Griffith Centers Inc

Special education program: griffith centers provides on-site special education services to the children in our residential care; additionally, community day treatment is available for non-resident students that are placed for special education services by area school districts. A full spectrum of courses are offered, ranging from math and science to history and english; all of which are integrated into our academic program and are offered 12 months per year, to include summer school. Typically, the current 12-month school year engages 60 children in educational services, including day treatment. The youth served are comprised of grades 3 through 12, ages 8 to 18. Griffith centers is dedicated to helping high school-age students either receive their geds or diploma by graduating from high school. Regular monitoring and evaluation is provided by the colorado department of education. Children placed in our educational programs often have major deficits in academic and social skills and have not experienced much success in their current school environment. They typically have had problems with school truancy, disruptive school behavior, motivational difficulties, and achievement significantly below grade level. Griffith centers provides each child with a new learning environment and a highly-qualified, dedicated teaching staff focused on meeting each individual need.

Community programs: griffith centers, through its chins up youth and family services division, provides family preservation services in metro denver, pikes peak region, pueblo, greeley and grand junction. The program is designed to work with families in crisis providing in-home intensive therapeutic service that is utilized to prevent out-of-home placement or prepare a family for reunification. The threat of violent behavior and the possibility of having the family split apart is often a strong motivator for change, and family preservation services can provide the right opportunity for introducing new skills and behaviors to the entire family/guardianship unit, including stabilizing family functioning and addressing safety risks. This service will also teachfamilies to work with community agencies that assist in teaching parenting skills, stress reduction, problem-solving and communication skills. Overall, family preservation services are flexible, individualized to each family, and may invoke intervention with the individual, the entire family or appropriate community members. The target population for family preservation services includes the division of youth corrections (dyc), youth eligible for community placement and/or those with sexual-offender history that present an ongoing risk. Typically, the engagement of services is 3 to 5 hours per week in the home and the length of treatment averages 3 to 5 months. The key components for family preservation services, in addition to all of griffith's community-based programs that are offered through chinsup youth and family services, includes the following:- 24 hour per day crisis intervention- flexible scheduling including evenings and weekends- risk assessment and safety planning stengths-based, skill building approach- assistance with accessing community services- advocacy and support at court hearings, school staffings- hours can be increased in response to crisis- follow-up services for one year following terminationpasa: offering residential services through host homes, family caregivers and personal care alternative. Our program is supporting the community connections that include behavioral health services, supported employment, and prevocational services.

Foster care:as a licensed child placement agency, griffith centers provides foster care, foster adoption, short-term respite, and sibling group placement services. This program adheres to the family to family model, providing therapeutic supervised visitation and family preservation services to biological families as well as in-home services in order to achieve reunification, increase stabilization, and decrease disruptions of foster youth. There are initial and on-going trainings for foster families, support groups, and 24/7 crisis intervention. Pasa: offering residential services through host homes, family caregivers and personal care alternative. Our program is supporting the community connections that include behavioral health services, supported employment, and prevocational services.