Transformative Justice Project Manual

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withdrawn, and placing limits for the antisocial.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