PENDLETON ACADEMIES
Phone:
541-276-0057 Fax: 541-276-1704
Website:
www.pendletonacademies.org
Mary Moore-Suever,
Executive Director
msuever@pendletonacademies.org
AGENCY DESCRIPTION
Pendleton Academies is a non-profit mental-health corporation designed to serve severely disordered children, ages 6-18. Pendleton Academies’ unique approach to intensive multi-component care includes four primary elements:
1. A Psychiatrist led clinical regimen of
assessment, individual therapy, and group treatment presented by masters and
doctorate-level mental-health professionals.
2. Safe and secure housing in the least
restrictive setting possible…a secure residential facility or in Children’s
Therapeutic Family homes, which are carefully screened; trained; and selected
to observe; support; and supervise each child according to his/her individual
treatment needs.
3. Weekly reviews performed by a treatment team
of Pendleton Academies’ professionals, including Board Certified child
psychiatrists.
4. An on-campus school designed specifically for
children with histories of school failure, attention deficits, hyperactivity,
poor social skills, and learning disorders.
We believe
treatment success is more likely to occur after or during crisis if the child,
therapist, school, and community work in concert with one another toward common
goals.
Founded: 1989
Accreditations: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Care Organizations (JCAHO)
State
of Oregon Department of Human Services
State
of
Oregon
Department of Education
Pendleton Academies offers the following programs:
· Psychiatric Residential Treatment Services
· Day Treatment Services
· Behavioral Rehab Services
· Intensive Community Treatment Services
· Therapeutic Foster Family Services
· Outpatient Services
· Assessment, Crisis, and Stabilization Services
· Culturally Specific Therapeutic Interventions for Native American Children
CLIENT
CHARACTERISTICS
ü Abused Child
ü Adjudicated Delinquent
ü Acting-Out Adolescent
ü Alcohol & Drug Abuse
ü Assaultive/Destructive
Chronic Medical Problems
Dependent Child
ü Depression/Suicidal Ideation
ü Developmentally Delayed
Developmentally Disabled
ü Emotionally Disturbed
ü Firesetters
Foster Child
ü Juvenile Parolee
Physically Handicapped
ü Poor Interpersonal Relationships
ü
Pregnant Teen
Parented a
child (both genders)
Runaway Child
Homeless
Seizure Disorders
ü Sexually Abused Child
ü Sex Offender
ü Sibling Group
ü Withdrawn
Other
PROGRAM
SERVICES
ü 24-Hour Residential Care
Adoption
ü Alcohol and Drug Assessments
ü Alcohol and Drug Counseling
ü Alcohol and Drug Education
ü Alcohol and Drug Treatment (CIRT Approved)
ü Basic Self Help Training
ü Behavioral Evaluations
ü Career Guidance/Education
ü Career Training/Work Experience
ü Crisis Counseling
ü Day Treatment
ü Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
Supervised
By Mental Health Specialist
ü Emancipation Skills/Independent Living
Preparation
ü Emergency Placement Services
ü Family Counseling
ü Foster Care
Gang Intervention/Prevention
ü GED Preparation
ü Group Counseling
Independent Living Opportunities
ü Individual Counseling
Infant Mother Program
ü
Other Alternative Education Opportunities
ü Parent Support Group
ü Parent Training/Education
ü Play Therapy
Positive Peer Culture Group Treatment
ü Prenatal Services
ü Proctor Care
ü Psychiatric/Psychological Evaluations
ü Psychotherapy
Restitution Payment Program
ü Sex Education
ü Sex Offender Assessments
ü Sexual Abuse Treatment for Offenders
ü Sexual Abuse Treatment for Victims
Shelter Care
ü Social Services
Teen Parent Services
ü Therapeutic Foster Care
ü Therapeutic Recreation
ü Transitional Services
Vocational Services
Work Program
Other
TREATMENT SERVICES
541-276-0057
REFERRALS: Remi Fairhurst, MSW, Intake Coordinator and Quality Assurance;
Barry Grant, MS, Residential Manager;
and
Gannett Pitken, PhD, Clinical Program Director
Program Description
Residential Psychiatric Treatment includes the unique creation of a small "treatment village" of a great many direct-care staff members, professionals, and care-giving homes whose members support each client and themselves through concentrated communication and involvement. PENDLETON ACADEMIES views each therapeutic home as a social and behavioral opportunity for our children to practice new goals, new behaviors, and new answers to old self-defeating problems. Our program can allow failure without treatment termination. Children are placed in therapeutic homes to integrate the reality of functional family dynamics with the clinical treatment efforts of formal residential psychiatric care. A child may be transferred to the secure facility or to other care homes within the community, as often as needed to achieve success. Using these interactive treatment resources, the child is held accountable but abandonment/attachment trauma is minimized. Family services are provided to the family of origin and/or the family in which the client will be placed following treatment.
Assessment & Evaluation offers immediate safety and stability to children in crisis. Children are admitted into a small residential unit with immediate intense staff attention. Treatment services begin immediately to try and address each child’s issues as soon as possible. During the first month, psychiatric; medical; psychological; educational; recreational; family; chemical use; nutritional; and behavioral assessments are completed. Additional assessments such as fire setter, sexual offender, or neurological testing are completed as indicated. A recommendation for appropriate treatment services is made based on the strengths and needs of each child, family, and community. Based on the assessment, a child may stay up to an additional 60 days for brief treatment, including individual; group; and family therapy, continued assessment and discharge planning and placement. As a child progresses, Therapeutic homes are accessed to continue the assessment and treatment process in a more normative setting. Children can move back and forth between the residential unit and homes as their treatment needs are accomplished or as a more secure setting is needed. Family services are provided to the family of origin, therapeutic family, and to the family in which the client will be placed following assessment.
Education
Program for all children at PENDLETON ACADEMIES,
is based on the individualized education and treatment plan. Elementary, Middle School, High School, GED,
and college educational opportunities can be accessed. PENDLETON ACADEMIES’ 12-month educational
program is composed of academic studies and a life-skills program and is an
accredited educational program under the jurisdiction of the
Animal Assisted Therapy is offered to all PENDLETON ACADEMIES’ students as an effective intervention. Certified EAGALA professionals work closely with the child and his/her treatment team in helping each child grow strengths and overcome behavioral obstacles. In addition, the recreational opportunities offered through working with animals at the center provides children contact with dogs, cats, rabbits, goats, horses, a miniature pony, and a miniature donkey.
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ALL
TREATMENT SERVICES |
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Gender |
Male & Female |
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Age |
6 - 18 |
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Capacity |
60 |
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Contract Agency |
OMHAS, CAF, OYA, DD, Oregon Tribes |