PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Rehabilitation program to provide individual, group, and family therapy sessions to help juveniles understand the reasons behind their criminal behavior and develop coping strategies to help children build positive relationships with peers, family members, and the communit
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Classroom and behavior management programs
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Multi-component classroom-based programs
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Social competence promotion curriculums
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Conflict resolution and violence prevention curriculums
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Bullying prevention programs
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Recreational programs
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Mentoring programs
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School organization programs
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Comprehensive community interventions
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Job readiness- suitable attire, mock interviews, resume
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ACT/SAT prep
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GED prep
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Etiquette classes
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Prom
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Military
PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION TRAINING PROGRAM
The "Parent-Child Integration Training Program" takes parents and children approximately 12 weeks to complete. It is designed to teach parenting skills to parents of children ages two to seven who exhibit major behavioral problems. The program places parents and children in interactive situations. A therapist guides the parents, educating them on how best to respond to their child's behavior, whether positive or negative. The program has been shown to reduce hyperactivity, attention deficit, aggression, and anxious behavior in children.
​PREVENTION PROGRAMS WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
​A youth entering the Juvenile Justice System has the opportunity to receive intervention assistance from the state. In the care of the state, a youth may receive drug rehabilitation assistance, counseling, and educational opportunities. The success of the Juvenile Justice System is measured by how well it prepares youth to re-enter the community without committing further crimes. Optimally, all juvenile detention facilities would catch youths up on their education, provide them with job training, give them the experience of living in a safe, stable environment, and provide them with assistance to break harmful habits.
​ENDING REPEAT OFFENSES
Once out of detention, youths face the challenge of readjusting to "free" life. For many, youth detainment places a halt in a pattern of destructive behavior. Once out of prison, the youth must create a pattern of life separate from criminal activity. To assist in this process, courts have attempted to implement helpful social services for former inmates and their families. Some of these are job placement, school follow-up, extended counseling, and extended drug rehab. The Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program assists youth on parole by helping them and their families communicate in more effective, positive ways.
​FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT)
​The Functional Family Therapy program helps adolescents on probation - and their families. A family therapist works with the family and helps individual family members see how they can positively motivate change in their home. The program works in three phases. During the first phase, the therapist attempts to break down resistance to therapy and encourages the family to believe that negative communication and interaction patterns can be changed. In the second phase, family members are taught new ways to approach day-to-day situations; they are shown how to change their behaviors and responses to situations. During the third phase, family members are encouraged to move new relational skills into other social situations (school, or the workplace, for instance). FFT reduces recidivism rates and juvenile delinquency at a low cost. Twelve FFT sessions cost approximately one-sixth the cost of detaining a youth for one month. Another positive effect of the program is that the siblings of the youth on parole are less likely to commit crimes because of the help their family has received.