A better alternative. A better tomorrow.
Southwest Key’s Youth and Family Services are based on the core principle that positive change can happen though therapeutic, educational and community-based programs. Our programs are shaped by evidence-based practices and made successful by staff that come from the communities we serve. By providing alternatives to children who are involved in the court or juvenile justice systems, our programs enable them to stay at home with their families and involved in their communities.
Through our programs, young men and women are provided with structure and services that promote positive behaviors and experiences. Our caseworkers partner with families to address individual, family and community issues, such as helping with the transition back home from a correctional facility or institution, assisting parents with employment and childcare, and working with school staff to meet academic and personal needs. Our programs track the progress youth are making while holding them accountable for their actions. These components work together to set the foundation for success, both today and tomorrow.
Southwest Key’s Youth and Family Services division also provides preventative programming, community engagement and school-based programs.
Some of our program services include:
– Alternative Education Programs
– Home-Based Individual and Family Counseling Services
– Wraparound Case Management Services
– GPS and Face-to-Face Monitoring/Supervision Services
– Truancy Prevention Programs
– Leadership Development Programs
Our Program Models:
Community Youth Development (CYD)
Helping today’s youth become tomorrow’s leaders.
CYD programs across Texas provide early intervention and positive development programming in ZIP codes with high risk factors. The goal of CYD is to provide youth in high-risk communities with growth opportunities to develop Youth leadership and prosocial skills through group activities and service-learning projects.
CYD provides key services:
- Academic Support
- Case Management
- Family Focused Activities
- Post High School Readiness
- Youth Leadership Development
- Youth Mentoring
For more information about how to bring this program model to your community please call (512) 583-2540 or email Veronica Delgado-Savage at vdsavage@swkey.org.
Functional Family Therapy
Creating support systems together.
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is a three-to-four-month in-home therapeutic program for youth ages 11-19 and their families. The program serves the family unit and is designed to create a healthy family support system for at risk youth by improving family communication, behavioral dynamics and expectations in the home. FFT therapists provide in-home sessions to youth and their families at least once per week, with case management and check-ins provided on an as-needed basis.
- 24-Hour Referral Response Time
- Culturally Responsive Programming
- Life Skills, Coping Skills and Problem-Solving
- Enhanced Formal and Natural Supports
- Motivational Interviewing
- Evidenced-Based Approaches
- In-Home and Remote Sessions
For more information about how to bring this program model to your community please call (512) 583-2540 or email Veronica Delgado-Savage at vdsavage@swkey.org.
Family Keys Plus
Creating positive and sustainable life changes.
Family Keys Plus is a four-month prevention and intervention program with a goal of decreasing truancy and delinquent behavior at school, at home or in the community, as well as addressing family conflict and behavioral health concerns. This program will serve youth between the ages of 10 and 18. Youth referred may be on juvenile probation, but the program can also serve at-risk youth who have been identified as truant or demonstrating disruptive behaviors in school or home, are experiencing family conflict, mental health concerns, and/or substance abuse, and need additional help beyond school-based interventions.
The Family Keys Plus program services are available in the home or community to effectively and conveniently meet the specific needs of each family.
For more information about how to bring this program model to your community please call (512) 583-2540 or email Veronica Delgado-Savage at vdsavage@swkey.org.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs
Getting kids back on track to achieve their dreams.
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs (JJAEP) offers academic and behavioral program services for youth between the ages of 10-17 who are expelled from their regular home campus due to delinquent behavior. We believe every child has a right to a quality education, regardless of their previous behavioral incidents. Our programs provide a variety of instructional methods in a safe and secure environment, promote positive behavior change and offer counseling services focused on the holistic well-being of the youth we serve.
Our JJAEPs are trauma-informed campuses designed to re-engage youth by providing a combination of computer-based curriculum, direct teaching and individualized experiential instruction, focusing on the students’ strengths while addressing the behavior that led to the expulsion. We use a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional, and behavior support. Our resolute team works together to holistically address students’ academic and behavioral goals to prepare them for transitioning back to their home campus or their post-high school goals.
For more information about how to bring this program model to your community please call (512) 583-2540 or email Veronica Delgado-Savage at vdsavage@swkey.org.
Together Forward (Medicaid Behavioral Health)
Behavioral Health Services
Together Forward provides comprehensive services to children, youth and families aimed at improving their overall wellness. Together Forward’s philosophy of care is rooted in Trauma Informed Care and Motivational Interviewing approaches that value personal choice and growth. The Together Forward program provides services to Medicaid/CHIP eligible youth ages 3–19 and their families.
Comprehensive care available at NO COST to the families includes:
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- Responsive Support
- Assessment
- Individualized and Collaborative Planning
- Case Management
- Rehabilitation Skills Training
- Counseling
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For more information go to www.togetherforward.one. To enroll call 1-800-448-6373 or email togetherforward@swkey.org to begin the referral application process.
Un Puente al Hogar / A Bridge Home
Aftercare Re-entry Program
Stay together. Grow closer. Build Skills. Ensure success.
Un Puente al Hogar (UPH) is a transitional and re-entry program designed to ensure youth success in their return home from out-of-home placement. UPH is a six-month program with two months of service pre-release and four months of service post-release upon return to their community. This program serves adjudicated and at-risk youth ages 10-18, transitioning to the community from out-of-home placement or juvenile detention.
Utilizing an evidence-informed curriculum New Freedoms – Return Home, UPH provides transitional services to address a youth’s readiness to return home. Group meetings are held twice a month for one to two hours. Services are also provided to the families of youth. UPH staff meet with families twice a month to prepare for a youth’s return home.
For more information about how to bring this program model to your community please call (512) 583-2540 or email Veronica Delgado-Savage at vdsavage@swkey.org.
Youth Tracking Services
Staying accountable. Staying together.
Southwest Key’s Youth Tracking Services program is a community-based alternative to secure detention, for youth between the ages of 10-17, that typically lasts 30 to 60 days. Youth Tracking Services can be an alternative to detention or a support service for community re-integration and supervision after being released from detention or incarceration. Youth Tracking Services utilize daily face-to-face contact, telephone curfew calls, school attendance checks, as well as 24-hour electronic GPS monitoring to keep youth and their communities safe.
These daily face-to-face visits allow for positive interactions and supportive conversations, encouraging accountability, and redirection of potential crises. During these face-to-face visits and curfew checks, Southwest Key staff utilize motivational interviewing techniques and strengths-based language to unearth the youth’s internal motivations and desire for change.
For more information about how to bring this program model to your community please call (512) 583-2540 or email Veronica Delgado-Savage at vdsavage@swkey.org.