At Circle of Friends Services, we believe that all individuals, both adults and children, can cope with traumatic life events and go on to lead productive lives with proper help and support. It is the goal of Circle of Friends Services to provide that help and support through trauma-focused mental health therapy provided by our skilled and caring professionals.
As our work with each client begins, we assess what is the best path to bring the client and the family to permanency. Our therapists use a combination of individual and family therapy to address the changing needs of the family unit as they move along this path. Our therapists are Adoption Cometent Trained and receive extensive training in treatment of trauma.
Therapists specially trained in working with the Zero to Five population provide early intervention strategies for children and their caretakers. Research has proven that early intervention with this population is vital for secure attachment and healthy emotional growth and development.
Visitation between children and caretakers following removal to foster care can be stressful. Our therapists mentor parents and children in a therapeutic setting to make visitation part of a healing experience.
All children sheltered in the state of Florida receive this comprehensive assessment as the initial step in planning for the child’s permanency. The child’s developmental, medical, educational and emotional needs are all assessed as a way to develop a meaningful plan for the child’s successful future.
Adoption is a lifelong journey that involves all members of the newly formed family. The Post Adoption Support Group is designed to help families through the “Normative Crises” of every adoption. These normative crises are usually connected to the core issues of any adoption, including the experiences of loss,
memories of the biological family, and post traumatic symptoms of the adoptive child.
To give all children and their families the hope of family stability, health and permanency, through the help of Circle of Friends Services.
To offer our help to all families and children in need following a traumatic event, by providing the highest quality of programmatic support and resources needed to achieve family safety and stability.
Safety for our Children
Family Stability
Integrity of Service
Excellence in all Programs
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