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Pathways Girls Program


Looking Glass Pathways Girls Program provides residential Mental Health and alcohol and other drug treatment services for female juvenile offenders, ages 15 to 18. Youth stay for four months before graduating and returning home or to other community settings.

Components of the Pathways Girls Program include:

Residential Treatment
The program combines therapy with 24-hour supervised group living. Youth learn new skills and behaviors, and as they increase their responsibility, they are rewarded with privileges appropriate to the recovery process. Youth work with counselors to create individualized treatment plans to determine their goals and the activities to achieve them. These plans address areas such as mental health and social skills as well as family, juvenile justice, and chemical dependency.

Social Skills Groups
Youth participate in frequent DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) group counseling sessions to learn ways of regulating their emotions, have positive relationships, tolerate stress and problem solve. There are regular reviews of treatment progress.

Substance Abuse Treatment
Pathways uses the Motivation Enhancement model as a basis for substance abuse recovery. A great deal of focus is placed on the internalizing of the motivation to live a clean and sober lifestyle. Relapse prevention is also a main focus. Most youth attend Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous meetings at the facility and in the community. Youth work on individual assignments and participate in group sessions focusing on chemical dependency. In all program phases, the youth are monitored for drug use with urinalysis testing.

Corrections Issues
Criminal thinking and behaviors are addressed through role playing, group exercises, and written assignments. Youth learn to think critically about situations and practice new behaviors.

Academic Instruction/Alcohol & Drug Education
The state-certified, on-site school provides lessons in language arts, math, health education, living skills, speech/communications, and physical education. Some youth prepare for GED tests while others earn credit toward high school diplomas. Youth also receive intensive classroom instruction about the effects of alcohol and drugs, and earn high school credit for these courses.

Family Counseling
A youth's family is integral to successful treatment. A family therapist meets regularly with youth and their families to assist with improving family relationships. Parents meet together weekly in family groups to receive support and learn about the recovery process. Home visits are regularly scheduled so that families can integrate new skills into the family dynamic.

Recreation
Youth participate in a variety of recreation experiences such as weight lifting, swimming, bowling, camping, hiking, and field trips. These activities allow youth to improve trust, team work, and problem-solving skills. These activities also demonstrate healthy ways to have fun while being clean and sober.

Referrals/Admission:
All referrals to Pathways must come from the Oregon Youth Authority. Clients must be females, 15 to 18 years old with co-occurring disorders. Interested youth or parents should contact the youth's counselor from the Oregon Youth Authority.

Staff:
Pathways staff are experienced professionals with expertise in corrections, mental health treatment and substance abuse treatment. The program director, education supervisor, and family therapist hold master's degrees. Most treatment staff have bachelor's degrees and/or are Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors.

Location:
Pathways is located at the John Serbu Juvenile Justice Center at
2655 Martin Luther King Blvd , Eugene , OR 97401 .

Funding:
Pathways is funded by the Oregon Youth Authority and Eugene School District 4J.

For More Information:
Please call (541) 682-7950 , Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
TDD - (541) 689-6944 .