Non-secure Programs

Our non-secure program is designed to hold juveniles ages 11-18. We offer 3 different programs. These include emergency shelter, a consequence program and a 30 day evaluation program.

Emergency Shelter

Emergency Non-Secure placement provides a safe, 24 hour professionally staffed facility to children unable to be in their homes because of crisis, conflict, or protection issues. The child may be pre-adjudicated in Need of Protection and/or Services and/or delinquent. Placements are made by law enforcement, court order, social services and corrections. Length of stay is 1-28 days. Services include on-site individualized school program through Moorhead Public Schools, health and medication management, physical and leisure recreation, social skills and cognitive behavior group programming. If applicable, residents may continue any community services, schooling, employment, or extracurricular activities.

Emergency 29 + Non-Secure with Case Management

After 28 days, the resident's stay is no longer an emergency. Non-secure programming will shift to a case management model to address longer term needs of the resident, in coordination with Court, probation or social services to work on placement options, schooling, behavioral goals, and care coordination between service providers. Areas of focus will include all the services/ programming noted above in the Emergency Program, with the addition of on-site case management to establish transition goals and timelines. Case managers will send progress reports every 15 days to the placing authority. If applicable, residents may continue any community services, schooling, employment, or extracurricular activities.

30 Day Evaluation Program

This 30-day program is designed to give courts, social services, probation, and guardians an understanding of problems facing the youth. The team members include a Program Coordinator, a Psychiatric Nurse Specialist, a Licensed Psychologist, a Family Therapist, a Chemical Dependency Evaluator, a Licensed Teacher, and a WCRJC case manager. These professionals will provide a detailed assessment of both internal and external factors affecting the youth. The assessments will be concluded with a detailed written report that will outline intervention recommendations. Services include multiple assessments completed by licensed professionals to determine the bio-psycho-social needs of the resident, on-site individualized school program through Moorhead Public School, Health and Medication management, Physical and Leisure Recreation, social skills and cognitive behavior group programming.

Team

The assessment service is administered by a team of human service professionals including a licensed psychologist, psychiatric nurse specialist, rule 25 assessor, registered nurse, school representative, a licensed family therapist, and an assessment coordinator.

Report

The assessment will produce a comprehensive written report detailing intervention recommendations. This report will include a detailed plan of activities, services, and persons responsible for services and "wraparound" planning. The report will be aimed at assisting the family at integrating the youth back into the community.

Earnings

Residents in the evaluation program have the opportunity to earn $1 a day by completing various work details and/or written work. Also, depending on the referring agent, they may earn passes outside the facility.

Pathways

Through a partnership with local specialists, the West Central Regional Juvenile Center (WCRJC) offers treatment for adolescents who have sexually offended. Our contracted specialists provide a low-level sexual education and counseling program through our non-secure program. On-site case management will be provided during this longer-term residential program. Areas of focus includes targeted counseling treatment services, schooling through Moorhead Public School, Health and Medication management, Physical and Leisure Recreation, social skills and cognitive behavior group programming. Graduates of the Pathways program will have demonstrated a successful understanding of boundaries, healthy sexuality, link between thoughts, feelings and behaviors, relapse prevention measures, risky decisions, and situations, thinking errors, and victim impact. Referrals can be made from court or social services.

Residents will be brought to PsychLogics by non-secure staff 1 day per week for a 1 ½ hour session. The program is opened ended. A resident could stay in the non-secure program for the duration of the program or because the program is offered in the community, the youth could complete the program if ordered released (just needing to return to the F-M area each week for the group).

Focus

Low Intensity program is for adolescents who have been assessed as having a low risk to re-offend. Treatment will focus on:

Boundaries
Healthy sexuality
Link between thoughts, feelings and behaviors
Relapse prevention measures
Risky decisions and situations
Thinking errors
Victim impact, etc.

About Sessions

The group will be based on, and will use Tim Kahn's manual: Pathways: A Guided Workbook for Youth Beginning Treatment by Tim Kahn.
Sessions will cover Who I Hurt, What I Did, Why I Did It, and Who is Responsible. The group will be open ended, meaning new members can join at any time.
Group will be facilitated by a licensed psychologist.
Sessions are held at Benson Psychological in Fargo, ND.
Staff Supervised.

Parents Group

Current research indicates that parental involvement makes a valuable contribution to the successful treatment of children with sexual behavior problems. This group is designed to help parents become active partners in their child's treatment and recovery from sexually abusive behaviors. The 20 hour program will help answer many of the common questions parents have, teach them the same concepts their child is learning in the program so they can understand the treatment their child is receiving and learn how they can help the process. The group also covers appropriate parental supervision and what to do when the victim is another family member in the home.

Prior to beginning the program, the child must have completed an approved risk assessment with a tool such as the ERASOR, JSOAP or similar tool valid for this purpose, administered by a qualified professional.

PsychLogics will attempt to utilize medical insurance when possible.

The focus of this program is to meet the individual/ unique needs of the non-secure resident. The program is designed to focus on areas of concern that are identified by the family/legal guardian, referring agency, and the resident. The youth will be assigned an on-site case manager who will facilitate in addressing those issues in a care coordination model. A contract will be drawn up that will be based on the specified areas of concern. The contract will be used as an outline to determine measurable progress and success. It will also include individual responsibilities, such as work details and journaling, as well as expected behavior. The youth's progress and privileges are determined by their ability to meet the objectives of their contract and their behavior. Residents will be expected to participate in all areas of regular programming to include school, leisure and physical recreation, daily chores, evening cognitive behavioral group discussions, completing assignments from the Forward Thinking journaling program, and community service work (when applicable). Additional services will be coordinated based on the needs of each resident; and could include medication management, individual counseling, family counseling, out-patient chemical dependency programming, trauma therapy and DBT. An initial, midterm, and final meeting will be held with all those involved in the client’s case. Progress reports will be sent to the referring agent every 15 days. Residents will be discharged from the Treatment program to their next placement, or the 29+ program when their treatment is complete.

Stabilization

This non-secure program is designed for youth without criminal charges (who cannot be held in secure detention) with intensified behaviors, outbursts, verbal or physical aggression, and problems following direction at home, in school, or in the community. This non-secure program aims to fill the gap in services for youth who have been removed from placements (are medically cleared for a non-secure detention) and are in need of one-on-one staffing (12 hours per day). Our center will serve as a short-term solution to house these clients until a higher level of care can be located by the referent. Areas of focus will be an individualized school program, daily hygiene, social skill development and behavior management. Youth will receive an individual case plan. On-site case managers will send progress reports every 15 days to referring agents. The length of this program is designed to be as short as possible, with the goal of getting the resident to a more permanent setting to assist them with their particular issues/identified problems.