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DELSTAR

An Outpatient Program for Male and Female Adolescents, adjudicated (or deferred) on a Sexual Offense

Program Objective Program Highlights Components of Treatment Referral Information General Contact Information

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Program Objective:

To facilitate the growth and wellness of each client, reducing his/her risk of sexual offense recidivism and other criminal behaviors that could lead to further involvement in the juvenile justice system by providing sex-offense specific therapy. Therapy includes developing an individual, workable relapse prevention/wellness plan with the following elements:

• understanding of the pathway to his/her offending;
   
• becoming accountable for all actions,

• developing and consistentlyutilizing preventative strategies
   
• learning anger/stress management skills,
  
• training in self-awareness, productive communication, problem-solving, the use of appropriate expression of thoughts and feelings, and developing empathic understanding of others.

 

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Program Highlights:

• Located in Center City Philadelphia near major transportation routes (tokens provided for public transportation)
   
• Quality treatment provided to adolescent sex offenders since 1993
   
• Licensed by the Office of Mental Health
   
• Treatment conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, social workers, and other qualified mental health professionals, under the direct supervision of a licensed psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience
   
• Facilitates clients' social development while allowing them to remain in their own communities

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Components of Treatment:

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations at intake
   

• Formalized Risk Assessment upon admission, discharge, and throughout treatment as deemed necessary

• Multi-systemic Approach

• Individualized treatment planning

• Five Overall Treatment Goals
   admission of offense
   
  • admission of offense - accurate attributions of responsibility
     
  • understanding client's pathway to offending behavior
     
  • empathic understanding of victim impact
     
  • global adjustment

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Referral Information:

Please send Philadelphia County referrals to:

Saint Gabriel's System Court Representative
1801 Vine Street, Room 126 M
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone (215) 568-0930
(215) 873-4149

Fax (215) 568-1466

If you would like additional information about the DelStar program
please contact:

Dr. Brandi Stewart
DelStar Director

Dr.bstewart@chs-adphila.org

Dr. James J. Black
Director of Mental Health Programs

JBlack@chs-adphila.org

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Phone (215) 854-7103

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General Contact Information:

DelStar
227 N. 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone (215) 854-7103

Fax (215) 965-5713

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For Philadelphia clients, this program is funded, in part, through a contract with the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Division of Juvenile Justice Services.

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