Cowlitz, Clark & Skamania Counties – Oak View
Catholic Community Services’ Family Behavioral Health staff, based in Vancouver, provides the children, youth, and families of Cowlitz, Clark, and Skamania counties, Washington with mental health-focused social services, support, and care, guided by its “wraparound with intensive services” (WISe) philosophy. If your family is in need of our help, please call for more information today.
Location
WISe Office – Family Behavioral Health
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
9300 NE Oak View Drive
Vancouver, WA 98662 (directions)
Telephone
Cowlitz, Clark & Skamania Counties – Oak View Site Director
Tyler McKay, LCSW
With lived experience growing up in foster care, I know the systems of care that are meant to support us, don’t always get it right. As I entered the profession of social work, I quickly realized every family has a different need and every entity within the system of care has their idea of a different solution. I immediately began searching for an approach that resonated with me. I explored residential treatment, independent living programs, and houseless continuum of care. After graduating with a Master of Social Work and aspirations to travel but little financial means, I landed a job just outside of London, England, working for the county locality team. This locality team had some elements of a community-based approach that made sense to me. It was upon my return that a friend told me about Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, and I instantly was drawn, not just to the community-based approach, but more so the humanity and dignity toward families that broadcasted throughout the halls of every site in the CCS system.
I have now been with CCS as a clinician, clinical supervisor, clinical manager and as the Family Behavioral Health: Vancouver – Oak View site director over the past 15 years. I have grown through FBH, as well as supported growth of FBH staff and families; while simultaneously watching my own family grow. Outside of FBH, the things that keep me happy … I like to try to fix or build just about anything, coach young athletes, backpack with my family, and snowboard on a fresh layer of powder. But enough about me … what are you passionate about?