Board of County CommissionersTony Masilotti, Chairman

Addie L. Greene, Vice ChairpersonKaren Marcus

Jeff KoonsWarren H. Newell

Mary McCartyBurt Aaronson

County AdministratorRobert Weisman

Division ProgramsDivision Programs

Education CenterEducation Center

Youth Service BureauYouth Service Bureau

Highridge Family CenterHighridge Family Center

● A Youth Affairs community resourceA Youth Affairs community resource● Education, training, and professional Education, training, and professional

developmentdevelopment● Provides free services to the Palm Beach Provides free services to the Palm Beach

County community:County community:● ChildrenChildren● ParentsParents● School PersonnelSchool Personnel● Mental Health ProfessionalsMental Health Professionals● Community GroupsCommunity Groups

Education CenterEducation Center

Parent Education ServicesParent Education Services

● Based on STEP ProgramBased on STEP Program● Child and Adolescent DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Development● Realistic ExpectationsRealistic Expectations● Improve CommunicationImprove Communication● Respect and EncouragementRespect and Encouragement● Positive Discipline Positive Discipline ● Problem Solving/Finding SolutionsProblem Solving/Finding Solutions

Psycho-educational GroupsPsycho-educational Groups

• Anger Management SkillsAnger Management Skills• Character BuildingCharacter Building• Coping with DivorceCoping with Divorce• Handling Peer PressureHandling Peer Pressure• Self-Esteem BuildingSelf-Esteem Building• Social SkillsSocial Skills

Training and Professional Training and Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

● Pre-doctoral Psychology InternshipPre-doctoral Psychology Internship● Field Placement Site for Master’s and Field Placement Site for Master’s and

Doctoral Level StudentsDoctoral Level Students● Continuing Education for Continuing Education for

Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and LMHCsLMHCs

Community ResourcesCommunity Resources

Speakers’ BureauSpeakers’ Bureau● Presentations to community groups on Presentations to community groups on

topics related to children and familiestopics related to children and families

Annual Resource FairAnnual Resource Fair● WorkshopsWorkshops● DisplaysDisplays● Free Immunizations for ChildrenFree Immunizations for Children● Activities for ChildrenActivities for Children● Continental Breakfast and LunchContinental Breakfast and Lunch

Youth Affairs Youth Affairs Education CenterEducation Center

For information, call For information, call

(561) 625-2530(561) 625-2530

● Professional Therapy/Counseling ServicesProfessional Therapy/Counseling Services

● Licensed Master’s and/or Master’s Level Licensed Master’s and/or Master’s Level TherapistsTherapists● Family TherapyFamily Therapy● Parent/Child TherapyParent/Child Therapy● Individual TherapyIndividual Therapy● Group TherapyGroup Therapy● Case ManagementCase Management

● ALL services are ALL services are FREEFREE

Services provided for 3 monthsServices provided for 3 months

Youth Service BureauYouth Service Bureau

Who Qualifies for the Program?Who Qualifies for the Program?

• Families with children through 17 Families with children through 17 years of ageyears of age

• Palm Beach County ResidentsPalm Beach County Residents

Counseling Issues AddressedCounseling Issues Addressed● Abuse/NeglectAbuse/Neglect● Behavioral ProblemsBehavioral Problems● Blended FamiliesBlended Families● Family ViolenceFamily Violence● Firesetting Firesetting ● Grief and LossGrief and Loss● Parent/Child Relationships Parent/Child Relationships ● Separation/DivorceSeparation/Divorce● Step Families Step Families ● Academic DifficultiesAcademic Difficulties● ParentingParenting● TruancyTruancy

Who can call the Youth Who can call the Youth Service Bureau?Service Bureau?

● Palm Beach County ResidentsPalm Beach County Residents● ParentsParents● ChildrenChildren● School PersonnelSchool Personnel● Community AgenciesCommunity Agencies● Anyone who knows a child or family who Anyone who knows a child or family who

might need helpmight need help● Any child age 13 and older may go to their Any child age 13 and older may go to their

parents, counselor, or call directly to visit parents, counselor, or call directly to visit them in confidencethem in confidence

Contact Youth Service BureauContact Youth Service Bureau

North County (561) 625-2520North County (561) 625-2520

Central County (561) 712-6640Central County (561) 712-6640

Belle Glade (561) 992-1233Belle Glade (561) 992-1233

South County (561) 276-1340South County (561) 276-1340

● AA 72-Bed, 3 month residential program 72-Bed, 3 month residential program ● FREEFREE for Palm Beach County residents for Palm Beach County residents ● Serves “at risk” adolescents ages 11 to 15 Serves “at risk” adolescents ages 11 to 15

yearsyears● Family Therapy basedFamily Therapy based● Addresses family, school, and peer Addresses family, school, and peer

related issues related issues

Highridge Family CenterHighridge Family Center

Exclusionary CriteriaExclusionary Criteria

● Residents cannot be adjudicated as Residents cannot be adjudicated as delinquent and cannot have open or delinquent and cannot have open or pending cases in the juvenile justice pending cases in the juvenile justice systemsystem

● Residents cannot be on probationResidents cannot be on probation● Residents must not be in need of Residents must not be in need of

prescribed psychotropic medication or prescribed psychotropic medication or psychiatric treatmentpsychiatric treatment

The Facility HasThe Facility Has

● Three male and three female dormitory-Three male and three female dormitory-style “houses”style “houses”

● A Palm Beach County School District A Palm Beach County School District alternative education schoolalternative education school

● Indoor/Outdoor Recreational FacilitiesIndoor/Outdoor Recreational Facilities● Nutritional ServicesNutritional Services

Program ComponentsProgram Components● Family, Group and Individual TherapyFamily, Group and Individual Therapy● Residential Education - Cognitive-Behavioral Residential Education - Cognitive-Behavioral

GroupsGroups● Milieu Therapy Milieu Therapy ● Use of a Value Based Point/Level SystemUse of a Value Based Point/Level System

● Level 1 – CommitmentLevel 1 – Commitment● Level 2 – TrustLevel 2 – Trust● Level 3 – Consistently ResponsibleLevel 3 – Consistently Responsible● Level 4 – Integrity/MaturityLevel 4 – Integrity/Maturity

● Parent Education - Multiple Family GroupsParent Education - Multiple Family Groups● Collaboration with PBC School BoardCollaboration with PBC School Board

• Alternative Education School SiteAlternative Education School Site• 4 PBC Teachers4 PBC Teachers• Behavioral Management Staff in Each ClassroomBehavioral Management Staff in Each Classroom

Follow up services provided by the Follow up services provided by the Youth Service BureauYouth Service Bureau

For More Information on For More Information on Highridge Family CenterHighridge Family Center

Call (561) 625-2540Call (561) 625-2540