Medical Assistant
CARE House of Oakland County
Assist our Volunteer Physician and the provide emotional support to a child who has been victimized by abuse or neglect. CARE House provides medical examinations in our child friendly facility to abused and neglected children giving them an alternative to the hospital or doctor's office. Medical assistants must have a degree within the medical field or be a student of medicine/nursing. All medical examinations are done on Tuesday's during office hours.
About CARE House of Oakland County
Location:
44765 woodward Ave., Pontiac, MI 48341, US
Mission Statement
CARE House of Oakland County is a leading resource in the prevention of child abuse and neglect and the protection of children through advocacy, education, intervention, reseach and treament, in collaboration with the community.
Description
CARE House, aka Child Abuse and Neglect Council, was established 30 years ago by a collation of communities groups, including the prosecutor, police agencies, the Junior League of Birmngham to develop program to abate the growing issues of child abuse amd neglect. About 15 years ago the agency became an "child advocacy" center, where children alleged victimes of sexual or severe physical abuse or sexual assault are interviewed by a forensic interviewer while police, prosecutor, and protective services observe. The multi-discipline approach reduces the traumatization of children who have experienced these events.
CARE House presents various educational programs to the community in an effort to educate the community on its responsibility to protect children. Recently the agency added Stewards of Children program to its educational aspect.
Another program is our participation in the Healthy Start collaborative to provide support for new mothers for up to five years. We also hold parent education classes using the Nuuring Parent model.
In additional we are an affiliated program with National CASA to provide court advocacy for children under jurisdiction of the 6th Circuit Court Family Division for negelct and abuse .