The Family Engagement Initiative involves ALL Pressley Ridge staff, from executive leadership, to clinicians, to direct-care staff, to front line office staff – with the intent to create a culture of treating youth by involving families in their child’s care, no matter the volume or complexity of family issues or severity of the child’s needs.
Mother, father, sister, brother—these are the words often used to define family, but at Pressley Ridge, we believe families are so much more than their parts. With support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, we are implementing The Family Engagement Initiative. We believe that treatment should be a family endeavor—that every family member plays an important role in helping a child mend.
The Family Engagement Initiative is an effort by Pressley Ridge to provide truly effective family therapy by implementing an agency-wide shift in culture where family-based treatment is ingrained in our operations and across service lines and programs.
The purpose of the Family Engagement Initiative is to provide education and training to agency staff and to families with the ultimate goal of empowering families to become a part of the treatment team by involving them in their child’s treatment while at Pressley Ridge.
The Family Engagement Initiative involves ALL Pressley Ridge staff, from executive leadership, to clinicians, to direct-care staff, to front line office staff – with the intent to create a culture of treating youth by involving families in their child’s care, no matter the volume or complexity of family issues or severity of the child’s needs.
GOALS OF THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE:
Improve organizational effectiveness by establishing a common philosophy for interacting with youth and families that will enhance the delivery of family-based treatment services;
Enhance staff expertise in family work and clinical supervision through professional development trainings and ongoing support;
Empower families to become a part of the treatment team by involving parents in their child’s treatment; and to
Reduce the frequency of youth re-entry and recidivism into residential or intensive services.
Nurturing families has always been a part of what we do at Pressley Ridge. Now, we have an opportunity to ensure that every family member is informed about and active in overcoming his or her distinct challenges. With our new initiative, every effort will be made to give our families the tools they need to get better and stay together. Donate Today and be a part of the family.