Rosemary Children's Services

ROSEMARY CHILDREN'S SERVICES SERVES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES, INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE SERVICES, WRAPAROUND SERVICES, RELATIVE HOME ASSESSMENT SERVICES, AND RELATIVE FAMILY APPROVAL SERVICES.

THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM: PROVIDES TEEN GIRLS WHO HAVE SUFFERED NEGLECT, ABUSE, AND EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES WITH A SAFE HOME AND COUNSELING. OUR FIVE RESIDENTIAL HOMES PROVIDE GIRLS AGES 13 TO 18 WITH SHORT-TERM (6 TO 12 MONTHS) PLACEMENT WHILE WE HELP PREPARE THEM FOR REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR FAMILIES, LONG-TERM PLACEMENT WITH A CARING RESOURCE FAMILY, OR EMANCIPATION FROM THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THIS YEAR WE SERVED 114 TEENAGE GIRLS IN OUR PROGRAM.IN MARCH 2018 OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM TRANSITIONED TO A SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM (STRTP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA AB 403, CONTINUUM OF CARE REFORM. THIS ALLOWED US TO INCREASE STAFF TO CHILD RATIOS, INTENSIFY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PROVIDE MORE AFTERCARE SERVICES THROUGH OUR MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SHORTER LENGTH OF STAYS AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS.

THE WRAPAROUND PROGRAM IS AN INTENSIVE, ALL-INCLUSIVE METHOD OF ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AND REALIZE THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS. FAMILIES ARE OFFERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY A CLINICIAN, CHILD AND FAMILY SPECIALIST, PARENT PARTNER AND FACILITATOR. INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, FAMILY THERAPY, INTENSIVE HOME-BASED SERVICES, INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE CHILD/YOUTH. THE WRAPAROUND APPROACH IS A FAMILY-CENTERED, STRENGTHS-BASED, NEEDS-DRIVEN PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY PROCESS. IT ADVOCATES FOR FAMILY-PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO ENSURE FAMILY VOICE, CHOICE AND OWNERSHIP. WRAPAROUND CHILDREN AND FAMILY TEAMS BENEFITS CHILDREN BY WORKING WITH THE FAMILY TO ENSURE PERMANENCY. THIS YEAR WE SERVED 47 CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAM.RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL: THROUGH OUR CONTRACTS WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY DCFS FOR RELATIVE HOME ASSESSMENT SERVICES (RHAS) AND CONTRACTS FROM THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE DPSS AND COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO HUMAN SERVICES FOR RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL SERVICES (RFA), WE ARE ABLE TO ASSIST THE COUNTIES WITH VARIOUS PHASES OF THE RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL (RFA) PROCESS. THE PURPOSE OF RFA PROGRAM IS TO IMPLEMENT A UNIFIED, FAMILY FRIENDLY, CHILD-CENTERED RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL PROCESS FOR LICENSING FOSTER FAMILY HOMES AND APPROVING RELATIVES AND NONRELATIVE EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS AS FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS AND APPROVING FAMILIES FOR LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP OR ADOPTION. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WE RECEIVED 702 REFERRALS FROM L.A. COUNTY AND 40 REFERRALS FROM THE COUNTIES OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO.

FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY, INTENSIVE SERVICES FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTIONS PROGRAM: OUR FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY PROVIDES HOME-BASED FAMILY CARE FOR CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, WE RECRUIT, CERTIFY AND TRAIN RESOURCE PARENTS, PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO RESOURCE PARENTS AND ASSIST IN FINDING HOMES OR OTHER TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE CARE. OUR SOCIAL WORKERS VISIT OUR RESOURCE FAMILIES EACH WEEK AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO OUR LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTION EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH CHILD AND FAMILY. THIS YEAR UNDER OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM 259 CHILDREN RECEIVED PLACEMENT SERVICES AND 23 CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED.OUR INTENSIVE SERVICES FOSTER CARE PROGRAM (ISFC) PROVIDES HOME-BASED FAMILY CARE FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN WHOSE NEEDS FOR SAFETY, PERMANENCY, AND WELL-BEING REQUIRE SPECIALLY TRAINED RESOURCE PARENTS AND INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL AND PARAPROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN A HOME-BASED SETTING, OR TO AVOID OR EXIT CONGREGATE CARE. ISFC RESOURCE PARENTS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED AND ARE PART OF THE TREATMENT TEAM, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF A THERAPIST, A FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKER AND IN-HOME SUPPORT COUNSELOR WHO VISIT THE HOME REGULARLY AND OFFER COUNSELING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, MENTORING AND MODELING SKILLS FOR BOTH THE FOSTER CHILD AND RESOURCE PARENTS. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO TRAIN AND TRANSITION OUR FOSTER FAMILIES INTO RESOURCE FAMILIES AS REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA AB 403, CONTINUUM OF CARE REFORM AND 16 CHILDREN RECEIVED PLACEMENT SERVICES UNDER OUR INTENSIVE SERVICES FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM: OUR MENTAL HEALTH TEAM PROVIDE OUR CLIENTS WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, MEDICATION SUPPORT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION. THESE OUTPATIENT SERVICES GIVE US THE ABILITY TO HELP TRANSITION OUR CLIENTS BACK HOME, BACK TO SCHOOL AND BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 168 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACTS WITH LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.