of Practice

Description: A series of Professional Development classes to increase understanding of the assessment tools used by Quality First and to refine teaching practices to be more intentional when interacting with children, thus enriching children’s early learning experience and expanding their thinking.

Area Served: Cochise County


Eligibility: Quality First Participants

Leadership: Lela Messick, Associate Director; Toni Lopez Krause, Program Manager

# Served: 40

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Participants will create a goal and will measure changes based on identified outcomes. Participant evaluations.

Contact: Barbara Mayers: ([email protected])

Referral Process: Contact a Quality First Coach or [email protected]




Program Name: Smart Support

Description: Mental health consultation for childcare providers

Area Served: Pima County, Pinal County


Eligibility: Licensed and regulated centers and family childcare providers

Leadership: Helen Herziger, Associate Director; Kathryn Streer-Seidler, Director; Jordana Saletan, Program Manager

# Served: 94 childcare providers, 130 staff, 290 additional professionals through community trainings

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Research conducted by Indigo Cultural Center

Contact: Jordana Saletan: (520) 207-7310 x310; (520) 247-6550; [email protected]

Referral Process: Center director calls 1(866) 330-5520



CHILDREN/FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Program Name: Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP)

Description: The Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) is Arizona’s statewide, interagency system of supports and services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families. Early Intervention builds upon and provides supports and resources to assist family members and caregivers to enhance children’s learning and development through everyday learning opportunities.

Area Served: Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest Pima County; South Pinal County; Santa Cruz County

Funding: DES/AzEIP, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), Medicaid, Private Insurance

Eligibility: A child between birth and 36 months of age who has not reached 50% of the developmental milestones expected at his/her chronological age in one or more of the five main developmental domains or who has an established condition which has a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay.

Leadership: Megan Wills, Associate Director

# Served: ~1,000 children per year

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Standardized Developmental Evaluation tools (i.e. Developmental Assessment for Young Children (DAYC) or Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI 2))

Contact: Megan Wills, Associate Director, Children and Family Services: (520) 405-054; [email protected]

Referral Process: 1) AzEIP online referral https://egov.azdes.gov/azeip/AzeipREF/Forms/Categories.aspx 2) Toll‐Free: (888) 592‐0140



Program Name: Armed Forces Exceptional Family Member Respite Care Program

Description: Respite care is provided to active duty Navy and Air Force families with children who have moderate to severe special needs. This program is implemented at no cost to the family.

Area Served: Pima County (Davis Monthan Air Force Base)

Funding: Child Care Aware

Eligibility: 1.) Family is active duty 2.) Child is age birth to 18 3.) Families are members of the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

Leadership: Megan Wills, Associate Director; Jaime Rodriguez, Program Manager

# Served: ~35 per year

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: N/A

Contact: Megan Wills, Associate Director, Children and Family Services: (520) 405-0541; [email protected]

Referral Process: Jaime Rodriguez, Program Manager, Children and Family Services: (520) 906-5822; [email protected]




Program Name: Case Aide Supervised Visitation

Description: Supports families and children who are in out-of-home care. Staff provide weekly supervised visitation for the family. Staff enhance the family functioning through parent coaching, problem solving abilities, and community resource information. Supports parents in learning about child development and well-being.

Area Served: Cochise, Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz Counties

Funding: Department of Child Safety (DCS)

Eligibility: Families involved with Department of Child Safety (DCS) and have children in out of home care

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Josette DePasse, Supervisor (Cochise/Santa Cruz); Alma Espinoza, Program Supervisor (Gila, Pinal, Maricopa)

# Served: 75 annually

Accreditation: NA

Evaluation Methods: NA

Contact: Josette DePasse (Cochise/Santa Cruz) [email protected]

Alma Espinoza (Gila, Pinal, Maricopa) [email protected]

Referral Process: Referrals come from Department of Child Safety (DCS)




Program Name: Early Head Start/ Head Start

Description: Center-based option:

The Early Head Start/Head Start program promotes the school readiness of children ages birth to five by enhancing language, literacy, cognition, physical development, health, and social-emotional development. Home-based option: Early Head Start offers services to families with pregnant women and children from birth to age three. Comprehensive services are provided to income eligible families at no charge to participants, including: • Weekly educational activities from your home • Parent and child groups twice a month • Services to children with special needs • Individualized education planning • Social services referrals

Area Served: Safford- Center-based and home-based Tucson- Center-based and home-based Sierra Vista- Center-based and home-based

Funding: Federal Office of Head Start, subcontracted through Child-Parent Centers, Inc. Eligibility: Income eligibility or child with Individualized Education Program (IEP)/ Individual

Family Service Plan (IFSP)

