West Cen. Reg.
   Juvenile Center

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Secure Detention 
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           CD Referral
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Secure Detention Programs

Our secure programs are designed to hold juvenile offenders ages 12 through 19. All residents need to be adjudicated delinquent for placement in the secure units. Psychological evaluations may also be administered upon request or referral to either program. We will assist area counties with transportation whenever possible.

Secure Hold Program

This program is designed to offer a safe and secure, as well as a consequential placement for residents with recent charges, probation violations, awaiting court appearances, awaiting placement in other facilities or transition into the adult legal system.

30-60-90-120 Day Correctional Residential Program

The focus of this program is to provide a positive and worthwhile experience for our residents.

Admission

Initial acceptance of any resident shall be determined by Administrative Staff. A court order must accompany a new resident entering our program.

	The length of stay can be 30, 60, 90 or 120 days.  We prefer clients sent for the CD component be placed for at least 60 days.
	New residents may be of either gender and between the ages of 13-18 years old.
	There will have been an adjudication of delinquency and a signed court order.
	We have an initial 10 day acceptance period. We also reserve the right to terminate a stay if a resident's behavior gets completely out of hand or there are specific psychological problems over and above what this agency can accommodate.
	We will obtain information regarding social history and background materials. We must also immediately receive educational and medical history information.

Referring agencies are expected to be involved with resident staffings, as well as writing up goals and contracts. Our policy is that we have staffings on residents every 30 days, or as deemed appropriate by staff.

The program is designed to focus on areas of concern that are identified by the family/legal guardian, referring agency and the resident. The resident will be assigned a special counselor who will facilitate in addressing those issues.

A contract will be drawn up that will be based on the specified areas of concern. It will also include individual responsibilities, such as work details and journaling, as well as expected behavior. The resident's progress and privileges are determined by their ability to meet the objectives of their contract and their behavior.

Residents are eligible to earn up to one dollar a day by completing prearranged work details and/or other arrangements agreed upon in the resident’s individualized contract or case plan. This money can be used toward commissary, arts and crafts projects, outings or personal items.

We offer Chemical Dependency Programming as an addition to our 30 to 120 Day Corrections Program. This treatment is classified as out patient and is provided on site. It consists of evaluation, education, group and individual therapy.

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