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Transport
Services
SAFESAFEGUARD
Adolescent Services offers twenty years combined experience working
with troubled teenagers, including 26 years of actual safe pick
up and transportation of teenagers to agencies of destination. SAFEGUARD
has an on staff M.S.W. and a Behavioral Analyst enabling us to provide
assessment and supportive counseling for family and client. The
step by step procedure for SAFEGUARD transport services is described
as:
- A
family contacts SAFEGUARD adolescent services by telephone, fax
or e-mail. The contact follows a referral from a residential treatment
center or educational consultant,
- A
background history form, transport and fee contract are secured
and authorized by both the guardian and SAFEGUARD professionals.
- SAFEGUARD
professional’s contact SAFEGUARD transport agent who are
trained and experienced in behavior intervention, crisis management,
assault response as well as transportation of high-risk youth.
- SAFEGUARD
professionals contact airlines to arrange transportation itinerary
for both the agent and referred child. Other transportation arrangements
are made when necessary such as; rental car agreement, overnight
housing.
- Transporting
agent’s travel to a predetermined location taking physical
custody of referred child. Both the child’s guardian and
SAFEGUARD professionals predetermine the location.
- Transporting
agents provide care, protection, and supervision by same sexed
adult (s) who is/are trained supervisors of adolescents; food,
transportation, vehicles and medical care in case of accident
or illness during escort. The agent is expressly authorized by
guardian contract (see attachment) to use reasonable and appropriate
physical containment’s deemed necessary in order to assure
the safe and effective transport of the minor child. The transporting
agents remain in continual contact with SAFEGUARD professionals
during entire transport process.
- The
Transport agents deliver as well as pass physical custody of minor
child directly to authorized agents designated agency. The agents
notify SAFEGUARD administration upon completion of transport.
- Upon
completion of the transport SAFEGUARD professionals notify referred
child’s guardians. SAFEGUARD professionals provide consultation
and follow up to referred family.
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