Residential Treatment
When provided a structured environment with safety, boundaries
and compassion, our residential boys can work to overcome the trauma
in their pasts. Confident that they are safe and cared for, the boys
learn to trust again. Our hope is that through a safe, structured
environment, dedicated staff and healing therapies, each of the boys
will learn the skills he needs to live in a loving home where he can
flourish.
Intensive Residential Services
Our Level 4 Residential services provide intensive psychiatric and
behavioral interventions that address the needs of a struggling child. A
treatment team consisting of the Therapist, Youth Care Group Leader,
Psychiatrist and Nursing staff develops a master plan of care along with
the child, their family, and any other agency that may be involved in
the child’s life. This service is provided to males ages 5 to 18 and
involves varying lengths of stay from one month to nine months and
longer. The emphasis is returning the child to a home or lower level of
care with skills for the child and family to address behaviors in a safe
and appropriate manner in the home. The child receives consistent
individual therapy, and if the family is involved, family therapy is
also provided.
Inpatient Family Focus
Our Inpatient Family Focus program begins with a three month
residential stay. During that stay, a treatment team is assigned and the
child and family are assessed for their background, behavior history,
and the issues that have lead them to seeking treatment. The treatment
team consists of a Therapist, Specialist, Youth Care Group Leader,
Psychiatrist and Nursing staff and this team develops a comprehensive
Master Plan of Care addressing the child and family’s needs. After the
three month stay and several weekend home passes, the child is returned
home and begins the Outpatient Family Focus phase. Individual and family
therapy are provided on a consistent basis in this program.
Stories
Jason was eleven years old when he and his mother first arrived at Gillis. For them the road had been a difficult one. Jason first began seeking therapy when he was diagnosed as hyperactive, manic-depressive, learning disable, and socially maladjusted.
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As part of their community service hours at Rockhurst
High School, two young men volunteered at Gillis,
working with the residential students. One day they
looked around and realized that the common areas were
not what they, as “typical” teenagers, would like to
look at every day. So, they undertook a cottage
renovation project.
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Gillis is part of Cornerstones of Care, a partnership of agencies providing therapeutic treatment services for children and families.
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