LOOKING GLASS YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES

72-B Centennial Loop, Suite 2

Eugene, OR 97401

Phone: 541-686-2688 Fax: 541-345-7605

Website: www.lookingglass.us

Craig Opperman, Executive Director

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

Serving youth is our primary purpose. Looking Glass offers innovative programs and services to children adolescents, young adults and families. Our programs span the fields of mental health, juvenile justice, employment and education. We deal with such critical issues as homelessness, substance abuse, delinquency, child abuse, delayed education and unemployment. We assist clients develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others and to build self-esteem, accountability, and an appropriate degree of independence, so that they will create a better world for themselves and for future generations.

Looking Glass is dedicated to providing quality services to all of our clients regardless of their age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, or ability to pay.

Founded: 1970

Accreditations: Council On Accreditation (COA)

Special Purpose School (Riverfront School and Career Center)

Looking Glass Youth and Family Services offers the following programs:

· Adolescent Recovery Program

· Center Point School

· Counseling Program

· Evaluation & Treatment Center

· New Roads & New Roads School

· Pathways

· Riverfront School and Career School

· Station 7 (Homeless & Runaway Services)

· Stepping Stone Program

· Bridges

CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS

ü 24-Hour Residential Care

Adoption

ü Alcohol and Drug Assessments

ü Alcohol and Drug Counseling

ü Alcohol and Drug Education

ü Alcohol and Drug Treatment (CIRT Approved)

ü Basic Self Help Training

ü Behavioral Evaluations

ü Career Guidance/Education

ü Career Training/Work Experience

ü Crisis Counseling

ü Day Treatment

ü Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment

Supervised By Mental Health Specialist

ü Emancipation Skills/Independent Living

Preparation

ü Emergency Placement Services

ü Family Counseling

ü Foster Care

ü Gang Intervention/Prevention

ü GED Preparation

ü Group Counseling

ü Independent Living Opportunities

ü Individual Counseling

ü Infant Mother Program

ü On-Campus School

ü Other Alternative Education Opportunities

ü Parent Support Group

ü Parent Training/Education

ü Play Therapy

ü Positive Peer Culture Group Treatment

Prenatal Services

ü Proctor Care

ü Psychiatric/Psychological Evaluations

ü Psychotherapy

ü Restitution Payment Program

ü Sex Education

ü Sex Offender Assessments

ü Sexual Abuse Treatment for Offenders

ü Sexual Abuse Treatment for Victims

ü Shelter Care

ü Social Services

ü Teen Parent Services

Therapeutic Foster Care

ü Therapeutic Recreation

ü Transitional Services

ü Vocational Services

ü Work Program

ü Other

Youth Corps, Credit Recovery, Job Placement & Referrals, Svcs for Spanish Speaking Youth, Homeless Youth Services, HIV Education

ADOLESCENT RECOVERY PROGRAM

20 East 13^th Avenue

Eugene, OR 97401

541-485-8448

REFERRALS: All Staff

Program Description

Adolescent Recovery Program provides outpatient treatment for youth who are experiencing difficulties with substance use and related issues. Program goals include substance use prevention, recovery from abuse and addiction, reestablishing a positive family atmosphere, and promoting healthy adolescent development. Adolescent Recovery utilizes a strength-based approach using incentives and rewards for youth retention and treatment.

When youth enter the program, needs are evaluated and an individualized treatment plan is created. Services offered include an early intervention program, diversion program for MIP and UPCS, individual, family and group therapy services, groups for youth ages 10 to 14, recreational therapy, a summer wilderness program, dual diagnosis, teen parent services, and cognitive behavioral restructuring.

Continuing care is provided for youth who have successfully completed the program. Support programs include a weekly peer support group, recreational activities and support to promote positive community involvement with schools, employment and self-help groups. Treatment is covered by most insurance plans and through the Oregon Health Plan. A sliding-fee scale is available.

	Adolescent Recovery program
Gender	Male & Female
Age	25 & under
Capacity	4,000
Contract Agency	Multiple

CENTER POINT SCHOOL

1790 West 11^th Avenue, Suite A

Eugene, OR 97402

541-868-0661

REFERRALS: Lynda J. Whitener

Program Description

The Center Point School offers services for mentally ill youth, ages 11 to 17, Monday -Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Because we recognize and value the importance of family systems in providing successful day treatment services, family involvement is necessary.

