Services
The Parent Child Center of Tulsa’s vision is that every parent have the knowledge and skills to protect, nurture and provide for their own child.
We build PATHWAYS OF HOPE for our clients so that they may meet their goals. We understand that families struggle with a variety of obstacles and unexpected life events and we are here to help!
CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS
Children: All children are individuals who deserve to be loved, nurtured, and protected.
Family: Children belong with their family whenever safely possible.
Humanity: People can change for the better when given the opportunity.
Compassion: Compassion is key to understanding the struggles families face.
Our Programs
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
KIDS ON THE BLOCK: Professional community educators present age-appropriate puppet programs to equip elementary school students with knowledge and skills, empowering them to seek help from trusted adults.
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS: Nurse Educators teach parents of newborns safe techniques for coping with challenging infant behaviors, such as calming an inconsolable crying baby and the dangers of shaking a baby. The program emphasizes the importance of talking, singing, and reading to their infant as part of a nurturing parent-child relationship and healthy brain development.
INTENSIVE OUTREACH FOR FAMILIES
POSITIVE PARENTING: Professional staff provide voluntary home-based parent education, for pregnant and parenting caregivers and their 0-5 year old, through the Parents As Teachers® curriculum. The goal is to promote healthy infant/child development, strengthen positive parenting practices, support child and caregiver health, wellness, and home-safety, and to increase children’s school readiness and success!
FAMILY CONNECTS: Community-based nurse educators support new parents in caring for their newborn(s), offer physical assessments of the mother and baby, identify parents’ and babies’ needs, and help to identify community services or resources that can meet those needs.
SAFECARE®: Professional staff present intensive, voluntary home-based parent education for pregnant and parenting caregivers of children ages 0-5 who have risk factors for or who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
COUNSELING SERVICES FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES:
Our therapeutic services team specializes in infant and early childhood mental health to help caregivers and children find pathways to heal from traumatic experiences and have healthy, safe, secure and more rewarding relationships. We accomplish this by providing evidence-based, relationship-focused, hope-centered treatment services including family therapy, individual therapy, and protective parenting education groups. These services are designed to heal and strengthen families, as well as promote best parenting practices for future generations.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
ANTI-BULLYING COLLABORATION: A 30 partner collaborative promoting a safe, civil, and respectful community by preventing bullying among children, youth, and adults and equipping teachers to respond.
THE SAFE BABIES INITIATIVE:
The Tulsa Safe Babies initiative is a systems change approach developed by National Zero to Three, a nonprofit committed to promoting the health and development of infants and toddlers. The Parent Child Center of Tulsa is the fiscal steward of this initiative that is focused on improving how the courts, child welfare agencies, and related child/family-serving organizations work together to support young children, their involved caregivers (biological and foster), and other family members. The goal is to protect babies from further exposure to adverse childhood experiences, connect with services to promote healing, partner with parents to make needed changes and instill hope, and tackles issues in the child welfare system that can be barriers to family success.
Additional information on the Safe Babies Initiative: https://www.zerotothree.org/our-work/safebabies/
