KIDSTLC INC

YOUTH IN KIDSTLC'S PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY (PRTF) HAVE COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH DIAGOSES, AND MANY HAVE A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, ABUSE OR NEGLECT, AS WELL AS DISRUPTED ATTACHMENTS. MANY ARE NOW BEING RAISED BY FOSTER PARENTS, ADOPTIVE PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVES. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT ALLOWS KIDSTLC TO REDUCE DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS, REDIRECT THE ATTITUDES AND FEELINGS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THESE BEHAVIORS, PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND RESOLVE THE EMOTIONAL EFFECTS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT. WE PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING POSITIVE WAYS OF INTERACTING WITH OTHERS. CLIENTS LEARN ABOUT THE FREEDOM TO MAKE CHOICES AND TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE CHOICES AS WELL AS THE ENSUING CONSEQUENCES. ALL OF THESE STEPS PREPARE EACH CLIENT FOR DISCHARGE AND RE-INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAM SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO EACH CLIENT THROUGH AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF CARE, TREATMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE CLIENT'S NEEDS. KIDSTLC USES A RANGE OF GOLD-STANDARD TREATMENT IN OUR THERAPEUTIC WORK, INCLUDING EVIDENCE-BASED POWERHOUSE MODALITIES LIKE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA), AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. COUPLED WITH OUR RELATIONAL- AND TRAUMA-FOCUSED PHILOSOPHY OF CARE, THE INTERNATIONALLY HAILED DYADIC DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOTHERAPY, WE CREATE A SAFE AND EMPATHIC ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO HEAL. FAMILY THERAPY IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE TREATMENT PROTOCOL WHERE PARENTS AND/OR ADULT CARE-GIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY FOR THE CHILDREN IS PROVIDED WITH THE TARGET OF STABILIZING THEM IN ORDER TO HELP THEM RETURN TO THEIR HOME COMMUNITY. DURING THE TAX YEAR, 188 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED FOR 24,206 DAYS OF CARE. RESULTS INCLUDE 93% OF PARENTS REPORTING SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES AND 84% REPORT AN INCREASE IN LEVEL OF HOPEFULNESS.

THE TRELLIS CENTER AT KIDSTLC (INTEGRATIVE AUTISM SERVICES) OFFERS A COLLABORATIVE, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS SINGLE SPECIALIZATION ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY EACH CHILD'S NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION, FINE AND GROSS MOTOR FUNCTIONING, SENSORY NEEDS AND ACADEMIC AND ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONING. KIDSTLC UTILIZES APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES TO BRING ABOUT MEANINGFUL AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES TO CLIENTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTY ENROLLED IN TRELLIS' ABA SERVICES. PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD'S SERVICES BY PARTICIPATING IN DIRECT TRAINING OR THROUGH OBSERVATION OF THEIR CHILD IN THE CLINIC, HOME OR COMMUNITY DURING THEIR THERAPY SESSIONS. DURING THE TAX YEAR, 52 CHILDREN WERE SERVED FOR A TOTAL OF 29,396 TREATMENT HOURS. AUTISM RESULTS SHOW 100% OF NEW FAMILIES SURVEYED EXPRESSED OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES, INCREASED HOPEFULNESS, DECREASED STRESS, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF THEIR CHILD'S LIFE AND WERE SATISFIED WITH ABA AS AN INTERVENTION.