Leadership: Luisa Kidwell, Associate Director Kristine Perez, Center Director (Tucson) Betty Montano, Center Director (Safford) Deanna Montez, Program Specialist (Safford) Claudia Gonzalez, Program Specialist (Tucson) Lorena Nevarez, Program Specialist (Sierra Vista)

# Served: 193 clients including children and pregnant woman Accreditation: N/A Evaluation Methods: Assessment tools such as Age & Stage Questionnaire (ASQ) and Age & Stage

Questionnaire – Social-Emotional (ASQ-SE), Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG), and Parent Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO)

Contact: Please contact your local center or program specialist Referral Process: To make a referral please contact your local center or program specialist:

Kristine Perez: [email protected] (520) 325-6495 ext. 131 Betty Montano: [email protected] (928) 428-0363 ext. 26 Deanna Montez: [email protected] (928) 428-0363 ext. 11 Claudia Gonzalez: [email protected] (520) 247-9146 Lorena Nevarez: [email protected] (520) 452-9784 ext. 1012







Program Name: In Home Family Preservation and Reunification Services

Description: Intensive: Supports parents by providing counseling and skill development to families to enhance their skills to prevent out of home placement. The program builds the long-term capacity of parents to provide nurturing care for their children in a stable, permanent home. Stabilization: Provides support to placement families to prevent removal or change in placement through education and skill development opportunities. Reunification: Supports parents by provide counseling and skill development to families to enhance their skills to facilitate the reunification process. The program builds the long-term capacity of parents to provide nurturing care for their children in a stable, permanent home.

Area Served: Yuma and LaPaz Counties


Eligibility: The Department of Child Safety determines eligibility

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Silvia Castro, Program Supervisor; Wendy Villareal, Family Counselor/Supervisor

# Served: 21 active cases

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Protective Factors Survey, Satisfaction Survey

Contact: Silvia Castro: [email protected]

Referral Process: DCS Specialist provides referrals to ESBF



Program Name: Newborn Intensive Care Program (NICP)

Description: Community nursing services are provided to facilitate the transition of the child and family from the Newborn Intensive Care Unit to their home and community. Periodic monitoring of the child's medical and developmental needs identifies infants who would benefit from referral to other early intervention programs. Through these home visits, the family receives support and education as well as referral to appropriate community resources.

Area Served: Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima, and Pinal counties

Funding: Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)

Eligibility: Infant must have a stay in the NICU for 5 days or more

Leadership: Megan Wills, Associate Director (Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz, west Gila) Charlotte Taylor, Associate Director (Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, east Gila)

# Served: ~1,000 children per year

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Age & Stage Questionnaire (ASQ) screening; Center for Disease Control (CDC) Clinical Growth Charts

Contact: Megan Wills, Associate Director, Children and Family Services (520) 405-054; [email protected]

Referral Process: Referrals are received directly from hospitals



Program Name: Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)

Description: Comprehensive voluntary home visitation program for first time, high-risk mothers who are paired with a Registered Nurse when the mother is prenatal through the child’s second birthday. The nurse provides support and education to the mother and child throughout the service delivery. Provided developmental screening, and basic health monitoring of the mother and child. Nurse provides referral information to the mother.

Area Served: Zip Codes: 85701, 85705, 85706, 85707, 85709, 85710, 85711, 85712, 85713, 85714, 85715, 85716, 85719, 85721, 85735, 85743, 85745, 85746, 85756, 85757 in Pima County

Funding: First Things First (FTF)/ Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)

Eligibility: First-time, high-risk mothers within 28 weeks of pregnancy and incomes 200% or less of the poverty level

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Marissa Alzaga, Program Supervisor; Casandra Wakefield, Nurse Supervisor

# Served: 220 children (FTF), 200 children (MIECHV) = 420 children annually

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Satisfaction surveys

Contact: Marissa Alzaga, Program Supervisor; [email protected]

Referral Process: Fill out NFP referral form/self or community referrals, submit to [email protected]




Program Name: Parent Aide

Description: Supports families and children who are in out of home care. Staff provide weekly supervised visitation for the family and separate parent education time to help build the skills of the parent(s). Staff enhance the family functioning through parent coaching, problem solving abilities, and community resource information. Supports parents in learning about child development and well-being. The Staff improve parents’ knowledge of how to provide a safe environment and protect their children from risks in the community. The program builds the long-term capacity of parents to provide nurturing care for their children in a stable, permanent home.

