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PCIT is an evidence-based treatment for young children with behavioral problems. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy teaches caregivers new ways to play and interact with children ages 2½ to 7.

PCIT helps you interact with children who show behaviors such as:

• Frequent temper tantrums
• Destructive behavior or aggression
• Not listening to adults or peers
• Difficulty playing with other children
• Problems sitting still

PCIT is conducted through “coaching” sessions during which you and your child are in a playroom

while the therapist is in an observation room watching you interact with your child through a one-way mirror and/or live video feed. You wear a “bug-in-the-ear” device through which the therapist provides in-the-moment coaching on skills you are learning to manage your child’s behavior.

If you are interested, contact us below.

Crisis stabilization is intended to provide short-term and intensive supportive resources for the youth and his/her family. The intent of this service is to provide an out-of-home crisis stabilization option for the family in order to avoid psychiatric inpatient and institutional treatment of the youth by responding to potential crisis situations. The goal will be to support the youth and family in ways that will address current acute and/or chronic mental health needs and coordinate a successful return to the family setting at the earliest possible time. During the time the crisis stabilization is supporting the youth, there is regular contact with the family to prepare for the youth’s return and his/her ongoing needs as part of the family. It is expected that the youth, family and crisis stabilization provider are integral members of the youth’s individual treatment team.

Functional Family Therapy targets youths 10-18 at risk for severe behavior problems and delinquency. It is a cornerstone service of the Face Forward program. Intensive family therapy changes interaction patterns and develops skills such as communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and effective parenting. Five phases of treatment are tailored to the unique characteristics of each family.

Safehavens of Shreveport is a Transitional Living Program designed to give runaway, homeless, and throw away young men between the ages of 16-21 safe and stable shelter for up to 18 months with adult supervision. The ultimate goal is to help build independence and self-sufficiency by improving life skills, educational completion, job training/placement, and other necessary referrals to supportive community services and positive long term connections. Service provision includes individual goal setting, aftercare services, and mentoring to strengthen participant’s relationships with positive role models to assist in them developing into responsible adults. Referrals will come through community partners, individual referrals, and Safehaven’s Street Outreach workers.

Street Outreach is a program that has focused on touching an often overlooked and neglected aspect of homelessness, the throwaway, homeless, and runaway youth. It is designed to help these individuals get back on the right track and leave the streets. We may be able to offer the participants options that they have not considered or know about. Our main goal is reducing the number of youth living on the streets often becoming victims of sexual/ drug abuse, violence and exploitation.

We provide crisis intervention, temporary youth shelter referrals, safe alternate living arrangements or transitioning back to the home if that is the best option for the youth. We also work to address their immediate needs such as food, clean clothing, survival aid items, hygiene kits, showers and a listening ear. We also offer skill building workshops that will equip them with necessary ,pertinent information for life on or off the streets.

To refer to Safehavens of Shreveport contact the Transitional Living Program Director or print off and fax an application to 318-675-1124. If you would like to be involved with our Street Outreach of Shreveport Program, contact us below.

Street Outreach of Shreveport
Basic Center Program

This program provides youth up to 18 with
emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling,
and referrals to health care.

Services:

• Food, clothing, medical care, and other services that
youth need (offered either directly or by referral)
• Individual, group, and family counseling
• Recreation programs
• Education and employment assistance
• Outreach to youth who may need assistance, as well
as public and private agencies that work with youth and
families
• Aftercare services for youth following their stay
at a shelter or host home

Office: 318-675-1112 • Fax: 1-866-307-9980
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY

SafeHaven of Shreveport II 

Scope of Services 

Safehaven of Shreveport II (SOS II), a program that will meet the Goal of the OVC’s Housing Assistance program: to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking. SOS II will use a victim-centered approach to provide 1) safe, stable transitional housing for trafficking victims throughout northwest Louisiana, female and male, ages 16 – 22, for six to 24 months, and 2) an array of supportive services that have shown effectiveness in stabilizing trafficking victims, to aid them in defining personal goals, developing educational and employment skills, and accessing needed resources to become independent and empowered.  

Services provided 

A plan for each client includes immediate placement into transitional housing, accompanied by access to a variety of social services, including:  

1. Conducting intake process and screening assessment with TKCL’s Case Manager.  
2. Identifying transitional housing placement most suitable for the HTV client.  
3. Creating a voluntary education, skills training and employment action plan within 72 hours of residential settlement, and providing individual case management to each SOS II client.  
4. Providing trauma-informed therapy to educate victims about the dangers of human trafficking and the impact it has on their lives.  
5. Providing group and individual counseling and weekly support groups.  
6. Providing wardrobe assistance for the workplace.  
7. Creating a stable, enriched environment and routine for each victim in which they can feel individually invested in their new life and participate in personal growth and opportunity.  
8. Ensuring clients have daily access to their case manager.  
9. Follow-up services to HTV client who have secured permanent housing. 

Participating in all services is voluntary and is not a requirement for housing placement.  

Eligibility: 

Females and Males, ages 16 – 22, identified by a partnering law enforcement agency or social service agency as human trafficking victim , who are in need of housing as a result of human trafficking. Must be sober and remain free of drugs and alcohol.