Group Homes
Atkinson Youth Services is a California Non-Profit Corporation. The group home division was formed to provide a safe, comfortable, caring, and neutral environment for children in need of treatment and or residential care. Our program is designed to serve children ages 6 through 18 who are seriously emotionally disturbed, usually resulting from sexual, physical, and/or mental abuse.
All of Atkinson’s Group Homes are a Level 12 with a therapeutic family setting serving 6 clients in each home.
Current Openings
Basic Services
- A caring home environment with trained staff
- Education through public schools, special education programs and private non-public school
- Transportation to services and activities
- Social development opportunities
- Physical development opportunities
- Therapy
- Mental, emotional and physical assessment
- Establishment of appropriate treatment plan
- Development of living skills
- Opportunity to improve birth family relationships
- Medical and Dental
- Treatment program in a therapeutic milieu
Goals:
The primary goal of our program is “Helping Youth Succeed” Inclusive are goals to:
- Make a difference in the child’s life
- Teach children how to appropriately deal with past abuse and/or trauma
- Help them recognize the power they have to make choices that will add real quality to their life
- Learn appropriate methods of meeting their need of control power, love, belonging, fun, freedom, and learning
- Have meaningful relationships with others
- Develop needed living skills in preparation for adulthood
- Provide an opportunity for spiritual development
- Learn how to have a quality family life
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