Treatment for youth addresses inappropriate social behaviors, emotional disturbance, and academic deficiencies and/or school failure. Services for the family address communication skills conflict resolution, and relationship dynamics. Components include mental health assessments, psychiatric services, individual and family therapy, educational instruction and assessments, group therapy, social skills training, family consultation and education and skills for safe/healthy transition into the community.

	center point school
Gender	Male & Female
Age	11 - 17
Capacity	14
Contract Agency	LaneCare, School Districts

COUNSELING PROGRAM

20 E. 13th Avenue,

Eugene, OR 97401

541-484-4428

REFERRALS: All Staff

Program Description

Counseling Program assists children, youth and adults and their families improve their relationships and make beneficial changes in their lives. Outpatient counseling services are individually tailored to meet each client's needs. Treatment recommendations are based on an assessment of individual and family dynamics. When appropriate, a Brief Therapy approach is used that involves the whole family. Medical cards and private health insurance accepted. A sliding-fee scale is available.

	Counseling program
Gender	Male & Female
Age	All ages
Capacity	2000
Contract Agency	Multiple

EVALUATION AND TREATMENT CENTER

550 River Road

Eugene, OR 97404

541-689-8795

REFERRALS: Suzanne Reynolds

Program Description

Evaluation and Treatment Center is residential treatment that responds to the emergency residential needs of adolescent girls and their families. 24-hour supervision is provided in a safe environment to stabilize the behavior of young women who are a risk to themselves and the community. The program is licensed by the state of Oregon and offers 24-hour supervision, mental health, alcohol and drug treatment and cognitive skills development within a therapeutic environment. After treatment, these young women return home or transition to long-term treatment placements.

The residential routine establishes an environment of safety where activities are designed to meet the developmental and treatment needs of young women. Daily activities teach these women personal safety, mastery of skills, responsibility, self-worth predicated on achievement, and service to the community. Private health insurance is accepted.

Evaluation and Treatment Center provides on-site schooling with educational assessments and classroom activities for women placed here. Evaluation and Treatment Center coordinate with local schools for individualized lesson plans for young women and their transition back into her school district.

	EVALUATION AND TREATMENT CENTER
Gender	Female
Age	11 – 17
Capacity	15 residential
Contract Agency	OYA/DHS

NEW ROADS

941 & 945 W. 7th Avenue

Eugene, OR 97402

541-686-4310 and 541-302-2551

REFERRALS: All Staff

Program Description

New Roads assists homeless youth 16 to 21. The goal is to help youth who are interested in creating long-term solutions that improve the quality of their lives. We help young people on their road to independence. We provide case management services, street outreach and housing. Referrals come from the youth themselves, social service agencies, schools, families, and religious organizations.

New Roads School is a collaborative effort between the agency, Eugene 4J School District, and the local business community. The school provides an alternative education program to meet individual student needs. The goal is to prepare youth for transition to another educational setting or on to employment opportunities, and to provide students with resources and skills to reconnect them to their community.

Services include education, life skills, meals, and additional services such as health care, counseling, case management and recreational opportunities.

	New Roads	new roads school
Gender	Male & Female	Male & Female
Age	16 - 21 Case Management	11 – 21
Capacity	Open	Open
Contract Agency	Multiple	4J School District

PATHWAYS

2655 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Eugene, OR 97401

541-682-7979

REFERRALS: Steve Marks-Fife

Program Description

Pathways provides residential and continuing care drug and alcohol treatment services for juvenile offenders, ages 12 to 18. Most residents stay an average of six months before graduating and returning home. Success is measured by the percentage of graduates who remain free of new criminal offenses one year after completing residential treatment. Since 1990, this success rate has averaged almost 90% annually.

Pathways is a residential Alcohol and Drug treatment for Lane County only.

The program provides therapy with 24-hour supervised group living. Residents learn new skills and behaviors and as they increase their responsibility they are rewarded with privileges appropriate to the recovery process. Youth work with counselors to create individualized treatment plans to determine their goals and the activities to achieve them.

Other services offered under this program include, peer group skills, substance abuse treatment, academic instruction/drug and alcohol education, family counseling recreation and 12 months of continuing care. All referrals to Pathways must come from the Lane County Juvenile Justice System.