Crisis Respite

In partnership with Options for Southern Oregon, Family Solutions provides a nurturing and home-like respite environment for eligible youth. Coach House is a licensed Proctor Care Home where members of the treatment team participate in the process of helping the youth and family during the respite period. This unique crisis respite home has been developed to help youth avoid an unnecessary and costly trip to the hospital through evidence-based, quality care in the community. Often the youth in respite are able to continue going to school and other daily activities while remaining safe and working on a plan to return home.

The goal of the program is to provide a safe and caring environment for one to five days to stabilize the youth and provide the family with respite so the youth can return home.

Staffing

The Crisis Respite home has one or two foster parent figures who live in the home and provide for the youth’s physical and emotional needs.

The foster parents are carefully screened to ensure they meet the agency’s requirements for a certified foster parent. Foster parents are certified by a Family Solutions Proctor Care (PC) Program certifier. A home study is completed. The foster parents attend 32 hours of foster parent training. The PC certifier meets with the foster parents and provides ongoing consultation and training. The PC program manager oversees the program

Target Population:
The program serves youth aged 4 to 20, both male and female.
Youth referred to the program are struggling with their relationships with family members and may be at risk of possible out-of-home placement.

Geographic Area Served:

Youth are referred from Jackson and Josephine Counties.

Entry Criteria:
The youth is: between 4 and 20 years of age, undergoing issues of long-term duration, experiencing serious behavioral issues, able to be maintained in a respite foster home setting.

Restrictions in Eligibility:
Youth whose primary handicapping conditions are either major organic deficits or other physical conditions requiring unavailable staff skills or whose severely limited intellectual functioning may not be appropriate for the program.
Pervasive developmental delay or autism spectrum disorder must not be the primary mental health diagnosis.
Youth who require a secure setting.

Referrals

All referrals come from Options for Southern Oregon care coordinators.
Parents need to sign the youth into the respite home.
Parents sometimes transport the youth; other transports may be the police or Trans Link.
Options completes the entry paperwork and conducts assessments as needed.

Services

Respite Care: The foster parents offer a home-like environment and provide for all the needs of the youth while in their home, including meals, bedtime routines, recreational activities, appointments they may need to attend, assistance with attending school, etc.
Case Management: The foster parents and/or the PC certifier coordinate regarding any issues that arise during the youth’s stay in the home. Options for Southern Oregon coordinates all services provided to the youth.

Length of Stay:  One to five days

Average Daily Population Served:  One to two youth