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 Child
Development Center
Beyond Day Care
In keeping with our mission to
meet the needs of children, the CDC was established
in 1981 to provide supportive services for families.
Since it began, the Center has enjoyed both rapid
growth and excellent reputation.
The CDC program accepts children
of any race, nationality or creed from age six
weeks through preschool. Special needs children
are also accepted, and the staff works very closely
with Special Education teachers so that the best
possible program can be offered to meet the individual
needs of each and every child.
The program and classroom environments
are geared to meet the physical, intellectual,
emotional and social needs of each child while
instilling a sense of responsibility, self-worth,
respect and independence.
The child's day includes a variety
of experiences:
• Excellent
staff-to-child ratios
• Classrooms
divided into learning centers
• 40-acre
yard for field games
and outdoor play
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• Full
size gymnasium
• Nutritious
hot breakfast, lunch and
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The Child Development Center is
more than day care; it combines supervision with
a caring learning environment.
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Residential
Treatment Program
Individual children as well as
sibling groups are served in the Residential
Program. Children are frequently removed from
their original homes because they were victims
of severe abuse or neglect. Here, they find services
that are designed to help them grow and develop
to their fullest potential.
The children live in a protected
environment where they have excellent staff-to-child
ratios and proper emotional support. The program
helps them learn to cope with distressing issues
by providing counseling, therapy and loving support.
Each child follows a personalized
program allowing for emotional, mental, physical
and behavioral development. A home-like atmosphere
is reflected in the semi-private living areas
where the children reside. The structured, yet
flexible, aspect of family life is an integral
part of the Residential Program.
The Residential Program is structured
to reunite children with their parents. If that
is not possible, however, they are prepared to
join a new family.
Children are especially vulnerable
during times of upheaval. St. Joseph Children’s
Home offers safety, stability and security for
children at a time when they need it most.
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Foster
Care & Adoption
The children in these
programs have special needs that may include
emotional, behavioral, medical, intellectual
or developmental problems. In addition,
children who are difficult to place due
to age, race or membership in a sibling
group are considered for the program. The
program focuses on finding foster and
adoptive parents for individual children
and sibling groups between the ages of
5 and 16.
Foster and adoptive parents are instrumental
in helping children separate from the hurt and
grief of the past and begin forming positive
attachments. Foster and adoptive parents do not
need any previous training or experience prior
to joining our program. The staff at St. Joseph
provides extensive pre-service and in-service
training. This training enables the foster and
adoptive parents to provide structured social
situations the children need to develop and improve
their personal and social skills.
Basic
Requirements to Becoming a Foster/Adoptive
Parent Ways
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Occupational
Therapy
Occupational Therapy uses activities related
to work, self-care, and play to increase an
individual's independent functioning as well
as to support healthy growth and development.
The Occupational Therapist at St. Joseph Children's
Home works with the children in the residential
treatment program to improve their functional
performance in activities of daily living
as well as to enhance their ability to interact
within their physical and social environments.
Therapy begins with an assessment of each
child's sensory -motor, neuromuscular, cognitive,
and psychosocial functioning to determine
what may be disrupting the child's ability
to perform optimally. The Occupational Therapist
designs detailed activities as therapeutic
interventions consistent with the goals established
by an interdisciplinary treatment plan. All
therapeutic interventions are intended to
increase self-esteem, promote positive relationships,
and improve school performance while addressing
the specific treatment goals for each child.
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