> FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What age children do you serve?
2. Do you serve both male and female youth?
3. Does my client/child need a court order to be admitted to Woodland Hills?
4. Do you provide transportation for youth who are admitted to Woodland Hills?
5. Do you work with Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction (EJJ) designated youth?
6. Do you require a physical to be completed before admission?
7. What is your campus setting?
8. Do you work with youth who are lower functioning (low IQ)?
9. What is your treatment philosophy?
10. When is family visitation?
11. Can we call our son/daughter?
12. Is the family involved in the treatment process?
13. Is your facility Title IV-E eligible?
14. What are your per diems?

Answers:

1. What age children do you serve?

Woodland Hills serves children between the ages of 12 and 18. In most cases we can work with a youth up until his/her 19th birthday.

2. Do you serve both male and female youth?

Woodland Hills serves both male and female youth in a gender responsive context.

3. Does my client/child need a court order to be admitted to Woodland Hills?

In most cases, yes, though private party/voluntary referrals are possible in the residential programs. The Intensive Day Treatment program does not require a court order. Neighborhood Youth Services is a free, voluntary program for local youth.

4. Do you provide transportation for youth who are admitted to Woodland Hills?

Yes. When possible we meet family and/or a referring worker part way. If this is not possible, arrangements can be made to pick up a youth from his/her home community.

5. Do you work with Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction (EJJ) designated youth?

Yes. Youth with an EJJ designation historically do very well at Woodland Hills. They may be placed up to 21 years of age.

6. Do you require a physical to be completed before admission?

No. We do need the "Health History Questionnaire" and "Medical Authorization" forms from the Intake Packet to be completed by the parent/guardian.

7. What is your campus setting?

Woodland Hills is an open campus where youth are continually supervised and live in a peer accountability-based environment. We are located on 140 beautifully wooded, acres in Duluth.

8. Do you work with youth who are lower functioning (low IQ)?

Youth in our programs need to have the intellectual ability to process with their peers and respond appropriately to staff. Typically this means he/she has an IQ above 80.

9. What is your treatment philosophy?

Our mission is to reduce risk factors, cultivate assets and build on the strengths in all youth and their families so they may lead successful lives. In our residential programs, we measure the risks youth have in their lives upon intake and again when they are discharged in order to measure progress. Treatment focuses on identifying a youth's strengths and abilities to empower him/her in addressing their risk areas. A peer-based cognitive-behavioral approach is used to develop the skills the youth needs to be successful.

10. When is family visitation?

Visits occur on Sundays. Immediate family members are allowed to visit. Please call the Admission Manager or your son's/daughter's Treatment Team Manager for details.

11. Can we call our son/daughter?

Youth at Woodland Hills are given two opportunities a week to call their families. They will need a phone card or permission to call collect. In the event of a family emergency, parents are permitted to call Woodland Hills. Please call the Admissions Manager or your son's/daughter's Treatment Team Manager for details.

12. Is the family involved in the treatment process?

Yes, as much as the family is able. Families are encouraged to be a part of the quarterly staffing meetings where feedback is shared. The Treatment Team Managers are available via phone and on the family visitation Sundays to mediate concerns between the child and his/her parent, and to provide progress updates.

13. Is your facility Title IV-E eligible?

Yes

14. What are your per diems (reflective for 2007)?

Residential Treatment Center = $189.82
Chisholm House Consequence = $124.53
Chisholm House Treatment = $165.84
Community Transition Program = $163.80
Intensive Day Treatment = $73.27