Officers with MSW degrees are available for treatment and counseling. Work Phase III camps include Camps Afflerbaugh, Mendenhall, Miller, Munz, Paige, Routh and Scobee. Phase III VAP is also offered at Camps Routh and Paige. Upon completion of VAP, wards then complete the regular Phase II and Phase III programs before release. In addition to Phase III camp training components, fire camp wards receive 80 hours training in wildland fire suppression.
Crews work two to five days per week on a variety of projects.
Military Boot Camp provides daily instruction and specialized training to reinforce the need for physical fitness, teamwork, cooperation and leadership. A para-military program in open facilities are offered for girls at Camp Scott and for boys at Camps Mendenhall, Munz and Scudder. Residential Treatment Center at Dorothy Kirby Center offers a secure, coeducational program, wherein three agencies, Probation, the Mental Health Department and the Los Angeles County Office of Education, work cooperatively to achieve an integrated, therapeutic environment for the residents. Group therapy, the backbone of the treatment program, is provided weekly in cottage living groups. N Little Tujunga Cyn.