Itasca

Programs Available

We provide these services and programs across multiple locations within the state. Find a service or location near you.

• Counseling

  Whether a youth is experiencing depression or bipolar disorder and has significant impairments in functioning in their natural setting, our In-Home Counseling Program can assist in developing skills and strategies to improve functioning. Our counselors meet youth in the community, schools and in the foster home to provide support in their natural environment, with a goal of helping maintain consistency and stability. Many children and adults have experienced trauma, but this especially true with children and adolescents in the child welfare system. Trauma is an emotional shock that creates significant and lasting damage to a person’s mental, physical and emotional growth. The primary goals of trauma-informed therapy are empowerment and recovery through a collaborative relationship. Rooted in trauma informed care, our counseling program utilizes evidence-based practices focused on trauma as well as other treatment approaches to create solutions and to enhance recovery. Counselors draw on their professional training and skills to meet the unique needs of each individual, couple or family. The program is specifically designed to offer individual and family therapy, community support, treatment planning and case coordination services to stabilize the youth in the community.

• Therapeutic Mentoring

  Therapeutic Mentoring services are community based intensive training on daily living, social or communication skills. Therapeutic mentors can assist youth to find, nurture and exercise their strengths. Often times the struggles that a child faces pour over into other aspects of their life. All of these things can have long-lived repercussions on a child’s life if not dealt with and worked through. Through the use of a therapeutic mentor, activities are chosen based on the youth’s needs or the unique challenges they are dealing with. The goal is to improve interpersonal relationship skills in their school, home life, parental interactions, and sibling relationships.
  
  Skills worked on can include:
  
  • Anger Management
  • Social Skills
  • Coping Skills
  • Self-Esteem
  • Communication Skills

• Parenting

  Our parenting program is dedicated to supporting and empowering parents who are navigating the child welfare system. We understand the unique challenges faced by families in this situation and are here to provide guidance, education, and resources to help parents build stronger, healthier relationships with their children. Our program provides one on one support and education from a trained parenting specialist. Our specialists are trained in the evidence based practices of Nurturing Families or Triple P.