Boys And Girls Village Inc

Charles f. Hayden school is an approved private special education facility that implements individualized education plans and provides comprehensive educational and clinical day treatment services to a diverse student population ranging from ages 5-21. The school provides a safe nurturing environment where students experience emotional, behavioral and academic growth with the ultimate goal of a successful return to a mainstream environment.charles f. Hayden school offers a progressive integrated learning model designed to provide a rich multidisciplinary curriculum aligned with the csde, ct core standards and designed to provide students (k-12th grade) with the skills necessary to be successful in a school and community setting. Our curriculum incorporates specialized group and individualized functional reading, steam (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics), social studies and vocational programs embedded throughout our students' day. Our classrooms maintain a low student to adult ratio, generally with a teacher and paraprofessionals in a classroom of six to ten students.charles f. Hayden school provides a full range of clinical services utilizing specialized approaches. Each child's treatment team is comprised of a social worker, teacher, para-educator, board certified behavior analyst, psychiatrist, clinical coordinator, and transitional specialist. Our girls and boys also have the opportunity to participate in hands on experiential activities such as project adventure (a high ropes team building course), gardening, and transitional programming to include on and off campus vocational opportunities for career training in the fields of culinary, automotive, farming, restaurant industry, computer technology, printing industry, event planning, health and fitness internships and community service/social services placements.

Residence programsbgv currently has two residential programs, safe haven (sh) and kraft house. Sh is a 12 bed residential treatment facility for boys between the ages of 11 and 17 years with problem sexual behavior. Bgv uses a holistic approach to assess and serve our clients by addressing and assessing all factors including social, interpersonal, family, capacity for empathy and moral development, educational functioning and what experiences he may have experienced that have influenced the expression of his psb. Treatments are conducted by experienced and trained staff who collaborate to develop individualized and customized interventions. Safe haven clients typically participate for 9 to 12 months, providing that the client family participates in treatment and there is appropriate aftercare services available. The specific length of stay is not fixed and will be based on a collaborative assessment of safety/risk and progress made to succeed in a less restrictive setting. The kraft house is a 12 bed psychiatric residential treatment program (prtf). The program is for males ages 11-17, who require support and additional psychiatric services prior to being discharged back into the community and to their families. Referrals come from inpatient hospitals to provide step-down as well as eds and other programs for diversions from inpatient programs. Youth receive intensive individual therapy including cbt and motivational interviewing. Treatment is directed by a psychiatrist and medication management is provided as well as 24/7 nursing. In addition, family therapy is provided as well as transitional support services as the youth returns to the community to ensure the effectiveness of community referrals and supports.

Permanency planning servicesboys & girls village (bgv) permanency planning services is comprised of 4 programs, therapeutic foster care (tfc), intensive family preservation (ifp), parenting support services (pss), and reunification/therapeutic family time (rtft). Tfc program matches qualified foster parents with children 6 to 17 years old who are in the custody of the ct dcf. Children who benefit from therapeutic foster care may have histories of abuse or neglect. Others are working to overcome learning, behavioral or emotional problems. All are in need of the comfort, understanding, and security that only a dedicated and supportive therapeutic foster family can provide. Ifp is a short-term, intensive, in-home service designed to intervene quickly to: reduce immediate safety risks, curb the risk of future abuse and/or neglect, and prevent the need for out-of-home placement. Ifp is designed to empower and strengthen families, so they can survive traumatic situations. To achieve this, ifp staff visit the home a minimum of two times (five hours) per week for 12 weeks, offering interventions designed to: develop effective parenting skills, increase self-sufficiency and coping abilities, connect the family with needed community resources, and provide support and guidance to ensure safety in the home. Rtft is a family centered program consisting of three services that can be used in combination with one another or individually: reunification readiness assessment, reunification services, and therapeutic family time.the reunification readiness assessment is an assessment that assists dcf in determining a family's readiness for reunification with their child(ren) who are in out-of-home care. Reunification services are a planned and staged process of safely returning children in out-of-home care to their families of origin. Therapeutic family time is an intervention between children and their parent(s) used to assist them in maintaining and/or re-establishing relationships that are healthy for the child. This service provides direct consultation, assessment, direct work with parent(s) on parenting skills, improving parent-child interactions and promoting attachments. Rtft delivers a staged model to support families throughout the reunification process. The service is designed to engage the family and build their network of supports. In addition, we actively engage and involve the non-custodial parent in the reunification process. Designed to preserve and restore the parent/ child attachment, we use a "visit coaching model" that occurs in the least restrictive, most homelike setting possible and reduces the child's sense of abandonment and loss. We work hard to facilitate permanency planning and emphasize continuity of every relationship. Our services can also offer a step-down option if families require additional supports.