Description
The Iowa Judicial Branch is seeking one or more vendors to provide Individual and Group Therapy services for all 22 counties included within the Second Judicial District of Iowa. The services will be provided to children adjudicated delinquent and children who have been referred to Juvenile Court Services for a delinquency violation or who have exhibited behaviors that put them at risk of a juvenile delinquency referral. The services are directed to enhance personal adjustment to help the children transition into productive adulthood and to prevent or reduce delinquent acts, out-of-home placement, and recidivism.
Some key aspects of the job include:
• Personal skills, including anger management, stress reduction, and self-esteem,
• Child and parent relationships,
• Problem solving,
• Accountability and acceptance of responsibility,
• Victim empathy and self-advocacy,
• Activities of daily living and time management,
• Job skills including job-seeking as well as training for specific jobs and on-the-job training,
• Parenting skills,
• Gender-specific programming, and
• Substance abuse.