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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group psycho-educational and depression management skills training program with group process. The program has 4 modules, with 4 lessons in each module. There is minimal homework for the individual to complete. This can be an adjunct to individual psychotherapy and/or as a step-down from a higher level of care. ?- Thoughts: Learn to identify the individual's thinking patterns and change the way they think ?- Activities: Learn relaxation skills, ways to increase pleasant activities, and how to set meaningful and achievable goals ?- Interpersonal Skills: Learn to identify strategies that work to improve the individual's relationships with others, assertiveness skills, and how to handle conflict ?- Depression and Health: Learn how sleep, diet, and exercise affect depression and the individual's overall health Depression Management Groups meet weekly. Each Module takes 4 meetings, so completion of all four modules takes about 4 months. To participate in the training, individuals do not have to be involved with individual therapy or be taking medication. ?- Learn about depression and how to decrease the chances of becoming depressed in the future ?- Learn what may have contributed to how an individual's depression started and why it is difficult to get out of it ?- Learn coping skills to manage depression and reduce its negative effects on their life

Provides legal services including:

• Creditor problems and harassment by bill collectors
• Contract-for-Deed issues
• Custody and visitation issues
• Divorce
• Evictions
• Family issues
• Fuel assistance
• Garnishment
• Housing code violations
• Landlord-tenant issues including leases, evictions, denials of subsidized housing, fair housing, repair issues, etc.
• Mortgage foreclosures
• Representation for General Assistance, MFIP, Food Benefits, and Medical Assistance
• Unemployment compensation
• Utilities
• Supplemental Security Income

Legal Clinics: Virtual advice regarding Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Social Security is available Home visits may be possible Legal Aid does not handle adoption, paternity, or wills, but special circumstance cases are considered Assistance may involve representation, advice, or referral. The demand for services is high and Legal Aid is unable to handle all requests for assistance. There are established case priorities and, in some instances, waiting lists have become necessary to allocate services. Advice appointments may occur in person, on the phone, electronically, at clinics, or outreach.

Provides law enforcement services to the residents and visitors of Carlton County

• Maintains the county jail

• Operates 9-1-1 center dispatching for Carlton County area law enforcement, fire, ambulance, and EMS services

Administers elementary and secondary schools in the district. Schools:

• Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary: 3rd and Lincoln PO Box 279 Argyle, MN 56713 (218)437-6616

• Stephen-Argyle Central Junior High/Senior High: 500 School Avenue PO Box 68 Stephen, MN 56757 (218)478-3314

Provides speakers on various legal issues including:

• Child protection

• Child support

• Criminal justice system

• Drug prosecution

• Elder abuse

• Gang prosecution

• Juvenile offenders

• Major economic crime

• Mental health commitments

• Sexual assault

• Victims rights

The loan closet offers medical equipment at a low monthly cost. The loan closet has:

• Bed rails

• Canes

• Commodes

• Crutches

• Knee scooters

• Seated walkers

• Shower benches

• Shower chairs

• Toilet risers

• Wheelchairs

Provides a hot meal for those in need in the community. A Little Free Pantry available outside of the church building.

Mayor and City Council Members

• Member contact information

Departments City Attorney

• Phone: (651)429- 3323

City Clerk Public Works and Engineering

• Responsible for garbage, recycling, road maintenance, stormwater pollution prevention, and traffic control

Safety and Inspections

• Responsible for city codes, ordinances, and permits and applications.

Local fire services

ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children but may just include parents/caregivers. Services may include:

• Parent-child activities

• Parent discussion groups

• Play and learn activities for children

• Special events for the entire family

• Information on community resources

• Workshops on specific topics

• School readiness

• Early childhood screening for children ages

Provides religious education

A licensed and nationally accredited Spanish/English, dual-language Montessori learning center for children ages 3 - 6. Siembra supports the academic and social development of Latine children living in and near Minneapolis by providing education which inspires children to become independent, responsible, and engaged learners and community members.

Accepts and responds to and/or investigates reports of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Services may include:

• Accepting reports of abuse

• Assessment of the initial referral

• Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse

• Consultation with the family to determine the nature of the problem

• Dependency investigation

• Ongoing support services for children and their families

• Temporary placement of children who are removed from the home?

