Counseling Services (CAPIT)
About El Nido’s Counseling Services and Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Training (CAPIT)
Free bilingual counseling for families with children.
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Services: Family, child, and couples counseling (in-person or virtual), parenting education, crisis response, and case management
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Service Areas: Los Angeles County - SPAs 2, 4, and 5
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Clients: Families with children ages 0-17
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Started: 1983
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Key Outcome: 97% of treated families had no recurring abuse/neglect. Outcomes also include no subsequent DCFS reports for 98-100%.
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Funder: LA County Department of Children and Family Services
The parents El Nido works with want what we all want… for their kids to be healthy, happy, and successful. They often start with disadvantages, such as a history of domestic violence or neglect, family substance abuse, and little knowledge of what children need to thrive.
El Nido’s Master’s-level professionals help prevent child abuse by partnering with families to build upon their existing strengths, enhancing family functioning, and treating underlying trauma. They offer affected children what they need most — an adult they can trust again, who understands their experience and can comfort them.
Our parent education programs are the first defense against potential child abuse or neglect, school failure, teen parenting, and other problems.
Therapists empower parents to identify effective strategies, examine how and why they work, and increase positive practices in place of harmful behaviors.