Berkshire Farm Center And Services For Youth

Programs: Residential and group home services - berkshire farm center & services for youth operates a residential treatment center located in columbia county, ny for male youth. On average the rtc served 77 youth per month ages 12 to 21 on the residential campus consisting of 2 mainstream cottages, 2 intensive treatment cottages (hard-to-place) and two committee on special education (cse) units. There is also a central kitchen and dining hall, an all faiths chapel, 24 hour infirmary, clinical and administrative buildings, therapeutic horticulture, maintenance buildings and a wide range of facilities to conduct the program. Group home program - berkshire farm center & services for youth operated 7 safe, secure, and well supervised group homes throughout new york state for youths who have been, or are eligible to be adjudicated as delinquents or pins, or whose behavior requires structure, supervision and treatments outside their family. These community based group homes are located in: 1. Monroe county (licensed capacity 12 males) st. Paul, rochester gh 2. Columbia county (licensed capacity 12 females) kinderhoff gh 3. Madison county (licensed capacity 11 females)madison, gh 4. Clinton county (licensed capacity 12 males & females) champlain gh 5. Washington county (licensed capacity 10 males) scott house 6. Fulton county (licensed capacity 8 males) gloversville gh 7. Dutchess county (licensed capacity 10 males ) poughkeepsie gh

foster care program - berkshire farm provides therapeutic and treatment foster care for children from birth to 21 years of age as an alternative to placement in a group home or residential settings. Therapeutic foster care keeps children in their home community with a loving, caring family. Children and their families are reunited more quickly when they receive services close to their home. Berkshire farm works with the foster parents and biological parents to ensure they receive around-the-clock guidance and supervision as well as regular therapeutic, clinical and educational support in addition to the tools they need to be successfully reunited. Berkshire farm also provides an independent living program as well as a coordinated clinical program to ensure youth receive the necessary clinical treatment.

other program services - berkshire farm provides preventive services to contracting counties for children and their families. The programs are intensive, home, school, and community based, designed to prevent out-of-home placement of youth, or facilitate early reunification of youth currently in placement. Services are individualized to meet the particular needs of the child and family. Service plans are developed in collaboration with the family to target problems identified by the family members and berkshire family specialists. In addition to therapeutic interventions that include counseling and skill teaching, the family specialists work closely with the schools and other service providers to deliver a comprehensive and coordinated treatment plan that may address medical, education, housing, employment and other family needs. The family specialists maintain a flexible schedule to accomodate the particular need and schedules of the families.