ST. MARY'S HOME FOR BOYS

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

Phone: 503-649-5651     Fax: 503-649-7405

Website:  www.stmaryshomeforboys.org

 

Michael Cole, Interim Executive Director and Director of Special Programs

mcole@stmaryshomeforboys.org

 

 

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

 

St. Mary's Home for Boys is a private, residential treatment facility serving the State of Oregon.  The program accepts emotionally and behaviorally disturbed adolescent boys between the ages of 9 and 17.  The Behavioral Rehabilitation System-focused treatments, “BRS”, includes individual, group, and family counseling along with multiple skill training, schooling, and transition aftercare programming while in a structured milieu.  In addition, Mental Health services are available, and all residents who demonstrate medical necessity via DSM IV diagnosis are eligible for Mental Health Treatments. 

 

St. Mary's provides a structured milieu within which disturbed male adolescents learn to be productive and contributing members of society.  The agency promotes the boys' moral, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical development.

 

The program operates within a setting that offers each boy the benefit of cognitive/behavioral relationship treatment with an emphasis on returning to the community.  The transitions back to the community are facilitated by a mentoring program.

 

Founded:                    1889

 

Accreditations:       Council on Accreditation (COA)

 

St. Mary's Home for Boys offers the following programs:

 

·        Day Treatment

·        Juvenile Firesetters Program

·        Juvenile Sex Offenders Program

·        Mental-Health Services

·        Mentor Program

·        Residential Treatment

·        Stabilization, Assessment & Evaluation

 


CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS

 


  ü    Abused Child

  ü    Adjudicated Delinquent

  ü    Acting-Out Adolescent

  ü    Alcohol & Drug Abuse

  ü    Assaultive/Destructive

  ü    Chronic Medical Problems (w/limitations)

  ü    Dependent Child

  ü    Depression/Suicidal Ideation

  ü    Developmentally Delayed (IQ 70 or above)

         Developmentally Disabled

  ü    Emotionally Disturbed

  ü    Firesetters

  ü    Foster Child


  ü    Juvenile Parolee

         Physically Handicapped

  ü    Poor Interpersonal Relationships

  ü    Poor School Functioning

         Pregnant Teen

           ü  Parented a child (St. Mary’s Home only excepts young men)

  ü    Runaway Child

  ü    Homeless

  ü    Seizure Disorders

  ü    Sexually Abused Child

  ü    Sex Offender

  ü    Sibling Group

  ü    Withdrawn

  ü    Other

              Adjudicated Sexual Offender


 

 

PROGRAM SERVICES

 


  ü    24-Hour Residential Care

         Adoption

  ü    Alcohol and Drug Assessments

  ü    Alcohol and Drug Counseling

  ü    Alcohol and Drug Education

         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

         Foster Care

  ü    Gang Intervention/Prevention

  ü    GED Preparation

  ü    Group Counseling

  ü    Independent Living Opportunities

  ü    Individual Counseling

         Infant Mother Program


  ü    On-Campus School

  ü    Other Alternative Education Opportunities

  ü    Parent Support Group

  ü    Parent Training/Education

         Play Therapy

         Positive Peer Culture Group Treatment

         Prenatal Services

         Proctor Care

  ü    Psychiatric/Psychological Evaluations

  ü    Psychotherapy

  ü    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

         Therapeutic Foster Care

  ü    Therapeutic Recreation

  ü    Transitional Services

  ü    Vocational Services

  ü    Work Program

  ü    Other

         Cognitive Behavioral Relationship Model

 



 

DAY TREATMENT

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

503-649-5651

REFERRALS:  Francis Maher

 

 

Program Description

 

Day Treatment serves male adolescents ages 9 to 18 and encompasses a cognitive behavioral interpersonal program supported by a token economy system.  Every client’s education and personalized IEP driven behavioral treatment plan focuses on each student learning positive behavioral skills designed to ensure success.

 

The prime objective is to provide a means for St. Mary’s clients to learn to function successfully in progressively less restrictive environments.  Once these skills are mastered, clients can integrate fully within the public school and broader social communities.

