Residential | Services de sant? de Gen?ve, Inc.

Residential

Rooted in one hundred years of caring tradition, and growing to meet the challenges of today's youth, Services de sant? de Gen?ve, Inc. specializes in helping young women through difficult times by utilizing a best-practice approach to residential, behavioral health services. We use a variety of evidence-based approaches to address the individual needs of each young lady through the lens of a gender responsive treatment model that supports the developmental, emotional, social and spiritual needs of young women. In a supportive, nurturing environment, we are there for those who feel confused, alone, depressed or helpless. This gender-responsive Residential Treatment Program is available to young women, ages 12 - 18, who meet criteria for Level II Residential Treatment Services. As the only licensed maternity care facility in WV, we prioritize girls who are pregnant or parenting, but almost a third of our treatment population are not.

Young women often find themselves in difficult situations. These situations may be the result of having to cope with a wide variety of problems:

An abusive home or other traumatic circumstances
Victimization or neglect of basic needs
An unplanned pregnancy without support
Difficulties with school
Legal issues
Multiple placements
Behavioral and emotional challenges
Substance abuse/dependence

Individual, family and group counseling services are offered by licensed professionals whose specialties include:

Trauma-informed care and grief
Drug and alcohol use and abuse
Healthy coping skills
Anger management and control
Effective communication skills
Developing healthy relationships
Alternative therapies (art, music) and sensory
Women's health and nutrition
Infant bonding and attachment

The Residential Program offers:

Gender responsive therapeutic program
Trauma-informed and trained staff
Formal substance abuse treatment program
Sensory-based experiential therapies customized to meet the needs each resident
Cottage-type living environment with 24-hour supervision
On-site alternative school and GED program
In-house medical clinic and nursing staff
On-site developmental day care for infants and toddlers
Recreational and therapeutic groups daily
Daily life skills development utilizing Ansell-Casey assessment and recommended curriculum
Comprehensive parenting program utilizing evidence based assessment and curriculum through NCAST-AVENUW

Gender Responsive Treatment
This treatment approach, which recognizes and responds to the unique needs, challenges and strengths of women and girls, is rapidly becoming a best-practice model for institutions and programs accross the country. Not just "girls only" programs that were designed for boys - these programs are multi-dimensional and deal with specific women's issues, such as addiction and chemical dependence, domestic violence, sexual abuse, pregnancy and parenting and relationships and connectivity.

Using the butterfly metaphor...
The program is designed to assist residents as they progress through four unique and challenging stages by tracking their therapeutic change process from denial to acceptance, to practice, to maintenance. Within each stage therapeutic exercises are completed - including a series of journaling and taking part in family therapy objectives; group learning experiences and individual skill sets. A girl will undergo a transformation, just like a butterfly, into a much more beautiful and resourceful young woman. In the end, she will possess all of the strengths she identified in beginnings, and have a viable plan to apply her new skills in her future.

beginnings • awakening • reflections • transformation

Crittenton offers an innovative approach to parenting education and intervention utilizing the quantitative assessments and curriculum materials developed by NCAST-AVENUW, with a focus on mother-infant interaction, healthy bonding and attachment, and teaching mom the simple yet sophisticated language of her infant to improve their communication and responsiveness to one another for a lifetime.

Emergency pre-screenings available over the phone. Referrals are processed on a daily basis via statewide Automated Placement Referral System (APR), a component of the WV FACTS system. To expedite screening, please be prepared to provide or fax:

Psychosocial history
Educational records
Medical card number
Current psychosocial evaluations
Copy of birth certificate
Social Security number
Medical records
Immunization records
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