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Brooke Place
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ADMISSION INFORMATION
Target Population: Girls aged 12-18 are referred to Brooke Place from a
variety of sources. Referral sources include, but are not limited to
- WVDHHR
- Juvenile Probation
- Regional Multi-disciplinary teams of community
providers
- Community mental health agencies
- Therapists
- Attorneys
- Families
Referrals can be started over the telephone but need to be backed up with
written information regarding the client and her family. This information
typically includes:
- Biopsychosocial summary
- Psychological evaluations
- Psychiatric treatment/medications
- Discharge summaries from previous
placements/hospitalizations
- Family involvement/motivation for treatment
information
- Medical needs/problems
- Educational status
A pre-intake
interview is arranged for the client and her family. During the
interview/assessment, questions are posed of the client and family members
to help us determine what the needs are and if Brooke Place can assist in
meeting those needs. There are different outcomes of the interview. Outcomes
may include:
- Occasionally it is decided that Brooke Place is
too restrictive of an alternative, that home-based services would better
serve the needs of the client and her family.
- Other times it is decided that Level III
residential care is needed.
- Sometimes it is believed that drug/alcohol
rehabilitation is more appropriate before the client attempts a setting
like Brooke Place.
- Our ability to provide education in the public
school setting must be taken into account. Some clients require
residential facilities that have on-grounds schools.
- There must also be a clear commitment from the
family to participate in family therapy if the plan is for everyone to
work toward reunification. Brooke Place accepts girls who say they want
to work toward transitional living, but even in these cases, it is
important to have some level of cooperative family involvement.
If it is decided that placement at the group home is appropriate,
contacts are made with the interested parties-the caseworker, probation,
other agency, family, etc. A date is set for intake.
The group home has had success with clients fitting these general
guidelines:
- Client is in the temporary custody of the
Department of Health and Human Resources.
- Client has had specific, significant behavior
expectations set for her by her parents and/or by the Court.
- Client is able to identify some of the concerns
that have led to the referral being made.
- Client has a family who will be involved in the
treatment process.
- Client is able to express herself verbally.
- Client's full scale IQ on the WAIS or WISC-R is 85
or higher.
- Client's involvement with drugs/alcohol is largely
limited to experimentation or mild to moderate usage.
- Client's safety and safety of other residents can
be maintained.
Brooke Place does not maintain a waiting list for residency. Referrals
are considered in conjunction with openings available and on a high
risk-high need basis. If you are a caseworker and wish to view our current
openings,
go to West Virginia Child Placement Network.
Brooke Place services are funded in part by WVDHHR Bureau of Children and
Families.
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