Area Served: Pima, Yuma, and LaPaz Counties


Eligibility: Families involved with Department of Child Safety (DCS) and have children in out of home care

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Pima: Noemi Navarro, Program Supervisor; Josie DePasse, FSS Supervisor Yuma/LaPaz: Silvia Castro, Program Supervisor

# Served: Pima: 189 annually, Yuma/LaPaz: 51 annually = total: 240

Accreditation: N/A


Contact: Pima – Noemi Navarro: [email protected] Yuma/LaPaz – Silvia Castro: [email protected]

Referral Process: Referrals come from Department of Child Safety (DCS)




Program Name: Parent-Tot Playgroup

Description: FREE Playgroup

Area Served: Sierra Vista – Cochise County

Funding: Cochise Community Foundation, United Way, Arizona Legacy Foundation, Marshall’s of Sierra Vista

Eligibility: Open to all families with children birth to four years of age

Leadership: Charlotte Taylor, Associate Director

# Served: Maximum of 10 families per session (typically serve over 75 families/year)

Accreditation: N/A


Contact: (520) 452-9784 ext.1025

Referral Process: RSVP via phone (520) 452-9784 ext. 1025


Program Name: Parents as Teachers (PAT)

Description: Provide comprehensive home visitation services including strengthening parent and child relationships, improving parents’ skills to be their child’s first teacher, educating on child developmentally-appropriate learning, offering regular group meetings and trainings in which families receive opportunities to learn new skills and build support networks. Educators provide developmental, vision, and hearing screenings and provide resources for the family.

Area Served: Cochise, Pinal, Pima, and Yuma Counties


Eligibility: Cochise (birth to three years of age); Pinal (prenatal to 3 years of age); Pima and Yuma (prenatal to 5 years of age)

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director Pinal: Kelly Purcell, Program Supervisor Pima: Margaret Palmer, Program Supervisor Yuma: Nohemi Ortega, Program Supervisor Charlotte Taylor, Associate Director Cochise: Christina Riddle, Program Supervisor

# Served: Pinal (300 families annually); Pima (223 families annually); Yuma (165 families annually); Cochise (150 families annually)

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Parents as Teachers National – Affiliate Performance Report; Satisfaction Survey Annually

Contact: Kelly Purcell (Pinal); Margaret Palmer (Pima); Nohemi Ortega (Yuma); Christina Riddle (Cochise)

Referral Process: Fill out PAT referral form – self or community referrals


Program Name: Parents as Teachers - Special Needs

Description: Provide comprehensive home visitation services including strengthening the parent child relationship, improving parents’ skills to be their child’s first teacher, educating on child developmentally-appropriate learning, and offering regular group meetings and trainings in which families receive opportunities to learn new skills and build support networks. Educators provide developmental, vision, and hearing screenings and provide resources for the family.

Area Served: Yuma County


Eligibility: Serving children with special needs birth to 5 years of age (not AzEIP eligible)

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Nohemi Ortega, Program Supervisor

# Served: 75 families annually

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Parents as Teachers National – Affiliate Performance Report; Satisfaction Survey Annually

Contact: Nohemi Ortega: [email protected]

Referral Process: Fill out PAT referral form – self or community referrals, send to [email protected]




Program Name: Superior Court Supervised Visitation/Exchange

Description: Provides a safe supervised parenting time and exchange environment for children and non-custodial parents when visitation and exchange services are court ordered. The Visit Supervisor provides monitoring of the visitation and documentation of what occurs during visitation.


Funding: Paid by the participants and/or Court funds

Eligibility: Any families who are court orders by Superior Court

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Noemi Navarro, Program Supervisor

# Served: 56 families annually

Accreditation: N/A


Contact: Noemi Navarro: [email protected]

Referral Process: Minute Entry documentation from Superior Court/Self-Referral



Program Name: Transportation Program

Description: Provides child(ren) or parents with safe transportation to appointments such as visitation and therapy session. Transportation Aide will pick up from a designated location and transport a child or parent to the designated location of the appointment. The Transportation Aide will provide transportation from the appointment to the designated return location.


Funding: Department of Child Safety, Providence, Cenpatico, Pantano

Eligibility: Child or Parent authorized to be transported

Leadership: Paula Dwornicki, Associate Director; Noemi Navarro, Program Supervisor; Norma Monge, Transportation Supervisor

# Served: 111 Children annually

Accreditation: N/A


Contact: Norma Monge

Referral Process: Referral form completed and signed by appropriate entity from Department of Child Safety, Providence, Cenpatico, or Pantano


Children’s Behavioral Health

Program Name: Incredible Years – Dinosaur School

Description: Dinosaur School: Incredible Years Dinosaur School Skill Building Group; for children 4-8: · Classroom behavior skills · Feeling recognition in self and others · Problem solving · Anger management · Friendship skills

Area Served: Yuma, Safford, Sierra Vista, Tucson and surrounding communities in Pima County.

Funding: Behavioral Health Networks

Eligibility: Child must be enrolled in behavioral health.

Leadership: Cary Chatham-Hahn, Program Supervisor; Sheila May & Helen Herziger, Directors

# Served: Dinosaur School – 91 Outside Pima County - 29

Accreditation: Group Facilitators receive training from the Incredible Years and are able to go through a certification process for each of the curriculums.

