Current Residential Treatment Programs & Services
Victor Treatment Centers (VTC) exists to provide a healthy, healing alternative strength-based services oriented living environment for severely emotionally disturbed children and young adults. As a result of a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders these youth exhibit emotional, cognitive, and/or behavioral functioning which is so impaired as to interfere substantially with their role or functioning in their family, school, or community activities.
Residential Treatment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program – this program is specifically designed to treat children who are both deaf and emotionally disturbed or mentally ill. This program provides a full signing environment with deaf staff and ongrounds interpreters. The residential homes are equipped with TTY decoders, safety-signaling devices such as blinking light alarms, etc. Our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program has been awarded the Certificate of Recognition by the California State Senate.
Day Treatment
Full Day Intensive Day Treatment (5 days/week following the school calendar), Medication Support Services, a full range of Specialty Mental Health Services, Case Management and Crisis Intervention are offered and assessed as needed and authorized by the placing County. Day Intensive Services – The Day Intensive Program integrates a comprehensive special education program with an intensive mental health treatment component within the setting of our state certified non-public school. The Day Treatment team consists of a licensed psychiatrist, mental health clinicians and day treatment counselors working as a team with special education credentialed teachers and instructional aides. The team provides a positive school experience and comprehensive mental health and psycho educational curriculum.
Residential Based Services
The Victor Residential Based Services (RBS) Program is designed to create a community/family reconnection engine for highly disconnected foster youth with significant mental health challenges. RBS resource will have two objectives: 1) to help youth permanently re-establish safe and nurturing family, educational, and community connections; and 2) to assist in establishing a new system of care that will prevent any more youth from reaching this point of disconnection. The 12 RBS Transition Home beds Victor provides is a part of a comprehensive system of care with San Bernardino County. The two Transition Homes each with six clients are intended to be short-term residential placements averaging 6 - 12 months in residence. The program is designed for youth and their families to remain connected after the client transitions from residential care using planned respite as needed while they are in their family-setting placements. Average enrollment in the RBS system of care, which includes time spent in residential placement, will be for 18 to 24 months.
Non-Public School
North Valley School (NVS) is WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) accredited and certified by the State of California Department of Education. North Valley School's mission is to provide a successful, comprehensive, and therapeutic educational program. It is designed to educate special education students whom have been unsuccessful in the regular education environment utilizing state standards based driven curriculum. It provides educationally based behavior intervention case management, positive behavior interventions and supports for its students. NVS provides a high staff to student ratio with one to one staff capability. The school environment is enhanced by a certified Day Treatment Program that is integrated into and beyond the school day.
Non-Public School
Autistic / Developmentally Delayed Student Program
ECHO is a community based educational program for students with Autism, Downs Syndrome and/or other developmental delays. Being a community based program, ECHO can provide opportunities for students to participate in experiential learning while being assisted by trained educators. Through educational experiences such as outdoor education, community exploration, vocational training, and life skills; students are taught to reach their highest level of independence.
Academic instruction at ECHO is individualized. Each child's needs are addressed daily behaviorally, academically, and socially. With a high staff to student ratio, your child has access to a number of highly trained professionals. Students are provided specialized instruction based on academic test scores as well as functional skills assessments. ECHO believes every child has opportunities for success! Using a data driven decision making process, our team helps to identify best practices for your child to meet their personal and academic goals.
The ECHO program has provided parents, care providers, and districts with academic solutions for over 18 years. Through consistent implementation of data driven strategies and consultation with professionals involved in your child's life, we can provide a stable academic atmosphere for your child's growth
