Broken Arrow Residential Treatment Services is a licensed children’s residential program operating within the Province of Ontario. We provide a family based Treatment Program designed to meet the needs of children and youth from birth to the age of 18. There are no significant restrictions based on age, sex, culture, length of stay, wardship status and family history.

Broken Arrow Residential Treatment Services shall ensure that services are non discriminatory and provided in an environment that takes into account ethno-cultural, racial, linguistic and ancestral diversity. Where a child or youth’s first language is French, Broken Arrow will make every effort to provide services in the French langrage. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender children and youth will be accepted into the program and their special needs will be accommodated within the Treatment Program.

Aboriginal Children and youths will have every opportunity to participate in cultural activities either through their band or through participation in the activities of other local bands.

Referrals to the program are thoroughly reviewed in order to determine whether a suitable program can be developed to meet the needs of a specific child/youth. We do not look to a child/Youth to fit the mould of the program but rather develop an individual Treatment program based on the current and future needs of the youth.

Level III is the standard designation for most placements in the Broken Arrow Program.  At all levels, the Treatment Foster parents are the primary treatment providers and they are supported by a number of built in program supports including a team of Child and Youth Counsellors, a Case Manager, foster parents supervised by a Clinical Director  Each child/Youth placed at this level will receive ongoing Clinical Support  which might include specialized programming or direct Clinical support provided by  Child and Youth Counselors which is designed to both compliment and enhance the Treatment Process.  A Case Manager is responsible for the overall management of each placement and for ensuring that treatment goals are established and regularly reviewed. The case Managers provide support to the Treatment Foster Parents on a minimum of bi weekly basis and are responsible for the overall implementation of the Plan of Care. Foster parents are also supported by ongoing monthly training, regular weekend relief and access to a 24-hour emergency after hours system. A Clinical Director oversees the entire Treatment process.

In certain instances, a child/Youth will progress to the point that less intensive supports are required in order to maintain the placement when most treatment needs have been met. In these situations, a designation change could be considered that would allow the continuity of the placement without the need for replacement.

The level of a child/Youth will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Clientele Served

Broken Arrow Residential Treatment Services is designed to accommodate children or youth from birth up to eighteen years of age of either sex. Sibling groups will also be considered. The program is able to meet the needs of a wide range of children from those who have experienced placement or family disruptions to those who have complex, severe, or multiple clinical needs. Children/youth who have experienced personal trauma such as abuse and those children with attachment resistant profiles will be considered. Children with anxiety disorders, oppositional defiant disorders, or conduct disorders will also be considered for placement.

Children/youth with major mental health difficulties such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, personality disorders, developmental delays or a sexually offending background would also be considered on a case by case basis.  Broken Arrow also will provide continuity of placement after the age of 18 when deemed appropriate.

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