The Society for the Protection & Care of Children (SPCC)

SPCC strives to provide a healthy work culture that supports high-quality and compassionate services for children and families in our community. The following values are the foundation of all we do and guide us through times of growth and change.

1. Family-Centered Care: Children and families are the experts on their own lives and needs. We develop individualized best practices to center the well-being of children and their families from their unique perspectives.

2. Trauma-Informed Care: People are likely to have experienced trauma that impacts their behavior, thoughts, and feelings; this understanding guides us to interact with children, families, staff, and professionals with curiosity, respect, cultural humility, compassion, and empathy.

3.Humanity Centered Care: All people deserve equal respect, freedoms, opportunities, and access to justice, fairness, and safety. Incorporating diverse people, experiences, and perspectives are crucial to achieving excellence. We strive to achieve excellence by celebrating our differences, fostering unity, and upholding a culture where everyone is valued, included, and belongs.

4. Relationships: It is through relationships that we learn to understand ourselves and the world around us. Relationships help us grow and heal. We strive to build safe, trustworthy, respectful, and genuine relationships with children, families, staff, and community partners to promote the health and well-being of children.

5. Reflective Practices: Reflection promotes a deeper awareness of ourselves and others. It is the most effective way for staff, children, and families to gain insight that leads to meaningful growth and healing.

6. Integrity: We strive to always act in ways that are consistent with our values, beliefs, and practices, with courage, honesty, and respect

The Society for the Protection and Care of Children, known as SPCC, was founded as the Rochester Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1875. SPCC was the nation’s very first non-profit agency focused on addressing child
abuse. For over 145 years, SPCC has remained committed to serving children whose lives have been impacted by violence, abuse, grief, poverty, malnutrition and teen pregnancy. SPCC has 7 programs that serve over 7,000 participants annually:
Family Trauma Intervention Program (FTIP): Trained clinicians provide in-home and community-based therapy and support to children and their families impacted by trauma, domestic violence, and grief-related issues such as child fatalities and community violence.

Teen Age Parent Support Services (TAPSS): Counselors partner with young parents and their children to build positive
and trusting relationships as a catalyst for personal growth and success. Support and guidance is offered in the areas of
housing, healthcare, education, employment and parenting. Prevention programs for youth ages 10-17 provide youth development programming.

Supervised Visitation Program (SVP): Visitation specialists provide a safe and supportive environment by promoting
healthy family interactions during supervised visitation or exchanges. Parents receive individualized support and education to improve their parenting skills and strengthen the parent-child relationship.

Therapeutic Visitation Program (TVP): Center-based program that provides child-focused therapeutic intervention within
the context of supervised visitation. Seasoned clinicians partner with families, professionals, and systems to create
individualized therapeutic plans for families needing a higher level of support to experience healthy familial visitation.

Healthy Families Monroe Program (HFM): A homebased visiting program for expectant and new parents which focuses on nurturing the parent child bond. Social-emotional health, security and nurturing in infancy and early childhood are the most critical ingredients for child development and a thriving future.

Finger Lakes Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC): Provides eligible families with a variety of nutritious foods,
client-centered nutrition education and breastfeeding support, along with referrals to community resources to promote
and enhance good health.

Mary Ellen Institute (MEI): Provides training, consultation and supervision. As an approved provider of Continuing
Education through New York State (LMHC, LCSW/LMSW, LCAT) and as Endorsed® professionals through the New York
State Association of Infant Mental Health, MEI supports professional development and community education across child
and family serving disciplines and believes that the best learning and practice transformation occurs through authentic
relationships and reflective practice.