High-Quality Services

Kirkland Ministries, Inc. strives to deliver high-quality services to children and adolescents with psychological, emotional, and behavioral disorders. With our client-centered programs, we aim to help children and adolescents cope with their condition and continue living a self-sufficient life so that they can remain within their biological environments.
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At Kirkland Ministries, Inc., we have qualified professionals who are certified in a variety of treatment models including, but not limited to:

​Behavioral Management

We help in facilitating change within the child or adolescent by implementing non-therapeutic curriculums. The purpose is to open the voice within the child or adolescent and help him or her to become self-aware; to facilitate change in his or her behavioral expressions; and, to increase emotional health and ​well-being. 

Social Skills Development

Some children and adolescents may have difficulty in developing social skills, building relationships, and developing a sense of identity. Our primary goal is to equip them to take control of their environment, understand dignity/self-worth, reduce the need to become aggressive and frustrated, use words to express feelings, and help cultivate new skill sets.

Crisis Services

In times where the child or adolescent may be experiencing an intense struggle within himself or herself or within the environment, we offer crisis services including but not limited to 24/7 mobile crisis team that will assess the child or adolescent in the home, school, or any community environment; transportation to psychiatric hospitals, facilities, etc.; crisis respite/residential services (short-term out of home placement); and, other intervention services. For more information, please ​call 210-592-1144.

Preparing Adolescents for Young Adulthood

This program is designed for adolescents, 14 - 17 years old. We use an evidence-based curriculum to facilitate the adolescents’ transition into adulthood. The curriculum provides intense instruction on financial management, securing and maintaining employment, securing and maintaining a stable home, unplanned pregnancy, teenage parenting, and more.

Wraparound Program

This program is designed to provide intense, individualized support to children or adolescents and their families through a team approach. For more information, please visit
https://nwi.pdx.edu/wraparound-basics/.

Case Management

We are certified to assess the child or adolescent using the Children and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessments to determine their level of care. After completing the assessment, the interdisciplinary team develops an action plan to address treatment needs further.

Safety Skills Development

Children or adolescents may experience intense situations, traumatic events, or even environments that present a challenge to them. They may not understand how to cope, where to secure help, etc. We use an evidence-based practice model that assists the child and adolescent in developing safety goals, implementing those goals, cultivating strategies, and building knowledge of community resources for on-going support.

Nurturing Parenting Program - Tertiary Treatment

We assist the children or adolescents and their families using evidence-based practices in re-building the foundations of their relationships and fostering growth and development within the family unit. Most importantly, we assist in facilitating change within the families by equipping them with the necessary tools needed to keep their families in-tact. For more information, please visit http://www.nurturingparenting.com/fncnc.html or https://texasnurturingcenter.org/

For a list of the evidence-based practice references that we have implemented, please see the resource page.
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For more information of the assessment and action plan process please visit the https://praedfoundation.org