"Woodland Hills is unique as a model of best practices in peer group treatment. Behavioral scientists have described the process by which antisocial youth train one another in delinquency. Woodland Hills turns this around by creating groups which teach pro-social values of caring for one another. I know of no other program that has made more contributions to the treatment of troubled youth than Woodland Hills."

Larry K. Brendtro, Ph.D.
Past President of Reclaiming Youth International
Co-Author of "Positive Peer Culture"

> Residential Treatment Services for Corrections

For over thirty years, our Residential Treatment Services for Corrections program has been a resource for adjudicated and social service placed youth in need of behavioral modification due to problems in the home, community or school settings. We believe that all youth have inherent strengths and potential which need to be identified and developed in order to overcome negative value systems, thought processes and behaviors. To that end, this gender-responsive program identifies and addresses criminogenic risk factors, utilizes evidence-based practices and empowers clients to invest in the process of change. Our goal is to reduce risk, stabilize behaviors and teach responsibility in order to restore youth successfully back to their community.

With research-based curriculums and a strength-based, multi-modal therapeutic approach, a variety of services are provided to clients in our care:

Services Offered:

• Aftercare/wrap-around services
• Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
• Animal and garden husbandry program
• Behavioral group therapy
• Chemical dependency education
• Community service and restitution opportunities
• Cultural opportunities
• Development of individual strengths
• Educational Services
• Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction (EJJ) programming
• Family enhancement sessions
• Health services
• Identification of individual risk factors
• Individualized treatment plans that address risk factors
• Life skills
• On-site individual and family therapy
• Outpatient adolescent substance dependency/abuse program
• Psycho-educational curriculums
• Psychiatric consultation (based on need)
• Recreation/outdoor adventure programs
• Restorative justice practices
• Rule 25 assessment
• Service learning
• Social skill development
• Spiritual services
• Teen parenting program
• Transition services
• Trauma counseling for girls

Funding Sources for Services:

• Title IV-E eligibility
• Minnesota Consolidated Treatment Fund

Eligibility

• Peer-oriented males and females ages 12-18 (up to age 21 if designated Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction (EJJ))
• Youth involved with juvenile justice or social services systems; voluntary/private placements are also considered
• Youth displaying conduct or oppositional behaviors