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Alpha Management Community Services:
a person-centered approach leading to independence Alpha Management Community Services Inc. (AMCS) is a nonprofit community-based organization located in Durham which provides direct services to children and the developmentally disabled population living in North Carolina. Our qualified staff functions out of the corporate office in Durham and two satellite offices in Oxford and Roanoke Rapids. We provide services to individuals with a variety of complex disabilities. Services are provided in a manner which fosters the person-centered approach that enhances the level of independence
which is appropriate for each consumer. AMCS provides a variety of services such as: outpatient treatment, diagnostic assessments, medication management/psychiatric services, therapeutic foster care (licensed foster homes in over 15 counties in North Carolina), respite, developmental therapy, CAP-MR/ DD services, and other mental health services that are available. We specialize in quality care and feel that our commitment to serving our consumers is second to none. With this commitment we understand that having qualified staff to engage with
individuals in the community is essential. Our staff consists of an executive team, a board- certified psychiatrist, licensed mental health professionals, social workers and therapeutic foster care parents who are trained to provide interventions with a variety of consumers in different capacities. While providing services, we agree with the National Mental Health Association’s definition of cultural competence. As a result, we strive to incorporate skills, attitudes and policies to ensure that we effectively address the treatment and psychosocial needs of consumers and fami-
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lies with diverse values, beliefs and sexual orientations, in addition to backgrounds that may vary by race, ethnicity, religion and/ or language. In the foster care program, our ultimate goal is to provide a nurturing home for children that promotes a sense of safety, a feeling of acceptance, and the conviction that they are valuable. AMCS social workers provide case planning and coordination of services to families whose children are in foster care in order to reunite children with their biological families. The program provides coordinated,
culturally sensitive casework services, designed to ensure that the experience of separation results in maximum opportunity for all concerned. The program focuses on rectifying and preventing problems and concerns, which may lead to the need for removal. The services provided by the program include support services to foster care homes, individual counseling for foster care children, and supervised visitation and support services for the biological families, including family counseling, recruitment, training and certification of minority foster families.
The services provided to the children include: career counseling, budgeting, job search assistance, help with locating apartments, college preparation and life/social skills (i.e. opening banking accounts/saving). Alpha Management Community Services Inc. is committed to providing needed services to people who are emotionally/behaviorally, physically and/or mentally challenged, allowing them to remain in their community or in a therapeutic setting that best caters to their needs and treatment. For more information, call 1-866-5584440.
Mental health first aid training available Mental Health First Aid is an award-winning training program to teach the public how to support someone in a mental health crisis or someone who is developing a mental disorder. The program has solid evidence for its effectiveness from random-
ized controlled trials and qualitative studies. It increases knowledge, reduces stigma and, most importantly, increases supportive actions. Mental health first aid training can assist in early intervention and in the on-going community support
of people with mental illnesses. It is useful for people employed in areas which involve increased contact with mental health issues and for caregivers. For more information, Contact Anita Mason at (252) 430-3035 for more information.