SELF
ENHANCEMENT, INC.
3920
N. Kerby Avenue
Portland,
OR 97227
Phone:
503-249-1721 Fax: 503-249-1955
Tony Hopson, President/CEO
Contact: Michael Ware
michaelw@selfenhancement.org
AGENCY DESCRIPTION
Self
Enhancement, Inc. (SEI) is dedicated to guiding underserved youth to realize
their full potential. Working with
schools, families and partner community organizations, SEI provides support,
guidance and opportunities to achieve personal and academic success. SEI brings hope to individual young people
and enhances the quality of community life.
Founded: 1981
Self Enhancement, Inc. offers the following programs:
·
In-School
Services (academic mentoring and tutoring) in eleven Portland Public Schools
(Elementary: Boise-Eliot, Humboldt, Vernon and Woodlawn; Middle: Ockley
Green, Tubman and Whitaker; High Schools: Benson,
Grant, Jefferson and Roosevelt).
·
After-School
Programming at the Center for Self Enhancement and in the above schools.
·
Academic Summer
Program for six-weeks and multiple one-week basketball camps.
·
Family Resource
Services including counseling, Family Enhancement, Latino Community Outreach,
Ready-to-Rent programs, parenting classes, and other
family resource training.
·
Culturally specific,
community-based support services to high-risk African-American male and female
youth who are under the supervision of Multnomah County Department of Community
Justice or OYA.
CLIENT
CHARACTERISTICS
ü
Abused Child
ü
Adjudicated Delinquent
ü
Acting-Out Adolescent
ü Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Assaultive/Destructive
ü Chronic Medical Problems
Dependent
Child
Depression/Suicidal
Ideation
Developmentally
Delayed
Developmentally
Disabled (moderate to severe)
Emotionally
Disturbed
Firesetters
ü Foster Child
ü Juvenile Parolee
Physically
Handicapped
ü Poor Interpersonal Relationships
ü Poor
School Functioning
Pregnant
Teen
Parented a
child (both genders)
Runaway Child
Homeless
Seizure
Disorders
Sexually
Abused Child
Sex
Offender
Sibling
Group
Withdrawn
Other
24-Hour
Residential Care
Adoption
(Registry only)
Alcohol
and Drug Assessments
Alcohol
and Drug Counseling
ü Alcohol and Drug Education
Alcohol
and Drug Treatment (CIRT
Approved)
ü Basic Self Help Training
Behavioral
Evaluations
ü Career Guidance/Education
ü Career Training/Work Experience
ü Crisis Counseling
Day
Treatment
Diagnostic
Evaluation and Treatment
Supervised
By Mental-Health Specialist
ü Emancipation Skills/Independent Living
Preparation
Emergency
Placement Services
ü Family Counseling
Foster
Care
ü Gang Intervention/Prevention
ü GED Preparation
_ü Group Counseling
Independent
Living Opportunities
ü Individual Counseling
ü Infant/Mother Program
ü On-Campus
School
Other
Alternative Education Opportunities
ü Parent Support Group
ü Parent Training/Education
ü Play Therapy
Positive Peer Culture Group Treatment
Prenatal Services
Proctor
Care
Psychiatric/Psychological
Evaluations
ü Psychotherapy
Restitution
Payment Program
Sex
Education
Sex
Offender Assessments
Sexual
Abuse Treatment for Offenders
Sexual
Abuse Treatment for Victims
Shelter
Care
ü Social Services
Teen
Parent Services
Therapeutic Foster Care
ü Therapeutic Recreation
ü Transitional Services
Vocational
Services
ü Work Program
ü Other
Academic support, recreational activities, summer
academic enrichment, nutritional education, relationship & family mentoring