Watts Counseling and Learning Center is a Kaiser Permanente Southern California community service in Watts that provides counseling, outreach, educational assistance and a state-licensed preschool to residents of Watts and surrounding neighborhoods.
Watts Counseling and Learning Center is a long-established community program serving residents of Watts and nearby communities. The center provides mental health counseling, educational support services, outreach activities, and a full-day early childhood education program.
The center offers a range of counseling and educational services in English and Spanish and provides psycho-educational and academic supports designed to improve school readiness and academic progress. It combines therapeutic services with educational assistance and outreach to support multi-generational families.
The site hosts a full-day preschool program that is state-licensed and nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Parent education groups are offered as part of the center’s child development work, and preschool tuition is based on a sliding-scale fee.
The center provides supervised fieldwork and internship opportunities for graduate students in social work and educational therapy and partners with local schools and colleges for outreach and training activities.
High school students receive individual or small-group academic guidance in partnership with the school and parent to develop academic plans and goals.
High school students receive college planning information through meetings or workshops and may participate in test preparation courses in collaboration with The Princeton Review.
The Center provides individual, family, marital, parent-child, and group therapy in English and Spanish.
Students with learning difficulties receive educational assessments and individual or small-group educational therapy sessions; special educational advocacy and parent training are also available.
Elementary-grade students receive after-school homework assistance.
Graduate educational therapy interns receive professional training supervised by board-certified staff; partnering schools include UC Riverside and CSU Northridge.
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Graduate social work interns receive professional fieldwork education supervised by licensed clinical staff; partner schools include UCLA, USC, and California State University campuses.
Children whose parents or siblings have or had cancer or other life-threatening illness can receive innovative, specialized counseling and support groups.
Elementary through high school students receive individualized math assistance.
Mentoring, goal setting and personal enhancement opportunities are provided for middle school students in a group setting.
A full-day early childhood education program that develops school-readiness skills; it is state-licensed and nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Ongoing parent education groups are part of the program and tuition is based on a sliding-scale fee.
Students participate in weekly sessions that build enthusiasm for reading through various activities and reading materials.
The Center provides psycho-educational groups at local schools.
High school students ages 16 and older participate in a summer youth employment program.
An annual seven-week program focusing on work skills and health care careers.
Licensing information may lag the regulator. Confirm with the provider before enrolling.