Lutherwood

Levels of Care

Individual treatment plans are created for each resident according to their needs and the specific emotional issues they must address. Reunification with the family and/or the community is a goal established for each and every child.

Each child's care team includes a psychiatrist, clinical director, clinical program manager, psychiatric nurse manager, education specialist, and youth counselor. We provide a continuum of residential care settings and levels of treatment/care to provide greater flexibility in meeting the needs of the children.

Depending upon the severity of the child's problems, the danger presented to him or the community, and the level of family involvement, the child is assigned to an open unit, a secure unit, or the family & community program. The program in all units is designed to have a positive influence on each child's mind, body, and spirit.

Open Units (26 beds)

• Require 24-hour supervision
  

• Child staff
  ratio 1:6
  

• Focus upon development of
  independent living skills and
  social skills

Secure Units (24 beds)

• Require 24-hour supervision

• Child staff ratio 1:4

• Emphasis upon stabilization of behaviors that place the child, others, or the community at risk

Family & Community program (23 beds)

• Nontraditional, strength-based program
  

• Emphasizes high levels of family and community involvement in treatment planning and progress

• Parent involvement/training and family reunification are of utmost importance

• This program also offers day treatment
  with an individual, strength-based,
  solution-focused curriculum