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CN Guidance & Counseling Services
Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling Services (CN Guidance) is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization on Long Island with more than 50 years’ experience in behavioral health. Serving children and adults with mental and emotional disorders since 1972, our agency delivers NY-State licensed mental health and substance use treatment services – especially to economically disadvantaged individuals and families, including many communities of color – working in partnership with county government and other community services. With deep, localized knowledge of Nassau County and Suffolk County communities, a mobile fleet, telehealth capabilities, and a NY State Integrated Outpatient Services license, CN Guidance maintains an exemplary track record of delivering outreach and high-quality behavioral healthcare to more than 25,000 individuals per year.
Purpose
Each year, an estimated 1 in 5 or 567,400 Long Island residents suffer from some form of mental health disorder, and CN Guidance continues to build capacity to sustain, expand, and/or launch programs that meet the needs of the Long Island communities we serve. For example, in 2017 CN Guidance became Long Island’s first federally and state-recognized Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), a high-impact model rapidly expanding across the United States. And in 2022, CN Guidance began Intensive Community-Based Services for Children and launched a Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team to enhance services to children.
Vision
CN Guidance envisions a Long Island in which mental wellness, physical wellness, and freedom from addiction abound, in which adults and children can quickly recognize when someone may be suffering from mental health distress or a substance use condition, and when all such persons are compassionately referred (with no shame), to skilled resources (clinicians and facilities) that are available same-day to treat and begin supporting people holistically on their road to recovery. Toward this vision, we work every day.
Mission
CN Guidance & Counseling Services, a nonprofit organization, inspires and catalyzes recovery for people living with mental health and substance use conditions through innovative and person-centered integrated clinical treatment, counseling, housing and support services — empowering those served to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
Additional Culture Details
Our agency’s culture informs how our employees act and how they treat each other and our clients, and we believe this begins with our leadership serving staff and others from a place of “Love Leadership” and agape, or treating others the way you would want to be treated. With an executive team that has been in seat for an average of more than 8 years each, CN Guidance implemented a culture of Love Leadership that reflects authentic caring and respect, transparency, supportive accountability, and empowerment that starts from the top and is infused in every aspect of an employee’s experience at the workplace.
Related initiatives have addressed areas of Talent Acquisition, Rewards & Recognition, Career Development, Cultural Diversity & Inclusion, and Total Wellness. Examples include a Day 1 Orientation that acclimates new staff to the agency and a mentoring program for accelerated professional development. Executive leadership visit each program at least quarterly to hear directly from staff, and we actively survey our staff and clients throughout the year to understand what’s working and what needs improvement. Furthermore, we actively invest in our managers’ training and growth, and we support the ongoing educational advancement of staff at all levels to maintain high levels of staff satisfaction and excellence.
Related initiatives have addressed areas of Talent Acquisition, Rewards & Recognition, Career Development, Cultural Diversity & Inclusion, and Total Wellness. Examples include a Day 1 Orientation that acclimates new staff to the agency and a mentoring program for accelerated professional development. Executive leadership visit each program at least quarterly to hear directly from staff, and we actively survey our staff and clients throughout the year to understand what’s working and what needs improvement. Furthermore, we actively invest in our managers’ training and growth, and we support the ongoing educational advancement of staff at all levels to maintain high levels of staff satisfaction and excellence.
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