Annual Report - Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development

2015
Hanna Perkins Center
for Child Development
Annual
Report
Board of Directors
Officers
Judith Holmes – President
Eva Basilion – Vice President
Jeff Orloff – Secretary
Marc Newman – Treasurer
Raymond Rackley, M.D. – Assistant Treasurer
Directors
Phyllis Brody
Elaine G. Hadden
Stephanie Harig
Maria Kaiser
Roy E. Lachman
Andrew Laytin
Susan Y. Meisel
Jack Nestor
Tod Oliva
John Potts
Georgianna T. Roberts
Jean B. Sarlson
Matthew Secrist
Administrative Staff
Advisory Council
Mal Bank
Anne Barnes
Manohar Daga
Michael Frantz
Zachary Paris
Susan Ratner
Virginia Steininger
Karen Baer – CEO
Kimberly Bell, Ph.D. – Clinical Director
Jeannine Lehman – Finance Director; Director of Human Resources
Barbara Streeter – Director of Education and Therapy; Faculty Chair
Beth Watson – Director of Development
Pamela Millar – Associate Director of Community Engagement
and School Programs
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Vision
A world where every child is listened to, understood and helped.
Mission
Early childhood experiences shape a person’s entire life. To foster the emotional
well-being of children and their families and to help them master life’s challenges,
The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development promotes positive early learning
experiences through educational and therapeutic services for children and parents;
training and support for professionals; and community-wide collaborations.
Programs and Services
Hanna Perkins School offers parent-toddler, pre-school and kindergarten programs. What makes the school special is
our focus on helping children understand and manage their everyday feelings. Parents appreciate how the school helps
them to understand and deal with their children’s behavior. Some parents choose Hanna Perkins simply because they
want their child to get the best possible start in life. Others may choose Hanna Perkins because their child is shy, has
melt-downs, difficulty separating, or other such common concerns that may get in the way of learning. Their experience
at Hanna Perkins School not only prepares children to go on to elementary school with solid pre-reading, writing and
math skills, but also teaches children to know and express their feelings in age-appropriate ways. Our classrooms feature
a high ratio of specially-trained teachers to children as well as coaching and support for families.
The Hadden Clinic focuses on in-depth treatment for children ages 3 through adolescence. The work of the Hadden
Clinic offers transformative psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and guidance for children, adolescents and parents. This
contrasts with treatments that rely solely on medications which, as a policy, we do not prescribe. Parents of children
receiving help at Hanna Perkins are part of the team, thinking together with a therapist and applying the understanding
that has been gained at home and in other social environments.
Community Engagement includes Hanna Perkins’ therapists and teachers conducting State of Ohio approved
workshops, symposia and consultations with early childhood educators, child care providers, counselors, psychologists,
social workers, child life specialists and other professionals working with young children and their families. These
programs address the developmental needs of children and assist participants in understanding a child’s behavioir to
be a form of communication, and how they, as professionals, can use this understanding to help children develop the
social-emotional tools needed for success in school and life.
The Cleveland Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training Program is a unique program, in partnership with
the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center, of local and distance learning for future child psychoanalysts. Clinic trainees are
post-graduate students pursuing advanced study in child and adolescent emotional development.
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Message from the Board President and CEO
Welcome to The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development’s 2015 Annual Report.
In addition to a financial summary and donor acknowledgements from 2015, this
year’s report also includes highlights from 2016 – the 65th anniversary of Hanna Perkins!
But first, let us begin by taking this opportunity to thank you, our most generous
supporters and friends, for making 2015 an outstanding year – helping us make new
strides in providing life-changing services to children and their families.
In November 2015, Dr. Kimberly Bell was named Clinical Director at Hanna Perkins. Her position is accompanied by an
appointment to the John A. Hadden, Jr., M.D. Professorship in Psychoanalytic Child Development at the Case Western
Reserve University School of Medicine.
The “My Mad Feelings” classroom curriculum, developed by Hanna Perkins therapist Victoria Todd, helps early learning
professionals work with children to modify and express their mad feelings. It was adapted into six state-of-Ohioapproved training sessions for early childhood learning professionals. Professionals receive a minimum of three
hours of state-approval towards their early childhood licensure requirements for attending any one of the courses.
Additionally, the curriculum will be taught in all Shaker Heights preschool classrooms beginning in fall 2016.
