Overview

KVC Missouri’s Transitional Living Program provides a safe, healthy living environment for youth along their path of transition from alternative care to self-sufficiency. Increasing autonomy in a structured environment prepares youth with the life skills they need to thrive in the outside world, while developing positive peer and adult relationships.

Program Details

We seek to help every young adult who dreams of earning their independence. Our individualized services for youth in TLP include case management, employment and educational services, medical and psychiatric treatment.

While in the program, case managers assist youth with daily living activities, employment and education referrals, developing skills for self-sufficiency, transportation and ongoing medical care.

All training and treatment interventions focus on supporting youth through the transition to greater self-sufficiency across key areas of potential growth.

• Academic achievement
• Job readiness
• Community services and support
• Youth leadership opportunities
• Independent living skills

KVC Missouri also offers life skill groups through the Transitional Living Program led by Youth Advisors, TLP managers and case managers.

Psychiatric Services

Youth in the KVC-Springfield campus Transitional Living/Scattered Sites program work with KVC case manager to be matched with a licensed psychiatrist as needed depending on individual needs and medication.

Individual therapy and psychiatric services can be established by a KVC Missouri case manager through trusted, outside agencies. The KVC case manager can assist the youth in establishing these services along with any outpatient substance abuse and psychiatric services that are needed.

Intake for individual therapy is done prior to arrival at TLP with the youth and their CD caseworker. Any additional therapeutic services that are needed during their stay, including outpatient substance abuse, are set up by the TLP case manager and the youth’s Family Support Team.