MISSION STATEMENT:

Program Goals for all Residential Care Programs:

• Ensure that each resident is safe, protected and treated with dignity and respect.
• Provide quality-based treatment designed to meet the unique needs of each resident.
• Ensure that each resident receives substance abuse treatment and support to maintain sobriety.

Staff for all Residential Care Programs:

At YDC, we pride ourselves on maintaining qualified, professionally trained staff committed to providing quality evidence-based services. YDC maintains the following staff:

• Board Certified Child Psychologist
• California Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
• LMFT/LCSW Clinical Staff
• Masters Level Social Workers
• Bachelors Level Child Care Workers

Youth Development Center

The Youth Development Center (YDC) is an RCL 12 residential treatment facility for adolescent males between the ages of 13-17 in need of substance abuse treatment. The home is a six bed facility located in Riverside County, California. The residential treatment program is based on a therapeutic community model. The fundamental assumption underlying YDC is that recovery from substance abuse requires change of the whole person psychologically, socially, and behaviorally.

Youth Development Center Specific Treatment Focus:

At YDC, a variety of intensive treatment services are offered specifically designed to meet each resident’s needs including:

• Substance abuse treatment, including testing and relapse prevention
• Individual, Family and Group Counseling
• Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Aggression Replacement Training
• Medication Management by a Board Certified Psychiatrist
• 12-Step Meetings
• Independent Living Skills
• Mentors
• Tutoring Services
• After-Care

S.T.E.P.S.
S.T.E.P.S. and S.T.E.P.S.II (probation)

Success Through Emancipation Preparation Services (S.T.E.P.S) is a program of two RCL 12 residential treatment facilities providing care and support to adolescent males between the ages of 16-17 and Non-Minor Dependents (18-21) designed to prepare them for successful emancipation and independent living. The homes are six bed facilities located in Riverside County, California. This residential treatment program is based on a therapeutic community model.

S.T.E.P.S Specific Treatment Focus:

At S.T.E.P.S., a variety of intensive treatment services are offered and specifically designed to meet each resident’s unique needs including:

• Individual, Family and Group Counseling
• Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Run-Away Prevention Plans
• Aggression Replacement Training
• Medication Management by a Board Certified Psychiatrist
• Vocational Training
• Independent Living Skills
• Transitional Services
• Emancipation Coach
• Tutoring and Educational Services
• After-Care