OLALLA CENTER

THE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM BEGINS WITH CENTER STAFF ASSESSING HOW CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING ALONG WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND STRENGTHS. THEN A TREATMENT PLAN IS DESIGNED WITH THE FAMILY TO UTILIZE THEIR STRENGTHS WHILE MEETING THEIR NEEDS AND REMAINING FOCUSED ON THEIR GOALS. BY USING A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODELS, OCCF'S STAFF HELP FAMILIES ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, FIND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY AND MOVE BEYOND THE NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT. THE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM IS A THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE FOR CHILDREN REQUIRING A MORE RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN OFFER. OVERSEEN BY A LICENSED CHILD PSYCHIATRIST, THE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM OFFERS CHILDREN OF 6-13 YEARS OLD A STRUCTURED SETTING THAT COMBINES EDUCATION AND THERAPY AND TEACHES SUCH SKILLS AS MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION TO REDUCE STRESS. THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SKILLS, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF SLOWING DOWN THEIR BODIES AND MINDS TO DECREASE STRESS, BROADEN AWARENESS AND INCREASE FOCUS.

THE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES SUCH SERVICES AS INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, FAMILY THERAPY, GROUP THERAPY AND SKILLS TRAINING. SOME OUTPATIENT GROUPS ARE TRUE STRENGTH; A COMPASSION FOCUSED THERAPY GROUP FOR ADOLESCENTS WHICH INCLUDES ART-MAKING AND DEALS WITH DIFFICULT EMOTIONS SUCH AS ANGER THROUGH THE USE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE, AND BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY. CLIENTS ARE GUIDED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-COMPASSION AND COMPASSION FOR OTHERS USING PSYCHOEDUCATION, MINDFULNESS, COMPASSIONATE IMAGERY EXERCISES, GROUP PROCESSING, AND HOMEWORK TO PRACTICE SKILLS LEARNED. BORN BRAVE; AN LGBTQ+PROCESS GROUP INTENDED TO BE A SAFE, WELCOMING, COMPASSIONATE SPACE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE FEELINGS, TOPICS, AND QUESTIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. IMPROV FOR PARENTS; USES THE PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF IMPROV COMEDY AND THEATER TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, INCREASE PARENT FLEXIBILITY IN RESPONDING TO YOUTH BEHAVIOR, IMPROVE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, IMPROVE PARENT'S/FAMILY'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO BOTH CHANGING CHILD DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND RELATED CHANGES IN FAMILY LIFE. THE OUTPATIENT THERAPY BRAVERY CENTER FOSTERS BRAVERY, EMPOWERMENT, AND ADVOCACY WITHIN LGBTQIA2S+ YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. CREATED FROM THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISOLATION, SOCIAL REJECTION, AND LACK OF RESOURCES FACING RURAL LGBTQIA2S+ YOUTH, BRAVERY CENTER STRIVES TO CREATE SAFE SPACE, PROMOTE VISIBILITY AND ACCEPTANCE, BUILD EQUITABLE RESOURCES, AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION.