


Redding, CA
"Our mission is to be a catalyst for sustained improvement in the lives of those we touch."
Work with the children and youth occurs in a day intensive treatment program that takes place simultaneously with their school program at North Valley School, Redding Campus. Individual, group, family, experiential, and animal-assisted therapies in conjunction with case management services occur in offices at the program's primary site or in locations adjacent to or associated with the primary site. Children and youth reside in community-based homes where the dedicated and highly trained staff provide supervision and many social skills development activities. The residents' overall programming is highly individualized, coordinated with school involvement, based upon the unique strengths and resilience of each child and youth, and is relationship based in all aspects. Further, the services provided are based upon a model for 24 hour out-of-home treatment that takes a holistic view of each child, youth and family; individual treatment plans incorporate physical health, spiritual health, educational and vocational pursuits, social engagement and emotional health. This creates and ensures access to a comprehensive and flexible array of responsive services and supports.
VTC Redding is highly committed to the use of innovative practices. Meal planning is done with the assistance of the clients, encouraging clients with cultural and ethnic differences to participate and share what is different and unique to their culture. Clients with special dietary needs are coordinated and contracted through a physician or dietitian. Children and youth have the opportunity to participate in a Ropes/Challenge Course, work in an Auto Shop, become involved in 4-H activities with animals (horses, pigs, goats), compete in various sports activities, and engage in music and arts activities.
VTC Redding creates and advances a philosophy that is family driven and youth guided. Commitment to the child, youth and family is on-going with constant striving to provide continuity, support transitions, and promote individualized and culturally competent service delivery. For however long the individual is placed in our setting, it is understood that this placement represents a young person's home away from home and family members are viewed as partners, having open access to the out of home setting to the maximum extent possible. We are a 24 hour facility and visitation for family, friends and workers is coordinated on an individual basis depending on specific circumstances and needs, which sometimes includes providing transportation, housing, and/or meals for families who are experiencing financial hardship.
The core principles that support the VTC Redding program are based upon the belief that children, youth and families should live a full life where they experience love, joy, learning, health, hope, safety and growth, and are able to reach their full potential as healthy, functioning, contributing members of their families and communities. We constantly strive to do all that we can to support sustained improvement in all treatment areas such that this is a dream realized by all who receive our services.
