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For Immediate Release:
Dr. Muhammad Akhtar of Rosemont Center Awarded the ADAMH Extraordinary Mile Award
Dr. Muhammad Akhtar, a Rosemont Center employee and resident of Hilliard, was honored with the Extraordinary Mile Award at the ADAMH Board Meeting located at Columbus State Community College on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009. Kim Kehl, ADAMH Board of Trustees presented Dr. Akhtar with this prestigious award.
Dr. Akhtar has been a psychiatrist with Rosemont Center for 10 years. In that time, he has provided very high quality, individualized services to children and their families. He's very strength-oriented and goes out of his way to provide positive reinforcement for both families and staff. He doesn't waiver in his high ethical standards, yet can be very flexible in other areas, when it's necessary. He's very conscientious and careful in his diagnostic and treatment recommendations and collaborates extremely well with staff. Dr. Akhtar has done a wonderful job of bridging the gap between the Somali and Muslim populations and the mental health system, de-bunking mental health myths and distrust. More and more Somali families are seeking his services and have developed trusting relationships with him.
His nominator, Rosemary Standish, Clinical Director of Rosemont Center, said "Dr. Akhtar has a calming, welcoming presence with children and families. He invites participation from everyone involved with clients, including family members, direct care staff and clinicians. He values the feedback of family members and takes it seriously. He pays attention to what families want from treatment. He listens to children, taking their opinions into consideration."
ADAMH is Franklin County's authority for planning, funding and evaluating mental health, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment services. ADAMH-funded services are provided by a local network of more than 40 not-for-profit providers and offered on a sliding-fee scale, making them affordable for any county resident, regardless of income. For more information, please visit www.adamhfranklin.org
For Immediate Release:
Rosemont Center's Eagle Heights Academy Expands Programming
Rosemont Center is expanding our partial hospitalization program to include GED programming. Rosemont Center operates a day treatment program called "Eagle Heights Academy". Eagle Heights is an on-site specialized therapeutic day treatment for students unable to be successful in a "traditional" school setting. The population consists of females and males ages 11-18 with regular and special education needs. Eagle Heights achieves success with students through family, individual, and group treatment. The students ages 16 through 18 entering Eagle Heights tend to fall into two different categories. The first have most of their high school credits intact. However, due to their behavioral issues they don't have enough credits to graduate. These students will follow a credit recovery program that would enable them to earn back credits and graduate from high school. They will be supplied tutors and computer assisted learning that gets them back on track to receive their diploma.
The second type of adolescent comes to Eagle Heights with little or no high school credits due to suspensions, expulsions, and other behavioral issues. For these adolescents it is unrealistic that they will graduate from a traditional school. Often, they cannot return to the traditional school setting because of extreme behavioral/emotional problems. Receiving a GED is a better track to prepare them for the future. Current settings for GED curriculum do not account for the social and behavioral issues these children face. The students tend to be dismissed from the programs because of their disruptions. Rosemont Center has expanded our current curriculum at Eagle Heights to include training for work readiness by providing the GED program coupled with the necessary therapeutic treatment these adolescents so desperately need. Currently, this type of work is not available elsewhere.
At Rosemont Center we believe that every young person has the potential to be
successful if they can find that special caring adult in their life. Not only do we provide that caring adult, but also the additional assets that youth need to learn and grow. Assets such as; Educational Skills, Positive Peer Relationships, Constructive use of leisure time, a sense of family and community, and hope.
For more information or to give a gift to Rosemont Center's Eagle Heights Academy please go to www.rosemont.org or contact Program Director Nate Toops at
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For Immediate Release:
Aberdeen Cottage Now Accepting Girls
Columbus, Ohio 9/22/09
Rosemont Center is now accepting adolescent females into our Aberdeen Group Cottage, an independent living home for children seeking emancipation from Franklin County Children's Services. Aberdeen cottage offers housing for up to four girls ages 15 through 18; where they learn life skills for living in the "real world" under supervision. The Aberdeen Group Cottage services is based on a continuum of care for adolescent females who are dependent, neglected, abused and have severe and chronic mental health problems.
Aberdeen Cottage is a safe, positive, nurturing place for young people to turn their lives around. It is a place for young girls to work on personal goals, learn about themselves, and learn positive ways of dealing with difficulties they may be facing. Adolescents who are moving toward independence strive to reach goals based on their personal choices. Supports that help girls become connected with independence are relationships with family members, friends, teachers, co-workers and communitites.
