“Caring for Your Future”

Davison Place provides a milieu of care, support, protection, and effective programming for those youth who require it during a stressful period of time and are provided whenever space is available to clients who have no other place to stay.  It is intended to be a short term, and is provided to the youth with the intent of giving the Case Manager a period of time to plan for a more permanent place for the youth.

Mission Statement

A personalized and individual approach of care within a safe and stable environment that assists and encourages youth to progress towards independence and autonomy with self-confidence and responsibility for the present and for the future.  This is accomplished by:

•   Monthly Updates
•   Encouraging Youth to Pro-socially Reorganize and

Restructure Their Lives and Values

•   Assisting Youth to Access Community Resources That

Interest Them

•   Encouraging Youth to Continue Their Education or Part

Time Work

Education

• Education is seen as an essential for the youth residing in the program.  Social workers will need to work in conjunction with the program to ensure that clients are receiving adequate education within the public school system.  At intake, the youth’s needs, abilities and required supervision will be discussed, and a decision will be made as to what extra resources the client needs within the school system.  This will be reviewed on a regular basis.  For all youth the goal will be placement in a community school program.  If required, educational staff of the school board completes assessments.

Assessment

• Assessments at Davison will provide a Behavioral Report of the client’s
  overall needs.  Clients brought into care will be observed by staff to determine peer interaction, adult interaction, community interaction, family interaction, and independent living skills.  This report will be used to develop the individual service plan.  Social workers can expect that the staff will be able to provide recommendations for further placement at the end of this assessment.

Agency Responsibility
The Agency shall ensure that the following items are provided from funds outlined in Schedule “B” - Direct Client Costs:

• Nutritional standards as set out in accordance with the Canada Food Guide.
• All transportation costs for children placed with the Agency (i.e. home visits, appointments, school, recreation, etc.)
• Maintain clothing according to Child Welfare rates; comply with the clothing tracking process.
• Spending allowance, according to Child Welfare rates.
• Birthday and Christmas gifts.
• Personal incidentals.
• Group Recreational activities (i.e. swimming, movie, etc.)
• Public transportation through use of bus passes or bus tickets.
• Program Related Travel within the city limits

Reporting

•   Critical Incidents Within 24 Hours
•   Monthly Progress Reports
•   Treatment Plan Updated Quarterly

Staff Training

•   PACE (Behaviour Management)
•   ASIST (Suicide Intervention)
•   Aboriginal Awareness
•   First Aid

Links to Community

•   AADAC
•   School Division
•   Library
•   Metis Links
•   Mental Health

On Call Support

•    24 Hour On Call Support

H.O.M.E.S

•   Outcome Monitoring
•   Case Planning
•   Goal Creation and Attainment Scaling

Cultural

•   All Staff Take Aboriginal Training
•   Client Specific Cultural Awareness

Family Involvement

•   Family Mediation
•   Involvement in Case Planning

Program Coordinator
Lynn Gillis
lynn@heritagefamilyservices.com

Program Costs*

Per Diem Covers: For per diem rates, please contact the program coordinator or Central Referral

On Contract with Region 4 Covers:

•     Transportation Within City Limits
•      Bus Passes
•      Client’s Individual Recreation
•      Any Required One on One Coverage

Extra billing for:

  Youth Work

•     Travel Beyond 200 km

*NOTE: Contractual Agreements may supersede this cost.

Contact:

Office…………….403-358-5121
Fax………….........403-342-5151

Email: dp@heritagefamilyservices.com

103 Davison Drive
Red Deer, AB
T4R 2E8