Contact: Kristina Collins, Director of Operations
Phone: (319) 538-7842
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9:00AM July 11, 2010
child and family advocacy Agency
Hires counselor The Grace C Mae Advocate Center, Inc.
welcomes Carie Masters, Counselor, to its treatment team of therapists and
counselors. Carie will receive her
degree from the University of Iowa School of Social Work with a Masters in
Social Work. Carie brings over ten years
of human service practice in the community and home setting. Carie’s primary focus is to deliver
exceptional in home family services to individuals and their families living in
the Chariton area. The
Advocate Center has been working to develop its infrastructure for the past
year in order to deliver exceptional therapeutic and advocacy services to
children, individuals, and families. The
Advocate Center serves Cedar Rapids, Marengo, Van Horne, Washington, Chariton,
and surrounding areas. The Grace C Mae Advocate Center provides traditional
therapies and non-traditional therapies, including play therapy techniques such
as non-directive play therapy, sand tray, filial (family), and Theraplay® (attachment
based). In addition to this the Advocate
Center provides remedial (coping skill development) services, advocacy, custody
evaluations, forensic social work, educational support services, and wraparound
services for individuals and families.
Organizations can receive help with program evaluations, strategic
planning, training, crisis debriefing, policy analysis and cost-benefit
analysis, and grant writing. Communities
can turn to the Advocate Center to get help with community assessments, crisis intervention
debriefing and planning, and training on matters that affect children and
families. The Grace C Mae Advocate Center is
accepting new clients and patients. They
are able to bill private insurances (such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tricare, Principal,
and Midland’s Choice), Medicaid (Title 19), CMH Waiver, and they have contracts
with DHS in multiple rural counties to help children who have emotional
disturbances. Sliding fee scales are
available for un-insured or under-insured people. For more information or to schedule an
appointment with Stefanie or any of our other highly qualified therapists,
please contact our office at 319-361-6529.
Visit the website for detailed information regarding services from the Grace C. Mae Advocate
Center.