Methodist Family Health’s network of qualified residential treatment programs (QRTPs) provides a stable, family-like setting for emotional and behavioral treatment of children and youth.
The QRTPs evolved from our therapeutic group homes after changes required by The Family First Prevention Services Act. Methodist Family Health has three QRTP homes for Arkansas children younger than 18. Residents live on-site full-time.
Our homes located in Helena-West Helena, Little Rock and Magnolia serve between eight and 12 youths at a time. Our residents are between the ages of 12 and 18, and they live in our homes nine to 12 months or longer.
Our Helena-West Helena and Magnolia homes each have Teaching-Parents onsite. Teaching-Parents are trained treatment professionals in the Teaching-Family Model who live in the home with our residents to provide guidance and intervention. Our Little Rock Home has Behavioral Instructors who fill the same role but do not reside in the home.
All referrals and placements for these programs are required to be initiated by the Arkansas Department of Children and Family Services.
Youth living in our QRTPs benefit by:
- Experiencing healthy family interactions.
- Attending local public schools while learning to manage their emotions and behaviors with others.
- Experiencing positive adult role models in their Teaching-Parents.
- Developing real-life interactions that work together with other treatments.