The biennial “Spotlight on Our Stars” benefit celebrated Hanna Perkins’ 65th anniversary in 2016 and honored
Susi Meisel with the Hadden Award. This year’s event raised over $209,000 for the organization.
In summer 2016 Hanna Perkins became a CareSource provider. This has been a wonderful opportunity to offer
therapy services in the Hadden Clinic to families who might otherwise not be able to afford them.
Also in June 2016, Hanna Perkins purchased an electronic medical records system. The system will digitize all of the
organization’s clinical records moving forward, ensuring that the same criteria are followed in regard to each individual
clinical record in an efficient and secure manner.
Finally, in fall 2016, Hanna Perkins will open an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) classroom for children with a high
functioning Autism Spectrum diagnosis. The Exploring Potentials in Children (EPIC) classroom will serve children
ages 4-6.
The Board of Directors and staff of Hanna Perkins is so pleased to share this 2015 Annual Report and our
accomplishments of 2016 with you. We enthusiastically look to the coming year and the plans we have for serving
the emotional well-being of children and their families.
Thank you for recognizing the importance of the work we do every day at the Hanna Perkins Center for Child
Development. In the end, it is your support that helps us make a real difference in the lives of the children and
families we serve.
With deepest gratitude,
Judith HolmesKaren Baer
Board PresidentCEO
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Helping Children Express Their Mad Feelings
Throughout the 2016-2017 school year, Hanna Perkins will provide a new anti-bullying curriculum
to all preschool students in the Shaker Heights City School District. This new program is designed
to prevent bullying by helping young children learn to express their anger appropriately.
Created by Hanna Perkins Center Child Psychoanalyst Victoria Todd, the curriculum is called “Helping Children Express
Their Mad Feelings.” It addresses a state requirement for public schools to provide a bullying prevention program by the
time children complete 3rd grade. It’s being made available in the Shaker Heights Schools through a grant from the Abington Foundation.
The program is based on a body of research that places the origins of bullying in early childhood. Referred to in the classroom as “My Mad Feelings,” it teaches young children about the connection between their feelings and their behavior,
and helps them learn to express feelings verbally rather than by acting out.
It will be taught in half-hour increments over nine to 12 weeks, with half the classes participating in the fall, and the other
half beginning in January. It involves small-group classroom discussion led by Hanna Perkins child-development specialists; voluntary discussions for parents; training and consultation with teachers; and take-home activities for children to
complete and discuss with their parents/guardians.
“Bullying should never be accepted as something that just happens to children as part of growing up,” said Dr. Gregory
C. Hutchings, Jr., Superintendent of the Shaker Heights City School District. “No child should feel unwelcomed, uncomfortable or threatened, especially at school. We are proud to partner with Hanna Perkins to give children and parents the
resources they need to stop bullying before it gets started.”
The curriculum has been tested and refined in other early learning centers with diverse clientele, but
Shaker Heights is the first public school district to implement the program on a widespread basis.
New Autism Spectrum Disorder Classroom to Open
This September, Hanna Perkins will add a dedicated Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) class to its school program. The
classroom, named Exploring Potentials in Children (EPIC), will serve 4-6 children, ages 4-6, with a diagnosis of a high
functioning autism spectrum disorder. It was developed in response to parents who have sought out the Hanna Perkins’
approach to education and an opportunity for close parental involvement in their child’s education–but also needed a
classroom and educational method tailored to the particular needs of children on the spectrum.
The EPIC classroom is designed for high functioning children on the spectrum who are likely to eventually transition to a
mainstream school environment. It will provide less stimulation and more visual learning than traditional preschool classrooms as a way to support children in their interaction and socialization. This is often a barrier for young learners with a
high functioning ASD diagnosis.
Hanna Perkins School is an Autism Scholarship provider and Jon Peterson Scholarship provider through the Ohio Department of Education.
The Hanna Perkins EPIC Classroom involves collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Center for Autism. The classroom is made possible in part with generous gifts from the Billie Howland Steffee Fund, The Reinberger Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.
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Spotlight on Our Stars
Over 220 people gathered at Hanna Perkins on a snowy April 9th to honor Susi Meisel with the Hadden Award,
and to recognize the 65th anniversary of The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development. The event, featuring
a sit-down dinner; and silent, live and scholarship auctions raised over $209,000 for the programs and services of
The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development.