The Rosemont Center staff members operate as transition facilitators, keeping in mind the normal developmental tasks that lead to independence but with special attention to the interdependence with emotional, physical, social and spiritual support required for successful adult functioning.
At Rosemont Center we beleive that every young person has the potential to be successful if they can find that special caring adult in their life. Not only do we provide that caring adult, but also the additional assets that youth need to learn and grow. Assets such as; education skills, positive peer relationships, constructive use of leisre time, a sense of family and community, and hope.
For more information about Rosemont Center or the Aberdeen Cottage please contact Residential Program Director Robbie Fuller at
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For Immediate Release:
Rosemont Center Recertified Under C.O.A. (Council of Accreditation)
Columbus, Ohio 7/15/2009
Today Rosemont Center, on behalf of the Council on Accreditation (COA), was informed that they had been reaccredited for the next three years. Reaccreditation is a tremendous achievement that demonstrates the organization is recognized as a provider that continues to successfully implement high performance standards and, as such, is delivering the highest quality services to all of its stakeholders.
Within the next four weeks, Rosemont Center will be receiving the formal reaccreditation notification letter, the Final Accreditation Report and a sample press release via email as well as a press packet (by mail) containing, among other things, promotional brochures, COA logo sheets and decals as well as an accreditation plaque. We encourage you to display this plaque in an accessible public space where staff and clients can easily take notice and feel confident and proud to be part of Rosemont Center, Inc.
Rosemont Center thanks and sends appreciation to all board and staff members who worked so hard over the past several months to achieve reaccreditation. We are proud to continue to be a part of COA's Community of Excellence.
For Immediate Release:
Fuller Hired as Residential Director for Rosemont Center, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio 6/17/2009
Rosemont Center announced today that Robbie Fuller has assumed the role as the new Residential Director. He will report to the Director of Clinicians Rosemary Standish.
Mr. Fuller was most recently at Ronald McDonald House in Columbus, Ohio as the Program Director. Fuller joins Rosemont Center with 17 years of experience in the field of working with children and their families. Before coming to Ohio, Mr. Fuller was the administrator for a community based counseling agency and shelter system for kids who had been removed from their homes for abuse or neglect located in Austin, Texas.
Mr. Fuller holds a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Houston, a M.B.A from Franklin University, and is currently finishing his Marriage and Family Therapy degree at Liberty University.
Mr. Fuller resides in Westerville with his wife Nicole and their daughter Emily. Fuller said "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to serve the children and families of Franklin County at Rosemont Center. I believe Rosemont's mission and philosophy will help me fulfill my lifelong calling to serve the children and families who need help turning their lives around."
For Immediate Release:
Rosemont Center clinician Jenn Westgate honored
http://www.adamhfranklin.org/press/article.php?id=385
Columbus, Ohio
Jen Westgate honored with ADAMH Extraordinary Mile Award.
Jen Westgate, a Rosemont Center employee and resident of Delaware, will be honored with the Extraordinary Mile Award at the ADAMH Board Meeting located at 447 East Broad Street in Columbus on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 starting at 5:30 p.m.
Westgate is a Multisystemic Therapist with Rosemont Center, which is an organization committed to the emotional well-being of youth and families in the community.
Westgate demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to her work. She spends many late nights and weekends helping to stabilize families in crisis. She gives attention to all family members, and coordinates client concerns as well as the caregiver's needs.
Her nominator, Kathryn A. Burke, MST Program Director of Rosemont Center, said that Westgate "routinely provides tireless service and stellar collaboration which fosters healthier families."
A non-profit 501c3; Rosemont Center was founded in 1865 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and is located on a 35-acre campus in Northeast Columbus. Rosemont Center believes in the resilience of youth and the strength of families. Rosemont\'s mission is to turn young lives around when life hurts. www.rosemont.org
ADAMH is Franklin County's authority for planning, funding and evaluating mental health, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment services. ADAMH-funded services are provided by a local network of more than 40 not-for-profit providers and offered on a sliding-fee scale, making them affordable for any county resident, regardless of income. For more information, please visit www.adamhfranklin.org.
