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Program services include using the evidence-based Massachusetts Youth

Screening Instrument II (MAYSI-II), a triage tool that identifies youth in need of
immediate services and guides individualized treatment plans. These may include
crisis intervention services, individual and family counseling, and group
counseling using Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) (cognitive behavioral

interventions). Youth also participate in Reasoning and Rehabilitation 2 (R&R2)
and El Joven Noble. Regular and special education curricula at the on-campus Los
Robles High School are pivotal to the LPBC program.

Additionally, positive peer counseling and mentoring are available. Vocational
training programs include the Los Prietos Business Center, Computers for
Families, and Regional Occupational Programs in Culinary Arts and Automotive
Technology. Youth at LPBC are given many opportunities to participate in

community work service crews which provide restorative justice opportunities,
help to broaden their view and respect for the community, and develop
marketable job skills. In addition, voluntary non-denominational religious
services are available.

Attending to this closely supervised and supportive commitment program are
Probation institutions staff, medical personnel, Behavioral Wellness clinicians,
and Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) personnel. Health care

services provided on-site are accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality
(IMQ). There is also a network of private counseling agencies and volunteers who
aid LPBC staff in the rehabilitation of the youth. Upon completion of the LPBC
program, youth participate in an additional period of intensive aftercare

supervision by Community Transition Officers (CTOs).

The LPBC program provides a consistent, structured, supportive and predictable
environment. The youth are encouraged and supported to make the necessary

behavioral changes that will allow them to function legally and productively in
the community. Family reunification is a focused goal and visitation and routine
contact with the family is encouraged and supported.

Living in this rural setting requires a high degree of cooperation and fostering of
pro-social relationships. Youth learn to exist cooperatively with others, accept
the responsibilities and consequences for their behavior, and constructively solve
problems. The development of internal and external behavioral controls,

recognition of the relationship between behavior and consequences, and
improving self-esteem are primary goals of LPBC.

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