• Works with the family toward unification or reunification

?NOTE: In addition to taking reports, child protection screeners are available to explain the reporting statutes, answer questions regarding agency practices and discuss other resources and strategies when reports do not meet criteria for assignment for child protection investigation.

Providing emergency food to persons in need. Food boxes may include shelf-stable pantry items, breads, cereals, meat, and other household necessities. On occasion, fresh produce is also made available.

Individual and family therapy for adults, adolescents, and children. A variety of therapeutic approaches and theories grounded in research are utilized, including Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT). The length and frequency of appointments are determined on an individual basis.

Provides outpatient mental health services such as:

• Child Psychiatry Services: Performs a full range of medical laboratory, psychological tests, and medication management to help assess both the physical and mental aspects of the client's mental health.

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Helps clients suffering from mood disorders and those with harmful behavior patterns to increase emotion regulation skills, decrease fluctuating emotions and moods, increase distress tolerance skills, interpersonal effectiveness skills, and mindfulness.

• Infant to Child Outpatient Services: Offers diagnostic assessments, play therapy, relational therapy, parenting training, trauma-informed care psychotherapy, interaction therapy, in-home family therapy and skills, mental health behavior aide, care coordination for early childhood support, and referrals to occupational and physical therapies and special education resources.

• A community based program improving the well-being of children and youth in Northeastern Minnesota

• Positive parenting and activities for youth are included

Prepetition screening provides an impartial and in-depth clinical assessment of a person who is at risk of being committed, based on mental illness, chemical dependency, or developmental disabilities. The prepetition screening team must conduct a thorough investigation of the proposed patient's situation before any petition for commitment can be filed. The team includes staff from multidisciplinary backgrounds, including chemical health counselors, psychiatric social workers, clinical psychologists, and registered nurses. The program is mandated to:

• Assess whether the patient's situation meets the criteria for commitment

• Facilitate the commitment process by working with the patient, treatment community, county attorney's office, and family members

• Divert patients from the commitment process by assisting in the development of a less-restrictive altera

Provides the following country attorney services:

• Child and adult protection representation

• Child support and paternity

• CHIPS (Child in Need of Protection or Services) cases

• Commitments

• Conservatorships

• Criminal and delinquency prosecution

• Guardianships

• Legal representation of county boards and agencies

Provides assisted living designed for individuals who want extra support while still enjoying comfort and independence. Servicdes provided:

• Access to 24 hours/7 days a week on-site services such as health monitoring and medication management

• Housekeeping and laundry

• Personalized assistance with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and more

• Social and recreational programs

Provides comprehensive mental health care for individuals, including:

• Anxiety

• Co-occurring addiction and mental health problems

• Depression

• Difficult life transitions including grief, and unexpected loss

• Family and relationship problems

• Post-traumatic stress disorder

• Problems related to history of trauma

Teletherapy services available for chemical health assessments, comprehensive assessments, state-funded gambling services, participation in IOP, relapse prevention, and continuing care programming, individual mental health therapy, and diagnostic assessments

Advocacy and information/referral for low-income individuals. Bilingual staff are available.

Nursing home providing licensed for 65 beds

• Activities that focus on the mental, physical, and social well-being of the residents

• In-house therapy services

• Weekly church services to meet residents' and families' spiritual needs

Offers comprehensive neuropsychological, general psychological, and psychoeducational testing from young age children to adults for the following issues:

• Attention
• Autism
• Complex trauma
• Disordered attachment
• Fetal alcohol effects
• Learning disorders
• Mood disorders
• Personality disorders

Psychological Testing service only available to internal clients upon the provider's recommendation

Accepts and responds to and/or investigates reports of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Services may include:

• Accepting reports of abuse

• Assessment of the initial referral

• Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse

• Consultation with the family to determine the nature of the problem

• Dependency investigation?

• Ongoing support services for children and their families

• Temporary placement of children who are removed from the home?

• Works with the family toward unification or reunification

?NOTE: In addition to taking reports, child protection screeners are available to explain the reporting statutes, answer questions regarding agency practices and discuss other resources and strategies when reports do not meet criteria for assignment for child protection investigation.