Juvenile Residential Center of Northwest Ohio

Juvenile Residential Center of Northwest Ohio offers outpatient treatment for children and adolescents with a mental health diagnosis. The program includes group therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, education, school services and more. Juvenile Residential Center of Northwest Ohio is located at Bowling Green, Ohio.

The Juvenile Residential Center of Northwest Ohio is an ACA accredited facility. The American Correctional Association was founded in 1870 to promote improvement in the management of all correctional agencies through the administration of an accreditation program with the ongoing development and revision of relevant, useful standards designed to improve conditions of confinement. The standards serve as the foundation for the accreditation process.

RCNWO utilizes a cognitive behavioral approach as a method to address all issues the residents bring to the facility. Residents engage in individual counseling, family counseling, and group therapy. Additionally parents are required to attend a once a month Parent Support Group aimed at developing appropriate parenting skills to assist the resident in successfully returning to the community. All interventions the residents are exposed to are based on the cognitive behavioral model of treatment.

Residents with current Substance Abuse issues or indicators will be required to attend substance abuse treatment specific group bi-weekly. The curriculum refers to legal effects of substance abuse. This intervention utilizes a cognitive-behavioral approach to teach participants strategies for avoiding substances abuse. The program places heavy emphasis on skill-building activities to assist with cognitive, social, emotional, and coping skill development.

Patients with a current sex offense adjudication will be required to attend sex offender specific group bi-weekly. Those residents with prior sexual convictions, as well as those displaying inappropriate sexual behaviors, may be considered for inclusion in this group. In addition to basic sexuality issues, this group will also focus on healthy sexual boundaries, impulse control, fantasy management, offense cycle, victim empathy, registration requirements and relapse prevention.

Education at the Juvenile Residential Center of Northwest Ohio is provided in conjunction with the Wood County Educational Service Center. The teachers and the education coordinator are employed by the WCESC and work as part of the JRC team. The cooperation and teamwork between agencies continues to be positive assets to the overall success of the program.Three highly qualified, secondary certified teachers, an intervention specialist and a secondary certified principal provide the education for the students at JRC.