 

Referrals to the day-treatment program of emotionally and behaviorally challenged male adolescents are typically made by regional school districts.  In order to accommodate the needs reflected in these referrals, in addition to a structured school staffed by special education teachers, the day treatment program provides counseling and related services that are sectioned into several elements.

 

 

DAY TREATMENT

Gender

Male

Age

9 - 18

Capacity

40

Contract Agency

Regional School Districts


 

JUVENILE FIRESETTERS PROGRAM

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

503-649-5651

REFERRALS:  Breana Bruce

 

 

Program Description

 

Juvenile Firesetters Program was initiated with the help of Washington County Juvenile Firesetters Network and the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Office.  Recognizing that juvenile firesetters present an obvious safety concern, St. Mary’s routinely trains staff and implements procedures to ensure campus safety.  The program also provides firesetter assessments utilizing the Firesetters Needs Assessment Protocol.  The Fire Prediction Equation is utilized as a measure of future fire-setting potential.

 

Those clients needing firesetting treatment are enrolled in the Juvenile Firesetters Skill Building Group.  This group follows the Skill Building Curriculum.  The curriculum requires parent involvement, and graduation is dependent upon the client’s ability to identify their firesetting cycle, relapse prevention plan, and successfully passing the final exam.

 

Clients demonstrating behavior or fascination beyond the skill building level are referred to the Mental Health Program for more in-depth therapeutic intervention.

 

 

JUVENILE FIRESETTERS PROGRAM

Gender

Male

Age

10 – 18

Capacity

See Residential Treatment

Contract Agency

See Residential Treatment


 

JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

503-649-5651

REFERRALS:  Breana Bruce

 

 

Program Description

 

Juvenile Sex Offender Program provides a therapeutic environment within which at-risk male adolescents lean to be productive and contributing members of society.  Through the systematic application of cognitive/behavioral principles, within a token economy, we are able to assess and treat problems with a wide range of severity and disturbance.  This is achieved through a variety of treatment strategies, which include group and individual therapy, as well as skills building sessions.

 

In addition to the above mentioned highlights, clients involved in the Juvenile Sex Offender Program receive training in areas such as sex education, empathy, values, victimization, thinking errors, offense cycles, and relapse prevention.  These services are provided through comprehensive, current, and outcome-oriented therapy in a secured setting by professional, trained staff.  Some aspects of this program include the following:

 

·         One to Two Hours of Weekly Group Therapy - The youth will participate in three sections or “cores” of Sex Awareness Groups.  The first core deals with general sex education issues, including values, myths, and empathy training.  The second core focuses on issues of appropriate disclosure and offense patterns.  The third and final core helps to build techniques and coping mechanisms to prevent future offense relapse.  Each core runs approximately four to six months.

·         Individual Therapy - Individual therapy provided by qualified mental-health therapists is in addition to individual counseling provided by Case Managers and is provided two to four times per month.  Individual therapy is designed to fit the needs of each particular client.  Some topics of individual therapy include further explanation of group issues, clarification of values, special programming for inappropriate behaviors, and structured disclosure sessions.

·         Bi-Monthly Family Therapy Sessions - Family therapy is implemented whenever possible in the Sex Awareness Program and is normally held in conjunction with the Case Manager.  This time is used to educate the family on sexual abuse and sexual offending patterns, to relay important information, and to coordinate similar and consistent treatment strategy regarding the child.

 

 

JUVENILE SEX OFFERENDER PROGRAM

Gender

Male

Age

10 – 17

Capacity

See Residential Treatment

Contract Agency

See Residential Treatment


 

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

503-649-5651

REFERRALS:  Breana Bruce

 

Program Description

 

Mental Health Services is made available to clients at St. Mary’s Home for Boys through a contract with Washington County Mental Health.  Currently, there are three full-time therapists, one part-time therapist, and one pre-doctoral intern providing therapeutic services to clients.  In addition, there are three consultants who provide initial assessments, risk assessments, and medication management.

