-Our Services-

Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan is a leader in the treatment and care of troubled boys and girls throughout the country through its development of programs to meet the ever-changing needs of these children and their families.

Programs:

Teaching Family Homes offers a continuum of care through its variety of cutting-edge programs to help children, families and other child-care providers. These services include:

Residential Group Homes:

There are three family-style residential-care homes for troubled youth, featuring family style living in the least-restrictive environment: Cedar Creek and Indian River,in Marquette, and South Bluff in Gladstone.

Family Preservation Services:

Families First is an intensive in-home counseling service for families in crisis. Family Specialists directly work with these families to build upon their strengths, teach new skills and keep them together as a functional and vital family unit. Families First is offered in Marquette, Delta, Dickinson, Menominee, Houghton, Gogebic, Baraga, Iron, Keewenaw, and Ontonagon counties.
Juvenile Justice Diversion and Reintegration Alternatives program serves delinquent youth who are at risk of being removed from their home. This currently available only in Chippewa County through a contract with the local Family Independence Agency and Juvenile Court and Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians..
Teen Parenting program provides one-on-one intensive case management and group education/support sessions that help teens and young adults stabilize their life and work towards a self-sufficient future. This is currently available only in Chippewa County through a contract with the local Department of Human Services and Juvenile Court.

Foster Care Services:

For children who need a family to provide a nurturing living environment for them to live and grow. This program provides treatment and care to children who need more specialized care than they can receive in a traditional foster care placement. Teaching Family Homes recruits, selects and carefully trains foster parents, who take children into their private homes and provide them with treatment in supportive nurturing environments. This program is offered in most Upper Peninsula Counties.

Specialized Residential Treatment:

The Lakes Area Program exists to help troubled boys, ages 10 to 17, with delinquency problems including sexual and substance abuse issues.. The center, located in Newberry, MI combines a cognitive behavioral treatment approach in a staff secure setting and offers on-site educational and counseling services.

Regional Treatment Center:

Located in Marquette County, the RTC was developed for children with a psychiatric diagnosis and prior hospitalization. Featuring a staff secure environment including special education classroom, social work and counseling services on-site.

Counseling and Assessment Services:

Individual and group counseling services are available in both Delta and Marquette Counties. Psychological and behavioral assessments also provided. Adult and youth groups can be arranged to serve a number of issues. Providing help with:

Self-Esteem
Parenting Skills
Grief/Depression/Anxiety
Marital Concerns
Sexual Abuse
Aggression
Domestic Violence
School Issues
Work-Related Concerns

Parent Training and Support Services:

Common Sense Parenting:
This program provides a series of comprehensive parent training sessions, adapting Boys Town's effective child-care methods to help today's families grow stronger in constructive and appropriate ways.
Parents Anonymous:
Once parents have received training, Parents Anonymous support groups are available to provide on-going support "by parents for parents".
www.parentsanonymous.org

Professional Development Workshops:

Provide training of child-care technologies, expertise and assistance to other child-care organizations and professionals, school districts, mental health facilities and other individuals and organizations.

Working With Aggressive Youth
Teaching Social Skills to Students
Behavior De-escalation
Relationship Building
Effective Praise
Positive Behavioral Support
Motivating Clients/Staff
Effective Communication Skills
Teaching Alternative Behaviors
Preventing Negative Behavior
Crisis Management

Educational Services:

Our campus offers a Day Treatment classroom for students who are unsuccessful in the public education system. In Marquette, Michigan, Teaching Family Homes has teamed up with the Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency to provide an alternative elementary classroom and support to regular education students and teachers. This program focuses on preventing out-of-classroom placements and supporting reintegration. Teaching Family Homes staff also are contracted by local school districts and charter schools to provide Positive Behavioral Support and Counseling and Assessment services.