Family Preservation Services, Charlottesville Regional Office

Therapeutic Mentoring Services offers a strength-based support service that improves daily living, social and communication needs. This service can be used to support or assist with the transition from a more intensive level of service. Therapeutic mentoring services that coincide with each youth's individualized service plan include: 

• Coaching and training youth in age‐appropriate behaviors, interpersonal and intrapersonal communication, problem-solving; relationship building and social activities; 
• Promoting and facilitating connections to community-based programs and natural supports;
• Psychosocial skills development in the areas of employment skills, anger management, communication, conflict resolution, etc.;
• Transportation to and collaboration with other involved or needed services;
• Person-centered structuring of leisure and recreational activities that promote and develop appropriate use of coping and social skills.