The Hadden Award honors the passionate commitment of Lainie and Dr. John Hadden, whose inspired dedication
to Hanna Perkins has enhanced the mission of the organization in countless ways.
Susi Meisel was most certainly worthy of this acknowledgement. Susi is the immediate past president of the
Hanna Perkins Board of Directors. Prior to that, she served on the board for eight years. Susi also serves on the
Board of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland (where she works with the commander of youth at-risk army bases of the Israeli Defense Force), the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and the Hawken Alumni Association
Board. Susi and her husband Peter have been married for 30 years and have three children: Cari, Eric and Leah.
Susi is also surrounded by an extraordinarily close extended family.
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Kimberly Bell, Ph.D., named Clinical Director
In November 2015, Kimberly Bell, Ph.D., was named clinical director at
The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development. Her responsibilities
include day-to-day oversight of the Hadden Clinic for Children & Families,
which provides evaluation, assessment and treatment services including
psychotherapy and developmental guidance for children and adolescents.
Her position is accompanied by appointment to the John A. Hadden, Jr., M.D. Professorship in Psychoanalytic Child
Development at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. There, she develops courses, internships and
supervisory experiences for medical students and other CWRU students to broaden the profile of child
psychoanalysis in the medical school and university.
Bell is a licensed clinical psychologist treating children, adolescents, adults and families. She earned her bachelor’s degree
at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and both her master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology at the University of Detroit-Mercy.
She was certified in child psychoanalysis through training at Hanna Perkins Center, where she also served from 20072010 as director of intern training and co-director of the Hadden Clinic.
Bell’s early priorities include continued evolution of the clinic to meet the changing demands of the families it serves and
building partnerships with other healthcare organizations to assure the Hadden Clinic’s capabilities are clearly communicated and readily available to those who need them.
A Brief History of The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development
The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2016.
But its lineage dates directly to the 1880 founding of Cleveland’s first nursery school, by an
organization that eventually came to be known as the Cleveland Day Nursery Association (DNA).
By 1900, the association ran several nursery schools plus its own teacher training program – all
of which flourished through the Depression and two World Wars.
Dr. Anny Katan – a psychoanalytic colleague of Anna Freud – became involved with the
organization in 1946. Based on earlier work in war-ravaged Holland, with mothers on behalf
of their children, Katan envisioned a therapeutic nursery school where children would become
ready for school while parents received guidance in fostering their development.
In 1951, the year from which our anniversary is counted, that vision became real when the DNA opened University Hospitals
Nursery School. Over the next decade, under leadership from Dr. Robert Furman and his wife Erna Furman, the training
program in child psychoanalysis was developed, as was the therapeutic clinic (now Hadden Clinic) and the “treatment-viathe-parent” method for young children that’s still practiced today.
In 1961, when the school moved to a new, dedicated building, it was renamed Hanna Perkins to honor two of the original
families behind Cleveland’s day nursery movement. A decade later, the DNA was merged into the Center for Human Services (now The Centers for Families & Children), and by 1980 Hanna Perkins had spun off as an independent entity.
Hanna Perkins Center moved to its current location in 2003 and continues to evolve for the needs of a changing world. But
those services for which it was founded are still central to everything we do: Preparing young children to succeed in school
and life, supporting parents, educating early childhood professionals, and providing training in the specialized field of child
psychoanalysis.
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Financial Summary
Chart Title
INCOME
Development
$ 411,419 37.3%
Endowment
$ 249,015 22.6%
School $ 147,280 13.3%
Other Programs
$ 133,791 12.1%
Rental/Cell Tower/
Misc $ 72,830
6.6%
Clinic $ 41,449
3.8%
Investment
$ 37,462
3.4%
Events $ 10,037
0.9%
Total Endowment
Development
School
Clinic
Other Programs
Rental/Cell Tower/Misc
Events
Investment
Chart Title
EXPENSES
School
Clinic
Management &
General
Extension $ 686,115
$ 220,331
$ 10,037
49.0%
15.79%
11.5%
$ 144,810
10.5%
Fundraising
$ 134,848
Parent/Child
$ 133,791
Resource Center
9.6%
3.8%
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$1,103,283 100.0%
School
Clinic
Extension
Parent/Child Resource Center
Fundraising
Management & General
$1,401,166 100.0%
The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development gratefully acknowledges
the following generous donors who make the work we do possible everyday.