Rosemont Center in ADAMH newsletter
http://www.adamhfranklin.org/press/article.php?id=311
For Immediate Release:
Rides from Rosemont
Columbus, Ohio 5/13/09
Rosemont Center will hold its third annual Rides from Rosemont event on Saturday May 30st 2009 from noon till three o'clock at their campus located at 2440 Dawnlight Avenue.
Rides from Rosemont started in 2006. The event provides selected children ages 6-13 with a new 20inch Huffy bicycle, Pro-Rider helmet, Bell bike lock & rules of the road information. We have also added a new book to this package with children's books donated by DK Publishing. This component helps children to exercise the mind and the body. Rosemont Center will be giving out 180 bicycles that were purchased from donations made to this program at Rosemont Center by private individuals and major companies.
The first year of the event the recipients of the bicycles were children and families that participated in Rosemont Center Foster Care and Outpatient Programs. We now have partnered with the community including teachers and principals from Arlington Park Elementary, South Mifflin Elementary, East Linden Elementary, and Kae Avenue Elementary.
For additional information about this event please contact Kate Tesoriero, Development Director at 614.416.8713 or via email at ktesoriero@rosemont.org.
ABOUT ROSEMONT: A non-profit 501c3; Rosemont Center was founded in 1865 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and is located on a 35-acre campus in Northeast Columbus.
For Immediate Release:
Rides from
Columbus
Rides from Rosemont started in 2006. The event provides selected children ages 6-11 with a new Huffy bicycle, Pro-Rider helmet, Bell bike lock & rules of the road information. This year we have the addition of books to the package donated by Barnes & Noble; this helps to exercise the mind and the body. We will be giving out 225 bicycles that were purchased from donations made to this program at Rosemont Center by private individuals and major companies such as Kroger Company and Bob Evans.
Rosemont Center believes that a person's first bike teaches....Responsibility, Builds Self Esteem, Sense of ownership, Pride in skills and Mobility & Independence.
Last year the recipients of the thirty bicycles were children and families that participated in Rosemont Center Foster Care and Outpatient Programs. This year we have also partnered with the teachers and principals from Arlington Park Elementary, South Mifflin Elementary, East Linden Elementary, and East Columbus Elementary.
For additional information about this event please contact Kate Tesoriero, Development Director at 614.416.8713 or via email at ktesoriero@rosemont.org.
ABOUT ROSEMONT: A non-profit 501c3; Rosemont Center was founded in 1865 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and is located on a 35-acre campus in Northeast Columbus . Rosemont Center believes in the resilience of youth and the strength of families. Rosemont's mission is to turn young lives around when life hurts. www.rosemont.org
For Immediate Release:
Rosemont Center Young Professional Board to Host Pizza Party
Columbus, Ohio 8/9/2006
Rosemont Center's Young Professional Board announced today that it will host a "Back to School" Pizza Party and school supply drive. This event will take place on the Rosemont campus on Thursday, August 17, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
The Young Professional Board assists Rosemont Center in furthering its mission of turning young lives around when life hurts. Membership on the Board provides an opportunity to develop philanthropic leadership skills and to network with other professionals.
Rosemont Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has provided services to children, adolescents and their families in the community for over 141 years. Last year Rosemont provided quality services to 1,300 individuals in Franklin County.
Anyone interested in donating back-to-school supplies, in volunteering or attending this event, should contact Debra Huff with the Young Professional Board at 614-416-8775 or .
For more information about the diverse programs at Rosemont Center, Inc., please contact Kate Tesoriero, Development Director, at 614-416-8713 or
For Immediate Release:
Tesoriero Hired as Development Director for Rosemont Center, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio 7/19/2006
Rosemont Center announced today that Kate Tesoriero has assumed the role as the new Director of Development and Marketing. She will report to Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Marx.
Ms. Tesoriero was most recently at the Grandview Marble Cliff Area Chamber of Commerce as the Executive Director. In her six years of experience she has become an assertive leader who is accustomed to a fast pace and multiple projects.
Ms. Tesoriero holds a B.A. in Communications from The Ohio State University.
"I'm excited to be here and working with this enthusiastic staff at Rosemont. The passion that exudes from this organization is overwhelming. I hope to be able tap into that zeal while working in development for Rosemont." Tesoriero said.
ABOUT ROSEMONT: A non-profit 501c3; Rosemont Center was founded in 1865 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and is located on a 35-acre campus in Northeast Columbus. Rosemont Center believes in the resilience of youth and the strength of families. Rosemont's mission is to turn young lives around when life hurts.
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