Education
Each child participates in an education program on campus four hours each day
with the non-secure certified teacher.
Tutoring is available each day for
individuals who need extra help. The education program allows the youth to enhance their education
skills through one-on-one instruction and help from teachers and
staff. Part of the
education program incorporates hands on participation of projects and high interest
activities.
Cottage Program
Youth live and function as a group in the
cottage. The cottage program
consists of a comprehensive program of rules,
expectations, responsibilities, and incentives
for doing well. Residents have the ability to move to a higher level of responsibility
based on positive behavior.
Staffing
The program is supervised 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, with trained
childcare workers. They work together as a team providing a non-punitive environment
that emphasizes social skills, social
competence, peer group process, and working on individual issues with residents.
Case Manager Services
The non-secure program has a case manager assigned to the
cottage. The case manager provides individual and group
counseling, maintains contact with the
child's parent or legal guardian, constantly monitors the child's individual needs
and goals, coordinates any necessary appointments to ensure that each child's needs
are met, and is the liaison between the program and outside resources such as
probation, family court, or other services the child might require.
Parental/Legal Guardian
Visitation
All residents have the opportunity for
weekly, supervised, on-campus visits by
their parent or legal guardian. These visits are an integral part of the
program. The
visits allow residents to bond and continue to build relationships with their
families.
Recreational Activities
The Non-Secure Program offers a multitude of on-campus activities that allow
each child the opportunity of building team skills,
self-confidence in themselves, and feeling physically satisfied about themselves. Arts and crafts are intergraded into
the recreation program to draw out talents that each child might possess.
For more information, contact the Director of Residential Services at
315-788-7430
