Community and School Based Programs
After-School Program
(Cedar Rapids, Iowa City)
Four Oaks After-School programming is for children ages 6-13 with behavioral and emotional problems. The program is available after school and on weekdays when school is not in session. In addition, there is a full-day summer program.
Asperger’s Program
(Cedar Rapids)
The Four Oaks Asperger’s Program is designed to serve middle school children and high school youth ages 11-18 who have been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. This program incorporates a variety of treatment options specially designed for each child in an accommodating setting, away from school. The goal is to have a significant and positive impact on the quality of each child's life by teaching self-advocacy, communication skills, social skills and anxiety management.
After-School Program
(Mason City)
The Four Oaks After-School program serves children grades kindergarten through 8th with mental health, behavioral, emotional, and psychological needs. The program is a joint partnership between the local school district, families, and Four Oaks.
Behavioral Health Services
Behavioral Health Services is a skill-building service that is designed to address behaviors and symptoms associated with the child’s mental health diagnosis. The Clinician works with the child and family to improve anger management, behaviors, peer/family relationships, communication, problem-solving, social skills and conflict resolution. Abbe Oaks, collaboration between Four Oaks and Abbe Mental Health Center, also offers behavioral health services to the Cedar Rapids and Vinton communities.
Family Foster Care
(Appanoose, Benton, Davis, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello, Washington, and Van Buren counties; Des Moines; Dubuque)
As a member agency of Iowa KidsNet, Four Oaks provides the Family Foster Care program for children ages 0-18 and their families while children are temporarily placed in family foster care. Services include recruitment, retention, foster parent licensing, and on-going and crisis support to foster families.
Functional Family Therapy
(Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Waterloo)
Juvenile Court Services Officers in the First, Second, and Sixth Judicial Districts may make referrals to Four Oaks Functional Family Therapy. Functional Family Therapy is an evidence-based family intervention program that reduces the possibility of re-offending.
Outpatient Behavioral Health Services/Abbe Oaks
(Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Vinton, Waterloo)
Four Oaks Outpatient Behavioral Health Services provide outpatient individual, family, and group psychotherapy to children and their families who are eligible under Title 19 or private insurance. In Cedar Rapids and Vinton, these services are provided as Abbe Oaks in partnership with the Community Mental Health Center.
PHASE Supervised Community Treatment
(Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Independence, Iowa City, Waterloo)
The Four Oaks PHASE Supervised Community Treatment is a delinquency specific program. PHASE programming incorporates state-of-the-art, evidence-based interventions for juvenile offenders. Participating youth are allowed to stay connected to their community, schools, and families, and graduate from PHASE with reduced risk to reoffend.
Safety and Permanency Services
(Linn, Johnson, Benton, Jones, and Iowa counties)
Four Oaks Safety and Permanency Services are available to families involved with child abuse assessments and/or an open DHS case.
School-Based Programming
(Altoona, Ankeny, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa City, Independence, Newton, West Des Moines)
Four Oaks has collaborated with local school districts across the state of Iowa to create unique and innovative school-based programs to meet the needs of at-risk students. Currently there are several supervised suspension and detention centers, conduct disorder and specific intervention/disciplineclassrooms and special education staff in-service training.
Special Needs Adoption
(Appanoose, Benton, Davis, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello, Washington, and Van Buren counties; Des Moines; Dubuque)
As a member agency of Iowa KidsNet, Four Oaks provides Special Needs Adoption services including recruitment, retention, adoption home approval, and on-going and crisis support to adoptive/permanent families of special needs children.