Programs & Services

Whitington Offers Three Opportunities 

to Service Children and Families

Scattered Sites Program

Gives opportunity to put learned skills to work. This program offers young men and women age 17 and above an opportunity to live on their own in the community with support financially, educationally and emotionally while under supervision that decreases as the youth progresses. Read More…

Home-Based Program

  • Three separate programs are offered to provide assistance and opportunities for families in crisis:
  • Family-Centered Casework Service assists families where an incident of abuse or neglect has occurred.
  • Intensive Family Preservation Service engages family, takes action to prevent removal of children, increases safety, and improves family functioning.
  • Intensive Family Reunification Service helps families in the reunification process. It is a short-term, intensive crisis intervention after removed children have been returned to their homes.

 HOMEBUILDERS PROGRAM

Whitingtons Homebuilders Intensive Family Preservation and

 Intensive Family Reunification Services provides therapeutic social services and

 training to families in the home.

     The goal of Homebuilders Intensive Family Preservation is to remove the

risk of harm to the child instead of removing the child from the

home.  These services are also available for pre-adoption and post-

adoption services for adoptive families at risk or in crisis.

     The goal of Homebuilders Intensive Reunification is to establish a safe and

viable permanency plan for children who are being reunified with

their biological family of origin after a period of out-of-home

placement.

     The services will give families the chance to learn new

behaviors, and help them make better choices for their children. 

The range of services include:

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Staff Availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Staff Meets with Family within 24 hrs (Family Preservation) and 72 hrs (Reunification) of Referral

Small Caseloads (2 Families per Therapist)

Services Delivered In-Home

Services Provided on Evenings and Weekends

Time Intensive Services for Families whose Children are at Imminent Risk of Placement/or Child has already been Placed Out of the Home

All Whitington Service Areas Offer:

  • Staff On Call 24 hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
  • Weekly Contact with Referring Agent
  • Case Management Individualized Service Plans
  • Monthly Progress Reports
  • Frequent Contact with Psychiatric Consultant Attendance at Court Hearings, Case Conferences, School Conferences