Pillar 03
Counseling
Children within the foster care system often need additional support systems to assist with social and emotional healing and growth. Counseling services are offered to all Hope Ranch residents and evidence-based therapies are utilized in both school and home settings.
Resident Services
As Hope Ranch residents, children and teens receive:
individual counseling sessions
group counseling sessions
social skills group meetings to help teach emotional and behavioral skills.
Services are primarily provided through the On-site Alternative Therapeutic School. Certified therapists and counselors provide the intensive, individualized counseling necessary to meet each student’s specific social and emotional needs. Daily counseling sessions are available for all students and behavior modification skills are taught school-wide.
For Older Youth
Transitional and independence goals are developed for each teen to ensure they are provided the experiences – life skills training and activities – necessary to prepare them for an independent adulthood. Focus areas include:
Finances
Self-advocacy
Health Care
Household Maintenance
Childcare.
Transition plans help create a “bridge” between each child and their parents, their teachers, and other support systems to help prepare them for independence.