Family Partners
Experienced therapists and counselors at EYS provide a safe, nonjudgmental environment where a positive, therapeutic relationship can benefit the youth’s and family’s overall wellbeing. Counselors focus on nurturing these relationships to assist in increasing self-esteem, reducing family conflict, to mitigate the effects of trauma, increase healthy coping skills and to address attachment issues. The team approach at EYS provides encouragement, understanding and assistance for the clients to ensure they can tap into their potential and succeed in many areas of life. Evolve Youth Services is a trauma-informed agency focused on attachment as a key factor for healing early childhood trauma.
Evolve Youth Services’ Parent Partners are parents who have first-hand experience with the adoption process, and who have exhibited exceptional qualities in their own efforts to develop viable permanency plans for their own children. With an unparalleled understanding of how to navigate the special needs of adoptive youth and an appreciation of what it takes to be successful, our Parent Partners offer a wealth of knowledge and experience. As parent advocates the Parent Partners mentor parents currently facing challenges in their families and may act as an advocate for parent’s needs. The purpose of this position is to provide active, hands-on peer support to parents/caregivers of youth receiving services. Holding life experience as the parent of a youth with emotional or behavioral challenges, our Parent Partners offer an important level of support to our families.
Experienced therapists and counselors at EYS provide a safe, nonjudgmental environment where a positive, therapeutic relationship can benefit the youth’s and family’s overall wellbeing. Counselors focus on nurturing these relationships to assist in increasing self-esteem, reducing family conflict, to mitigate the effects of trauma, increase healthy coping skills and to address attachment issues. The team approach at EYS provides encouragement, understanding and assistance for the clients to ensure they can tap into their potential and succeed in many areas of life. Evolve Youth Services is a trauma-informed agency focused on attachment as a key factor for healing early childhood trauma.
Evolve Youth Services’ Parent Partners are parents who have first-hand experience with the adoption process, and who have exhibited exceptional qualities in their own efforts to develop viable permanency plans for their own children. With an unparalleled understanding of how to navigate the special needs of adoptive youth and an appreciation of what it takes to be successful, our Parent Partners offer a wealth of knowledge and experience. As parent advocates the Parent Partners mentor parents currently facing challenges in their families and may act as an advocate for parent’s needs. The purpose of this position is to provide active, hands-on peer support to parents/caregivers of youth receiving services. Holding life experience as the parent of a youth with emotional or behavioral challenges, our Parent Partners offer an important level of support to our families.
Evolve Youth Services’ Child Family Specialists assist and support our youth and their family members in flexible, outcome-based services. Through the coordination and direct provision of rehabilitation and case management services, our Child Family Specialists engage with families in accordance with their individualized Plan of Care, assisting both the child and family with their tasks of daily living. Services may include educational support, crisis intervention, skill development, transportation, aid in home management, the facilitation of recreational activities, personal coaching, therapeutic mentoring and behavior management. Providing these services within various settings (homes, schools, and community settings), our Child Family Specialists work closely with the youth and family, serving as a role model and advocate for all involved in the Wraparound process. Maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with internal staff, external resources and our families, the Child Family Specialists are an integral part of the multi-faceted therapy plan.
Evolve Youth Services’ Child Family Specialists assist and support our youth and their family members in flexible, outcome-based services. Through the coordination and direct provision of rehabilitation and case management services, our Child Family Specialists engage with families in accordance with their individualized Plan of Care, assisting both the child and family with their tasks of daily living. Services may include educational support, crisis intervention, skill development, transportation, aid in home management, the facilitation of recreational activities, personal coaching, therapeutic mentoring and behavior management. Providing these services within various settings (homes, schools, and community settings), our Child Family Specialists work closely with the youth and family, serving as a role model and advocate for all involved in the Wraparound process. Maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with internal staff, external resources and our families, the Child Family Specialists are an integral part of the multi-faceted therapy plan.