Racine County

This position helps to develop and maintain a relationship with the identified client and the court and legal system. Case Managers document casework activities, provide evaluation and advocacy, and follow up with youth and their families throughout court involvement.

This program provides ongoing support, facilitates access to services, and helps parents develop a sense of mastery and confidence as they learn and practice new skills. This program works closely with the RCHSD case manager to help the family “meet the demands” of their Family Interaction Plan. PSG workers partner with the RCHSD case managers and parents to mitigate identified barriers through immediate interventions, establish short and long term goals, and emphasize parental acquisition of the necessary skills to identify and acquire formal and informal supports and services.

This position oversees the completion of foster care and kinship care licensing and re-licensing application studies in accordance with federal, state and local regulations. This position also assists Racine County Human Services case management staff to locate appropriate foster care/kinship care resources and works with Racine County on recruitment and retention goals.

This position is responsible for the recruitment of potential foster homes in Racine County, licensing of those homes, re-licensure of existing foster homes, investigation of foster home complaints and concerns, and matching/placement of children into appropriate foster homes.

This program aims to improve behavioral health outcomes for Racine Unified School District students by integrating expanded mental health services, including professional development regarding mental health and trauma informed care, for school staff. This program is divided into three distinct phases over an eight year period.

This program is responsible for the overall support, strategy, control and maintenance of Racine County's Technical Infrastructure, including networks, servers, LAN/WAN, data and voice communications. This includes the support and maintenance of the Racine County Information Technology, desktop, AV equipment and printer environment.

Juvenile Monitoring provides supervision and GPS monitoring services for pre and post dispositional youth referred by the Racine County Human Services Department. PSG works closely with the youth, his/her family, and Plan of Care Team (RCHSD case manager, school district personnel, and other professionals working with the youth and family) to develop and implement a collaborative plan of care. This program serves as an alternative to temporary secure placement for juveniles in need of added structure and monitoring in order to insure compliance with court ordered or case manager mandated restrictions.

This position is responsible for determining eligibility for kinship care and monitoring client’s compliance with eligibility requirements. Eligibility for Voluntary KC & Court Order KC applications are in accordance with DCF 58 & DCF 56.

Safety Support is an intensive in-home program that is designed to ensure child safety and prevent the removal of children from their home. Safety Support seeks to preserve the family unit whenever possible. The well-being and adequate functioning of children and families is the desired outcome. Safety Support is designed to be community based, comprehensive, culturally competent, family focused and individually tailored to meet the needs of children and families.

This program is a collaborative effort between Racine Workforce Development, Racine County Human Services Department, Racine Unified School District and Professional Services Group. This is a referral based program designed to work with at-risk truants at Case and Park High Schools in Racine. Services include daily attendance and behavior monitoring, regular student/family liaison contact, advocacy, attendance shadowing, IEP recommendation, alternative academic recommendation, credit recovery recommendation, after school study group, and individual skill building and enrichment activities.

This position functions as a single point of entry for Child Protective Services and service referrals to the Racine County Human Services Department. This includes providing information and assistance to callers of the Racine County Human Services access line or performing intakes, investigative and/or case management activities within the various Human Services Units.

The Transitional Education Program is housed at the Racine County Human Services Department, and services are provided in collaboration with the Racine Unified School District (RUSD). Youth who participate in TEP are adjudicated adolescents who have an alcohol and/or other drug abuse issue. This program provides a wraparound approach that focuses on assisting the client in achieving academically as well as maintaining sobriety. This program, which is the most restricted educational program, is designed to work the following clients: students who are returning from corrections or detention centers; students from within the community who are presently attending RUSD schools who have been expelled and are not receiving alternative educational services; and RUSD students who engage in dangerous acts of violence and general disruptiveness of the learning environment.

This program is responsible for integrating the Trauma Sensitive Schools Model within the Racine Unified School District. This includes providing clinical expertise and professional learning to Administrative Staff, Support Staff and Instructional Coaches who support classroom teachers. These individuals assist in ensuring trauma sensitive practices are implemented and followed in classrooms throughout the District. This program also assists in developing trauma sensitive policies and procedures.

Turning Point Academy (TPA) is a collaborative effort between the Racine Unified School District, Racine County Human Services and Professional Services Group. This program is designed to meet the educational needs of at-risk students who are in need of behavior modification, social/emotional support and academic support. The program also provides services to special education students who have not been successful in other special education settings or who are transitioning back to the community from out-of-home placements. The program utilizes a philosophy of positive youth development by implementing programs like the Circle of Courage, Developmental Design and Restorative Justice. These programs promote positive outcomes by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships, and giving the support needed to build on their strengths as well as prevent risky behavior.

The Youth Panels Program is a juvenile diversion program which gives first time offenders the option of appearing before a panel of community volunteers rather than entering the court system. This program provides swift and meaningful community response by drawing both the community and their families into a contracting process, critical to the prevention and rehabilitation goals of the program. A juvenile who accepts and completes the contractual obligations avoids the stigma and possible effects of a criminal record.