"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." - Desmond Tutu

"Having a teenager who is becoming more and more out of control is frightening and hurts the family as a whole."

At-Home

At-Home provides early intervention assisting families in navigating the challenges of risky behavior of the adolescent child and stresses of home-life. The At-Home effort concentrates on helping the family generate the necessary support, engage community resources alongside the family, and guides the parents on how to best minimize an out-of-home experience.

A Transition Specialist, similar to an intensive case manager, visits the home to gain perspectives of the familydynamics and interview its members. Through our assessment tools, we will identify as well as in the coordination of necessary services that support and make the most of family and community resources.
By addressing the issues sooner than later and gaining professional support immediately the family can:

• Minimize the disruptions to family life, spare traumatic and hurt feelings, and minimize resentments.
• Minimize the financial burden with a preventive and early intervention approach.
• If an out-of-home placement becomes necessary, we guide the family to educational consultants for placement and provide support to the family through the decision process, enrollment and aftercare.  We work closely with program professionals to achieve highest levels of results and provide continuity of care.

As a result, the family concentrates on leveraging resources to develop and stabilize its own internal structures, limiting the family’s need for future outside interventions.