The Transformative Justice Project of Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware
The Transformative Justice Project of Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware
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incentive points in the preceding 12-month period. <strong>The</strong> time and location <strong>of</strong> the retreat will be provided<br />
to youth and caregivers at least one (1) month prior to the event. We will obtain written consent from<br />
each youth’s caregiver prior to the event, as required by law.<br />
Nutrition<br />
We will provide nutritional snacks for each youth participating in on-site workshops, educational sessions<br />
(homework clubs, literacy support services, etc.), and other activities required under this plan in<br />
accordance with local, state and federal requirements.<br />
Mental Health Counseling for Adolescents<br />
Mental Health Counseling, where indicated, will include the following services and will be based on the<br />
family recovery theories set forth hereunder:<br />
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Anger Management<br />
Crisis intervention<br />
Residential treatment<br />
Wrap-Around services<br />
Respite care<br />
Community intervention services<br />
Personal support network<br />
Mentorship and Character development<br />
<strong>The</strong> family-centered treatment <strong>of</strong> adolescents is found to be highly effective since adolescents tend to rely<br />
on other significant family members for guidance, discipline, direction, nurturance, validation, and role<br />
definition. <strong>The</strong> family is the center <strong>of</strong> the youngster’s life outside <strong>of</strong> his/her peer group. Many <strong>of</strong> the<br />
problems and unresolved conflicts have originated in the family and the family-centered approach to<br />
treatment allows unresolved issues to be addressed with the entire family unit.<br />
<strong>The</strong> mental health system plays the role <strong>of</strong> supplementing care available in natural settings, instead <strong>of</strong><br />
substituting for care. Whatever the services are that are needed by the adolescent, the family’s<br />
involvement is expected, supported, and facilitated in the natural setting. <strong>The</strong> family-centered treatment<br />
approach permits the family to participate in and “buy-in” to the treatment process from its inception.<br />
<strong>The</strong> family-centered treatment system <strong>of</strong> care for an adolescent includes many more options than routine<br />
outpatient psychotherapy or hospitalization. By being active participants in the treatment process, family<br />
members may become a major context <strong>of</strong> treatment, providing supervision for the suicidal, attention to<br />
withdrawn, and placing limits for the antisocial. Family-Centered treatment keeps the family members<br />
involved in all key decisions regarding the adolescent’s care eliminating the need for a “buy-in” later.<br />
Personnel<br />
Staff for the program will consist <strong>of</strong> the following personnel:<br />
Executive Director: Chief Operating Officer <strong>of</strong> the Program responsible for establishing agency and<br />
program philosophy; obtaining and allocating resources for the program, including fundraising and<br />
procurement <strong>of</strong> grants; networks to establish and maintain community resources; assisting in designing<br />
program workshops; developing program materials and instruments; and supervising the Director.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Transformative</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Project</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> & <strong>Delaware</strong>)<br />
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