Evidence-Based Practices
When a child loses a parent to incarceration, they may experience significant emotional and psychological trauma. As a result, mental health services are a critical component of our program model.
Children enrolled in our after-school program and their families are all eligible to receive therapeutic support services through our Children of Promise Wellness Group, which include trauma-informed and evidence-based practices.
Licensed
Supportive social workers, creative arts therapists, mental health counselors, and psychiatrists are part of our Children of Promise Wellness Group.
EXPERT CARE
A dedicated team of licensed professionals who work closely with our families to provide holistic care centered on healing and emotional wellness.
5 Days a week
Supportive therapeutic services are provided on-site and virtually 5 days a week by mental health professionals.
Supporting the behaviors and symptoms associated with traumatic experiences
Our Services
Individual and Family Psychotherapy
Group Psychotherapy
Therapeutic parent support groups
Psychopharmacology
Relational Group Therapy through letter writing to incarcerated parents
Creative Arts Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Relational and Attachment Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness Practices
Trauma-Informed Care
The Children of Promise mental health team employs trauma-informed, evidence-supported practices. The services we provide to the children and families are based on an understanding of the prevalence of the traumatic stress caused by incarceration, and the therapeutic practices we employ are healing-centered and family-focused to provide a breadth of support in mitigating the impact of oppressive forces on children and families.
Our model is inclusive, supportive, creative, anti-oppressive, healing, guided by the narratives of those individuals with lived experience of being directly impacted by systems of mass incarceration. Our creative and artistic clinical home offers the children an open and expressive space to share about trauma, loss, grief, depression, anxiety, and fear without any worry that they will be judged for what they are going through.
Meet Our Team
Sam Rosen LMSW
Sam is a certified mental health clinician at Children of Promise, NYC. Sam provides scholars integrative counseling and support, creating a safe space for scholars to process their emotions and experiences.
Odetta Keane LCSWR
Odetta is the director of the Children of Promise Wellness Group. As an experienced psychotherapist, Odetta provides scholars the mental health support they need to face traumatic experiences in order to find lasting emotional relief.