Whaley Children’s Center Family Preservation
Family Driven and Youth Guided
Whaley Children’s Center’s centers around the philosophy
for children and families which entails a strong commitment to the
child, youth and family which is on-going, does not allow for a premature
discharge, strives to provide continuity, supports transitions, promotes
individualized and culturally competent service delivery and goals,
eliminates blame and supports the strengths of each family member,
and incorporates a “whatever it takes” and “never
give up” attitude to providing help and support.
We ensure that children, youth and families feel safe and nurtured
and have a sense of belonging, and that children and youth have a developmentally
appropriate role in their care and in creating rules, regulations and
policies that govern their living environments.
We ensure that sibling bonds are maintained and that assistance
to siblings is incorporated into treatment and support plans as indicated.
We are committed to finding ways to ensure that children and youth
grow up in families. If a youth requires treatment in a 24-hour out-of-home
treatment setting, it should be understood that placement occurs only
for as short a period of time as is necessary, and is appropriate to
meet the clinical needs of the child and family.
For however long the youth is placed in a 24-hour out-of-home treatment
setting it is understood that this placement represents a young person’s
home away from home, and that there is a need to create a home-like
environment in which activities are “normalized,” and family
members are viewed as partners, not visitors, having open access to
the out-of-home setting.
We ensure that families receive whatever services and supports they
identify as necessary to provide for the well-being of their child.
