These services are designed to return the resident to the community more capable of being a law abiding and productive member. To ensure standardization in documentation for all facilities. Through an understanding of the impact of their behavior, accepting responsibility for their actions, taking action to repair the damage they have caused and developing their capacities, residents can become fully integrated and respected members of both the facility and their home communities. Within the framework of BARJ , the MCPS maintains its focus on individual treatment as a primary intervention. We serve a population of residents so damaged by the trauma of their lives and so damaging to their victims that they need counseling that is more than just supportive.
Counseling is seen as a major intervention, as important as competency development.
Four characteristics are built into the MCPS . Participation - The MCPS invites all interested and concerned parties to participate in the development of an intervention plan. Those parties include the resident, agency staff, court representative, school faculty and parents or guardians. Contracting - The MCPS utilizes a formal written agreement. The agreement contains the elements of the intervention plan and identifies tasks to be performed, persons responsible for the tasks and a timeframe for the completion of the tasks.