Multicultural Center

Program Details

Positive Growth, Inc. (PGI), Multicultural Services Program provides multilingual and culturally sensitive mental health, substance abuse, social, and educational services to immigrants and refugee children, youth, adults, and families in more than 20 languages from various ethnic and linguistic minority groups. PGI has established a culturally competent care system addressing the needs of people and families with diverse values, beliefs, and sexual orientation in addition to backgrounds that vary by disability, race, ethnicity, religion, language, and socio-economic levels.

The diversity and dedication of the staff of PGI is a testament to our organization’s passion for providing a comprehensive and culturally sensitive service to ethnically rich populations. We value and appreciate the uniqueness and diversity of all individuals. Our commitment is to create and maintain an environment that fosters cultural humility where all people feel welcome. We recognize the right of human beings to be treated with dignity and respect. We are dedicated to enhancing cultural sensitivity and cultural competency in all of our work. This promotes our growth as individuals and as a community.

Services Provided

Psychosexual assessments/parental fitness.

Therapeutic crisis intervention and brief therapy.

Outreach/community support.

Psychological/psychiatric assessments.

Referral and linkage services to other needed resources and programs.

Home management (individual and group).

Emergency/crisis intervention {911, police, fire rescue, and ambulance} (individual and group).

Parent education on the school system’s policies and procedures (individual and group).

Parent education regarding schools and educational terminology (individual and group).

School-related casework to provide assistance to parents when they visit their children’s schools (individual).

Case managers to assist them with completing eligibility forms and applications.

Preventing disruption of out of home placement services.

Individual, family and group therapy.

School-based prevention counseling services.

An after-school program for students K-12

Parenting education classes/prevention support groups.

Mental/behavioral health assessments.

Family wrap-around services.

GED and vocational/job readiness skills training.

Substance abuse assessment, education, and treatment.

Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Direct services for Survivors of Torture.

Anger management classes.

Family violence intervention program/assessments.

Languages

ARABIC

NEPALI

SWAHILI

FARSI

SPANISH

ASSYRIAN

KURDISH

BURMESE

VIETNAMESE

KAREN

KARENNI

CHINESE

LINGALA

KINYARWANDA

KIRUNDI

FRENCH

URDU

HINDI

Training

Positive Growth Inc.’s Multicultural Service Program offers professional workshops, seminars, and training. It is our intention to provide high quality, timely, and pertinent training opportunities to meet the professional development needs of those seeking to increase their skills, advance in their careers or to be more effective working in their career field.

We offer a range of customized training programs and presentations for outside providers, educators, mental health professional, child welfare workers, organizations or parent/guardians including a Crossing Cultural Boundaries Workshop.

Specialized Groups

Self-esteem, Assertiveness, and Lack of Confidence

Art Therapy

Behavioral Therapy

Family Therapy

Groups for women {trauma therapy}

Groups for Men {trauma therapy}

Anger Management

Stress Management

Substance abuse

Domestic Violence prevention

Bullying and Gang prevention

Internet stress relief games

Assertiveness and decision making

Integration and Emotional Counseling (individual and Group)

Grief and Loss

Depression

Staff

We have an experienced and dedicated trained team of licensed health care professionals, certified counselors, direct care staff, facilitators, community team leaders and paraprofessionals.

Resources

Food and clothes pantry.

Resource linkage to the various programs.

Collaborations

International Rescue Committee Atlanta

World Relief Atlanta

New American Pathways

Lutheran Services of Georgia

Refugee Women’s Network

Georgia Division of Family and Children Services

DeKalb Board of Health {Refugee Clinic}

Somali American Community Center

Somali Women Support Group Inc.

A One Home Care

Georgia Department of Public Health

Catholic Charities Atlanta

Refugee Referral Form

Please download this form to request Refugee Counseling Services. Return your completed form to fax number 404-298-0046 or email to intake@positivegrowthinc.org

Positive Growth Inc. ‘s Multicultural Services program is responsive to the needs of the diverse communities of the Metro Atlanta areas.