Therapeutic Mentoring offers structured, one-to-one strength-based support services between a therapeutic mentor and a youth for the purpose of addressing daily living, social and communication needs. Services include supporting, coaching, and training the youth in age-appropriate behaviors, interpersonal communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution.
Participants also learn to relate appropriately to other children, adolescents and adults in recreational and social activities pursuant to a behavioral health treatment plan developed by an outpatient or in-home provider.
How does Therapeutic Mentoring help?
These services help to ensure the young person’s success in navigating various social contexts, learning new skills and making functional progress. The Therapeutic Mentor offers supervision and engages the youth in discussions about strategies for effective handling of peer interactions.
Therapeutic Mentoring services are also necessary to achieve goals established in an existing behavioral health treatment plan for outpatient or in-home therapy or in an Individual Care Plan for youth in Intensive Care Coordination.
Where is this service provided?
Therapeutic Mentoring is provided in any setting where the youth resides, such as the home (including foster homes and therapeutic foster homes) as well as at school, child care centers, respite settings and other culturally and linguistically appropriate community settings.
The Therapeutic Mentor engages the youth in activities that are designed to:
provide anticipatory guidance
teach alternative strategies
encourage role playing and behavioral rehearsal
assist with skill acquisition in the community
expose participants to social situations in which age-appropriate skills can be practiced
enhance conflict resolution skills
develop communication skills
Supervised visitation allows parents in high conflict or high risk situations access to their children in a safe and supervised environment. The noncustodial parent has access to the child only when supervised by another adult. Supervised visitation is used to protect children from potentially dangerous situations while allowing parental access and providing support for the parent child relationship.
How does Supervised Visitation help?
Reliable supervisors can give both parents the peace of mind that their child is safe and gets to spend quality time with their mother or father.
Where is this service provided?
Supervised visitation can be done in a variety of places. A judge may order that your supervised visitation take place at a public space, such as a restaurant or park. An approved community resources center or visitation site could be appointed as well. Having a reliable, clean, and friendly environment is very important for supervised visitation. A good environment will allow the child to feel comfortable and will allow the parent to feel at ease when spending time with his or her child. Positive Adversity Youth Services Inc. provides parents and children with a safe, friendly environment. We as an organization would like to eliminate some of the stress that parents face during custody battles, separations, and other issues.