Word: staff
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...counseling at Place is client-centered. Miguel Gil, a house staff member, says that the first thing he asks a client is what do you want to use me for?" It is a form of outreach to the child which tries to get him actively involved in solving his own problems. In a non-authoritarian environment, the runaway can hear an explanation of the options open to him. The facilities of the house can then be used as a sort of social service trouble-shooter to get the child the services he may need, such as a forster home, medical...
...developed additional programs such as a hot line (which helped to counsel callers on many of the underground issues of the day: drugs pregnancy, VD, the draft), a drug education program, a legal aid group, and programs to support alternative life-styles. By 1974 there were 70 full-time staff members and 200 volunteers involved in seven different programs...
...counselors at Place relate to the children mirrors the way the counselors relate to each other. Place House has a collective organization. Lillian Jackson, the director of the house, says that the staff has found that a non-hierarchical system works best to facilitate the highly subjective work that goes on in the house...
...fact that everyone receives equal pay, participates in making collective decisions and takes on equal responsibilities not only helps motivate staff members but also helps bring the staff closer together so that they can better support each other in their often emotionally-exhausting jobs as counselors...
...staff members of Place are also fighters for other issues. They waged a long battle to be able to keep the names of their clients confidential and out of the records of the state agencies who provide funding. And they helped fight for legislation to change the status of a runaway from a criminal to a child in need of service" who needs help instead of time in court. Presently, the Place staff is organizing campaigns to heighten public awareness of child abuse...