 

All clients of St. Mary’s are eligible for Mental Health Services.  A client is referred for mental-health services through a comprehensive mental-health assessment/initial interview by a consulting psychologist.  This assessment includes a complete DSM-IV diagnosis and current CGAS score.  The psychologist will also specify the therapeutic services clients will receive based on the diagnosis.

 

 

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Gender

Male

Age

10 – 18

Capacity

See Residential Treatment

Contract Agency

See Residential Treatment

 

 

 

MENTOR PROGRAM

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

503-649-5651

REFERRALS:  Lynda Walker

 

Program Description

 

The Mentor Program is designed to provide boys with positive adult resources and promote the well-being of the child through one-on-one weekly interaction.  Generally, the goals of the program are:  to develop and maintain a volunteer and mentor program that compliments and enriches the therapeutic and treatment goals for the client involved; to offer the boy additional resources for a supportive adult role model, who will provide encouragement and companionship in a positive and honest manner; to provide community involvement in the mission and service goals of St. Mary’s Home for Boys; to recognize the volunteer/mentor as a valuable part of the boy’s efforts to return safely to his home community and lead a productive life.

 

If you are interested in applying to become a Mentor at St. Mary’s Home for Boys please contact Lynda Walker.

 

 

MENTOR program

Gender

Male

Age

10 – 18

Capacity

N/A

Contract Agency

N/A

 

 

 

 

 


 

RESIDENTIAL TREATEMENT

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

503-649-5651

REFERRALS:  Breana Bruce

 

 

Program Description

 

Residential Treatment serves emotionally and behaviorally disturbed boys ages 9 to 17.  Boys are assigned to a residential cottage based on age, level of maturity, or desired treatment program.  In each cottage, the details of daily living are organized in such a manner as to provide the boys with a stable base of operation and experience of being safe and secure.

 

Cottages provide a positive milieu in which to implement each boy's Master Service Plan.  Throughout the day, staff uses behavior rehearsals, contracting, positive feedback, contingency management, and role-playing to model appropriate behaviors and values.  They also teach the boys new skills for living, such as; personal hygiene and dress, appropriate social interaction, impulse control, developing positive female relationships, anger management, frustration tolerance and problem solving techniques, expressing joy and enthusiasm, and showing respect for others.

 

By utilizing a token economy (point system), staff gives immediate feedback on each boy's appropriate and inappropriate behavior.  This point system is supplemented by individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, parent training, skill building, mental-health services, and specialized programs.  In addition to recreational activities and interactions that are critical to developing positive personal relationships.  The residential program is focused on preparing each boy to return to the community where he can be a productive member of society.

 

 

Residential Treatment

Gender

Male

Age

9 – 17

Capacity

75

Contract Agency

DHS, OYA, Private 3rd Party, School District

 

 

 

 

 


 

STABILIZATION, ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy.

Beaverton, OR  97006

503-649-5651

REFERRALS:  Breana Bruce

 

 

Program Description

 

Stabilization, Assessment & Evaluation (SAE) is essentially wherein a referral source will request a client be placed for evaluation and recommendations.  The placement can be authorized for up to 90 days, and further assessment time if deemed necessary.  Initially, the placement is designed to stabilize the client so as to allow a Comprehensive Assessment.  Information accompanying the client includes a general history (family, school, prior treatment, social service, Juvenile Justice System, physical (health) status, psychological hospitalizations, DSM IV diagnosis, psychotropic medications, resource status, and previous response to treatment efforts).

 

While in the SAE program, the client will be monitored and observed, via the clinical and cottage staff.   The deficits and excesses will be identified and labeled.  Observations regarding essential treatment areas will be made. 

 

Following the complete evaluation, an overall written assessment will be completed reflecting the array of significant areas evaluated.  The recommendations will include both the most desirable treatment setting, as well as the most appropriate modalities.  Recommendations will also include the involvement of supportive services, school and/or prevocational emphasis, resource identification, as well as the possibility of other community services being involved during treatment.

 

 

STABILIZATION, ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

Gender

Male

Age

10 – 18

Capacity

Varies

Contract Agency

Varies