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Consistent with the call for community-based, least-restrictive alternatives, Providence Service Corporat

The average intensity of VRP services initially is thirty-five hours per week, with focus on defusing imminent risk factors and implementing crisis stabilization plans. Service delivery is designed to be flexible and available on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis. Intervention intensity is initially high, depending on the needs of the youth and family. Service intensity is stepped down as soon as clinically possible (typically within the first 2-3 weeks) to an average of 25 hours per week. The intensity of the service is further stepped down as the youth and family achieve their individualized goals and greater stability. Step-down services are available to transition families toward less restrictiveservices at the earliest possible opportunity.

As with most residential programs, the Virtual Residential Programutilizes a treatment team approach in the planning of all services. The VRP Treatment Team, including the client, referring agency representative and parent/guardian, establish the Virtual Residential Schedule, which individualizes daily routines and integrates treatment and behavior management components. The Team also introduces the Five-Phase System, which outlines the youth's goals, responsibilities and privileges while in each of the program phases: Orientation, Acceptance, Working, Consistency and Graduation. 

Virtual Residential Teams consist of a Clinical Supervisor, a Home-Based Clinician and Behavioral Interventionists. The Clinical Supervisor and Home-Based Clinician facilitate service planning and service delivery. The Home-Based Clinician and Behavioral Interventionists work with the family to implement the treatment plan. Clinical supervision is provided to all VRP team members at a minimum of one hour per week in a variety of modalities: individual, team and peer consultation. Clinical consultation will be provided to VRP teams by Providence's VRP Lead Developer.

All services are delivered in the client's home and community, allowing families the opportunity to address challenges in the environment in which they are most likely to occur. Interventions include behavior management, individual and family counseling, coordination with case management, crisis intervention, medication monitoring, parenting skills training and education. When appropriate, VRP staff will work with alternative education programs, to include on-site assistance, after school transition services and education/vocational planning.

SERVICES: 

1. Crisis Intervention

2. Case-management Coordination

3. Family Therapy

4. Individual Therapy

5. Behavior Management

6. Shift Staffing

7. Monitoring

8. Parenting Skills Training

9. Communication Skills Counseling

10. Coordination with other services