Donors July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015
Foundation and Corporate Donors
The Abington Foundation
Anonymous
The Bicknell Fund
The CBC Foundation
Center for Families and Children
Cleveland Psychoanalytic Society Foundation
The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
Daga Charitable Fund
DDR Corp.
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
William O. and Gertrude Lewis Frohring
Foundation
Heinen’s
INMOTION
Jones Day
The Laub Foundation
The Lubrizol Foundation
Elizabeth Ring Mather and
William Gwinn Mather Fund
Medical Mutual of Ohio
David and Inez Myers Foundation
The James B. Oswald Company
The Perkins Charitable Foundation
Ponsky Family Philanthropic Fund
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation
Richman Brothers Foundation
Simplified Facilities Group, Inc
The Swamy Family Foundation
The Thomas and Mildred Taylor Fund
The Tcheurekdjian De Franco Family Fund
The GE Foundation
Pysht Fund Charitable Trust
Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Individual Donors
Drs. Abby and Tom Abelson
Deborah Abrams
Noreen Acierno
Terry and Sheldon Adelman
Devra and Dr. David Adelstein
Hope and Stanley* Adelstein
Joann and Thomas Adler
Debra Antolino
Alison Arkin
Gail and Fred Arnoff
Karen and Butch Baer
Roberta and Richard Bamberger
Shirley Basch
Eva and James Basilion
Cynthia Bassett
Aloise Bates
Maggie McNulty Benefiel
Drs. Suzy and Nathan Berger
Barbara Berman
Rabbi and Mrs. Rick Block
Joan and Dr. Peter Blos
Nancy and William Boyd
Annamarie and William Brancovsky
Phyllis Brody
Drs. Sandra Russ and Thomas Brugger
Dr. and Mrs. William E. Bruner II
Victoria and Marc Byrnes
Susan and Berch Carpenter
Carole and David Carr
William Cashman
Dr. Norman A. Clemens
Colleen and George Coakley
Richard R. Colbert
Dr. Michael Colman
Deborah Cowan
Margaret Cowin
Rosemary and George Crisci
Wendy and Dr. John Curtis
Chandra and Manohar Daga
Helge Deaton
Dr. Faith Novick and Jon Deveaux
Alice Dibble
Jill* and Dr. Morris Dixon
Mary Kay DeGrandis and Edward Donnelly
Miriam and Dr. Nathaniel Donson
Isabella Dorr
Joyce and David Dowd
Joan Dowling
Drs. Donna and Scott Dowling
Cheryl and Paul Dube
Mary and Oliver* Emerson
Natalie and Morton Epstein
Shulamith and Dr. Gerald Erenberg
Doris A. Evans, M.D.
Marsha and Chandler Everett
Kathy and William Fehrenbach
Drs. Betsy and John Feighan
Amy and Simon Feiglin
Rachel and Dr. Steven Feinleib
Catherine and Dr. Edward Feldman
Barbara and Irwin Feldman
Betty Fleming
Jeanne and David Ford, Jr.
David K. Ford
Dr. Lydia Furman and Todd Peter
Rose and Bob Gaier
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Donors July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015
Jenifer and Bob Garfield
Marion Gedney, Ph.D.
Alan Geismer
Dorinda Gershman
Jean and Steven Gokorsch
Sharon and Donald Goldman
Susan and Marc Gordon
Drs. Nancy Wolf and Aric Greenfield
Sally and Robert Gries
Beatrice and Burt Griffin
Jennifer Grossman
Kathryn and Jim Gute
Elaine Hadden
Ruth Hall
Stacie and Jeffrey Halpern
Nancy Hammond
Allie Hanna
Stephanie Harig and Michael Prause
Robin and Henry Hatch
Sara Stashower and Mark Heller
Sue Henderson
Frank Henry
Cindy and Will Herzberger
Margaret and Seth Hirschfeld
Douglas Holbrook
Judy and Peter Holmes
Jane and Michael Horvitz
Joan and Dr. Marc Horwitz
Dr. Eleanor and H. Vaughn Irwin
Nancy and Sanford Jacobs
Joan Jessiman
Henri Junod
Maria Kaiser
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kalish
Karen and Doug Katz
Mary Ann and Jack Katzenmeyer
Eleanor and Charles Kerester
Irene and Richard Kretch
Chris Clavey and John Kushleika
Patricia and Charles Kyle
Michele and Roy Lachman
Carolyn and Arthur Lafave
Bernadette and Joseph LaGuardia
Bonnie and Stephen Lau
Mary Lynn and Gary Laughlin
Diane and Bill Leatherberry
Susan Leff and Edward Davis
Jeannine and Douglas Lehman
Joanne Lewis
Chris and Dr. Richard Lightbody
Belle Likover
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Cathy Lipton Kaus
Kate and Alan Luzius
Seth Marks
Richard Maron and Judith Eigenfeld
Gayle Marshall
Joan and Craig Martahus
Lynda and Charlie Mayer
Ann McConnell
William McCoy
Patricia A. McCullough, Ph.D.