Evaluation Methods: Incredible Years Satisfaction Surveys, Pre and Post Surveys

Contact: Cary Chatham-Hahn 207-7310 ext.176; [email protected]

Referral Process: Must me enrolled in behavioral health and request services at the CFT/ART. Services must be placed on the service plan and a referral sent to [email protected]




Program Name: Incredible Years Parenting

Description: Parent Education: • Incredible Years Parents and Babies; for parents of babies 0-9 months at

group start • Incredible Years Parents and Toddlers; for parents of children 6-36 months • Incredible Years Basic Preschool (English/Spanish); for parents of children 3-

6 • Incredible Years Basic School Age (English/Spanish); for parents of children

6-12 • Incredible Years Attentive Parenting • Incredible Years Autism Spectrum & Language Delays; for parents of

children 2-5 Parent education groups are offered in 10-18 weekly sessions of 2 to 3 hours each.

Area Served: Yuma, Safford, Sierra Vista, Tucson and surrounding communities in Pima County. Funding: Behavioral Health Networks and First Things First Eligibility: Behavioral Health: Parent or child must be enrolled in behavioral health

First Things First: For families in Pima County with young children Leadership: Cary Chatham-Hahn, Program Supervisor; Sheila May & Helen Herziger,

Directors # Served: 2015 to date in Pima County:

Behavioral Health Parenting- 132; Community Based Parenting- 71 Outside Pima County - 19

Accreditation: Group Facilitators receive training from the Incredible Years and are able to go through a certification process for each of the curriculums.

Evaluation Methods: Incredible Years Satisfaction Surveys, Pre and Post Surveys Contact: Cary Chatham-Hahn: 207-7310

ext.176; [email protected] Referral Process: Behavioral Health: Must me enrolled in behavioral health and request services at

the CFT/ART. Services must be placed on the service plan and a referral sent to [email protected] Community: Call or email at 207-7310 ext. 176 or [email protected] Parents will fill out a simple registration form at their first session.





Program Name: New Visions For Families

Description: Behavioral Health Services for young children and their families

Area Served: Primarily Pima, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz, Pinal, Gila, Yuma, and La Paz Counties; all 15 counties served

Funding: Cenpatico Behavioral Health, direct referrals from Intake and Coordination of Care Agencies including, but not limited to the ESBF ICCA, Department of Child Safety, First Thing First.

Eligibility: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System-eligible, Comprehensive Medical & Dental Program-eligible

Leadership: Sheila May (Associate Director/Clinical Director); Helen Herziger (Associate Director of Clinical Operations)

# Served: Approximate in last year: Pima – 500/600 (+ Rapid Response); Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz – 200+; Pinal/Gila - 300+, Yuma, La Paz – 175+

Accreditation: N/A

Evaluation Methods: Nothing consistent. Have done satisfaction surveys and Age & Stage Questionnaire – Social-Emotional (ASQ-SE) results

Contact: Helen Herziger (520) 207-7310 ext. 220; Sheila May (520) 207-7310 ext. 212

Referral Process: (520) 207-7310


Program Name: Rapid Response

Description: Behavioral health services to children removed by Department of Child Services (DCS) to identify immediate safety needs, to stabilize behavioral health crisis and to offer immediate services to the children, their placement and their families.

Area Served: Pima, Pinal, Yuma, Cochise, Greenlee, and La Paz counties

Funding: Cenpatico

Eligibility: Usually CMDP but services are offer regardless of the child’s tittle XIX/XXI status.

Leadership: Helen Herziger, Associate Director of Clinical Operations; Sheila May, Clinical Director; Marely Lievanos, Clinical Supervisor

# Served: Pima County about 900 children/year. Depends on DCS removals

Accreditation: N/A


Contact: Marely Lievanos: [email protected] (Pima County) Jennifer Enders: [email protected] (Pinal county) Ashley Jones: [email protected] (Yuma) Nicole Spahl: [email protected] (Cochise)

Referral: By DCS through NurseWise calls






Program Name: Therapeutic Supervised Parenting Time

Description: Visitation Services with a therapist to help introduce a child or children and a parent, improve a parent/child relationship, provide therapeutic intervention, advocate for children involved, assure/assess for safety, and provide assessment to the court of the parent-child relationship and any identified risk factors.


Funding: Conciliation Court of Pima County

Eligibility: Any family referred to ESBF TSV program through Conciliation court

Leadership: Sheila May, Associate Director; Victoria Cannon, Supervisor

# Served: 172 last fiscal year

Accreditation: N/A


Contact: (520) 349-1264

Referral Process: Families are referred by their conciliation court judges

Children and Family Services Programs

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