The residents of both facilities have often experienced one or more of the following:
- Emotional or Behavioral Disturbance
- Grief and Trauma
- Chaotic family lives including family violence, substance abuse and neglect
- Educational lags due to learning problems or social deprivation
- Poor social skills
Admission Criteria for Both Facilities:
- We accept referrals from TDFPS, JPD, and Private Sector
- Girls 5-18 for the GRO and Girls ages 8-18 for RTC
- Full scale IQ of 70 or above
- Determined by Youth For Tomorrow or other assessment to be Basic and Moderate Level for GRO or Moderate and Specialized Level of Care for RTC.
- Receipt of Common Application
- Full psychological exam within the last year
- Must NOT have demonstrated any of the following within the past six months:
- Sexual Perpetration or Aggression
- Suicide Attempt requiring medical attention
- Serious psychotic episode
Referrals: TDFPS representatives wishing to place a child at ETOD must contact the Placement Coordinator for their region.
Probation Department representatives and parents/legal guardians may contact ETOD directly for placement. Admission requests should be made to the following:
Residential Treatment Center
Exa DiGiovanni, LCSW, LCCA
Administrator
General Residential Operation
Laura Russell, LCCA
Administrator
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