Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) Skills Training: In-home and community-based therapy to address: - Anger management - Social skills - Assertiveness, problem-solving and conflict resolution - Impulse control - Interpersonal and friendship building skills Skills training is proven to reduce the risk of psychiatric hospitalizations and the need for residential treatment. Services are usually provided twice a week, with two hours of skills-based therapy per session, however, all treatment plans are individualized and may vary. Progress is evaluated every 90 days. Adoption Support Services Providing post-adoption attachment support and educating pre-adoptive parents about the effect of past abuse and neglect on their pre-adoptive child Sexuality-specific Services Intended to address sexual behavior concerns, this includes individual, family and group therapy, as well as sexual health curriculum regarding boundaries and respect for children ages 4 -12 and teens age 13 - 19

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

Provides probation and parole services to residents of Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

Group and individual counseling for adolescent sex offenders

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

The following case types are processed and tried in the District Court: ?- Civil court: Includes cases, among others, such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court - Conciliation Court: Small Claims Court; claim amounts are limited to $7500 - Criminal: Includes processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations - Family: Includes dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse, and adoption cases - Juvenile: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaway, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses - Probate: Supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

Provides legal information services to the community. Services include: - Access to legal materials, federal government documents, including self-help materials - Legal clinics - Library staff available to answer questions, locate materials, and provide assistance with using the library's resources. Library staff cannot provide services that might be interpreted as the authorized practice of law, such as locating relevant cases, interpreting statues, or giving legal advice. - Online information, including searches for library materials, links to county law libraries, and answers to frequently asked questions - Referrals to legal service organizations offering free or low-cost legal advice - Under an inter-agency agreement with the Minnesota Department of Corrections, the Outreach Services Department provides law library services to inmates incarcerated in Minnesota. Law Librarians conduct regularly scheduled visits to eight correctional facilities to meet with inmates. Inmates can write or call for legal information between visits.

A community corrections residence for convicted male felons and misdemeanored adult or certified adult, screened from county courts and Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC). Includes: - Individual and group counseling - Assistance in development of living skills - Training in seeking, obtaining and keeping jobs - Preparation for GED tests - Assistance with financial planning, budgeting and restitution - Referrals to community resources - Assistance in furthering academic and vocational education - Recreation programming - On-site substance testing

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

Provides probation and parole services to residents of Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

The North Homes Cottage offers a comprehensive 35 Day Evaluation to provide referral sources, children, and their families' appropriate recommendations to meet the client's needs. The Assessment Unit is staffed with trained youth counselors and Mental Health Practitioners who interact daily with clients and provide behavioral observations. The client will remain in the Assessment Unit for 35 days and participate in educational programming through independent School District 318, recreational, leisure, cultural, and spiritual activities, therapeutic groups, art therapy, medication education, eligibility for becoming a positive peer, visitation with family, etc. - 24-hour behavior observation and documentation by trained staff, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers. A comprehensive assessment, which identifies child and family issues, and historical information is conducted. The assessment team then recommends ongoing services that will best meet the present and future needs of the child and their family. The North Homes Cottage Assessment Program consists of components including: - Behavioral Assessments - Psychiatric Evaluation - Culture Assessment - Recreational Assessment - Academic Assessment - Family Assessment - Family History - Health Screening/Physical Examination - Substance Use Assessments The evaluations will be completed in 35 days, after which an assessment staffing will be held with members of the Treatment Team to discuss findings and recommendations. Referral Contacts (218)327-3000 or (888)430-3055 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include: - Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program) - Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups - Community work service hours - Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict) - Restitution - Bullying Awareness Program (BAP) - Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver) - Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way) - Theft Awareness Program (TAP) - Teen Intervene Program (TI)

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

Court services and programming, including: - Adult and juvenile diversion programs - Bail studies - Pre-trial and pre-sentence investigation/supervision - Risk assessments - Mental health, drug, DWI, and veteran's courts - Adult supervision - Sex offender case management - Domestic abuse case management - Intensive supervised release - Offender sanctions - Integration of serves for minority offenders - Referrals to Mash-ka-wisen treatment for Native American clients - Coordination of out-of-home Indian Child Welfare Act placements - Fond du Lac and Bois Forte tribal collaborative initiatives

Group and individual counseling for adolescent sex offenders

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

- Provides treatment Foster Care for children and adolescents in the Bemidji, Cass Lake, Greenbush, LaPorte, Lake George, Park Rapids, Blackduck, Bagley, Crookston, Northome, Roseau, Warroad and surrounding rural areas - Need a referral from County Social Services, Probatrion, Tribal Social services - 1/4 of foster families are Native American providing placement for Native American youth - Individualized treatment plans and assessments - Quarterly review with all team members - Coordination of resources to assist child and family to achieve reunification, whenever possible - 24 hour on-call availability by social work personnel to foster families, birth families and children - Monthly support meetings and array of educational offerings to foster families - Collaboration between referral service and worker allowing for better understanding and delivery of services Specialty areas of foster families include but are not limited to: - SED population - Sexual offenders - Conduct Disorders - Developmentally disabled - Attention deficit disorder - Oppositional defiant disorder - Medically complex cases - Depression - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - FAS

Itasca County Wood Works Program is a firewood and firewood bundle production program utilizing adult and juvenile offenders that have been court ordered to work off fines, restitution , pay for stay, and?? probation violation hours. Program offers firewood and firewood bundles to general public and government agencies. Purchase of firewood/firewood bundles is processed thru Itasca County Probation Department.

An activity-based mentoring program that matches at-promise youth with volunteer adult mentors who participate together in goal-centered, one-on-one relationships. - Youth are matched with their mentors for one year and meet weekly for 2 - 4 hours. Throughout the one-year program, the mentors and youth develop goals (one physical activity, and one academic), have new experiences, and attend a variety of events with other mentors and mentees of the program. - Youth and their mentors attend agency events based on four programming pillars: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Emotional Development, and Community Connectivity. - Youth and their families receive case management/support, and referrals for services. Mentors also have a network of support throughout their year of volunteering.