Laura and Christopher McKenna
Esther Meckler
Barbara and Stanley Meisel
Susi and Peter Meisel
Beth and Dr. David Meltzer
Tricia Mergo
Rosemary and Arthur Merriman
Stephanie and Jared Miller
Margaret and Bill Mitchell
Rita Montlack and Howard Freedman
Dana and Mario Morino
Hunter Morrison
Jean Moseley
Celeste and Stephen Myers
Joanne Naegele
Bryce Nelson
Allison and Marc Newman
Lillian and Raymond Novak
Kerry Kelly and Dr. Jack Novick
Robin and Tod Oliva
Karen and Liam O’Neil
Peg O’Neill
Betsy and Jeffrey Orloff
William Osborne
Meg Ostrum
Frances Owen
Diana Packer
Nancy and David Paris
Katie and Jeremy Paris
Debby and Zack Paris
Tamara and Alec Pendleton
Sharon and Patrick Perotti
Kim and Paul Pesses
Ingegard and Dr. Gosta Pettersson
Judith Pitlick
Margo and Matthew Pokopac
Julia and Larry Pollock
*Frankie and Shelly Polster
Jackie and Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky
Renee Weiss and John Potts
Geri Presti and John Sedor
Donors July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015
Linda and Victor Prosak
Drs. Carmen Fonseca and Raymond
Rackley
Clara Rankin
Margaret and Dr. Richard Ransohoff
Julie and Peter Raskind
Audrey and Albert Ratner
Kristen and Dr. Austin Ratner
Nancy and Dr. Mark Ratner
Deborah and Ronald Ratner
Susan and James Ratner
Tawny Ratner
Susan Hecht Remer
Richard Reppert and Jan DeHaven
Dr. Joan Rich
Gann Roberts
Nelson Rose
Marcia and Dr. Arthur Rosenbaum
Barb and Bob Rosenbaum
Enid and Dr. David Rosenberg
Yehudit and Mark Roth
The Rothmans
Jo Ann Roux
Bill Rudman
Florence Sable
Jean and Stanford Sarlson
Suzanne and Henry Schneps
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schrier
Sara Schrode
Barbara and John Schubert
Drs. Joanne and Michael Schwartz
Kate and Alexander Scovil
Matthew Secrist
Astri Seidenfeld
Charna Sherman
Michael Sherrill
Kim Sherwin
Carol and Michael Sherwin
Janelle and Robert Siebenschuh
Barbara and Stephen Somogyi
Sara Stein
Virginia Steininger
Drs. Kim and Randy Stewart
Barbara Streeter
Jan and Will Sukenik
Mary Lane and John Sullivan
Laura and Kenn Synek
Steven Szilagyi and Jodi Kanter
Beth and Jim Szpak
Laura and Alan Tartakoff
Sydnia and Haig Tcheurekdjian
Belinda J. Torres, Ph.D.
Drs. Sara and Howard Tucker
Mark Turturici
Peggy and Michael Wager
Carole Warren
Beth Watson
The Weidenthal Family
Lucretia and Wayne Weiner
Meg and Sam Weingart
Carol and Yair Weinstock
Lorraine and Dr. Thomas Weisman
Sandy and Lenny Weiss
Julie West
Nancy West
Sarah and Baird Wiehe
R. A. Wortman, Ph.D.
Gifts in Kind
The Krueger Group
Vitamix Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Mel Chavinson
*deceased
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