Community Based Services
The Covering House works with youth and adults in the community to provide preventative and restorative services.
Community Based Services at The Covering House work to prevent children and their support system from experiencing exploitation and serve as a support to individuals that have experienced trauma. The Covering House provides services for individuals in the community, meeting them wherever they are. Service areas include St. Louis County, St. Louis City, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County.
Our Unique Approach
Individual Counseling
Individual Counseling will be offered by clinically licensed counselors utilizing our Holistic Approach which incorporates Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Relational Cultural Theory, and Seeking Safety. Each client in The Covering House program will receive an individualized treatment plan developed by her counselor and treatment team.
Tutoring Services
If needed, The Covering House is able to provide tutoring for our youth receiving out-client services. In the past, with the help of our volunteers, this has been a very successful component of the youths’ experience at The Covering House.
Group Therapy
Our program is divided into two phases. The first phase explores the meaning of safety and self-care as well as feelings and fear identification. The second phase focuses on developing self-awareness and efficacy as well as establishing appropriate boundaries and connection within relationships.
Experiential Learning
Experiential classes help our youth find and create meaning from everyday activities. This can include anything from nutrition education and culinary skills to gardening. Additional experiential classes may include financial stability, wellness, rights and responsibilities as an adult, photography, drama, Bible study and others.
Supportive Adults
The Covering House recognizes the importance of the client’s home environment and social support system to their recovery. The Supportive Adults Program is a curriculum developed by The Covering House to address the unique needs of the adults in the lives of our clients. The Supportive Adults Program incorporates elements of a support group for caregivers and psychoeducation about trauma and the role of caregivers in the healing process. In addition, participants gain important skills to enhance their communication with their child and address their own anxiety as they support the client in treatment.