Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Mission

The mission of the Southern Ute Tribal Court-Family Court Support Office is to work with children, youth, and families involved in Court cases requiring assessment, evaluation, referral, and/or substance or mental health treatment services. This mission is accomplished by trained mental health professionals, program coordinators, and case managers conducting evidence-based practices and culturally relevant activities with court-ordered or community referred children, youth, and families. 

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The Family Court Support Office offers various successful treatment programs and services for Court clients or others:

Juvenile Assessments

• Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment (all court-involved juveniles)
• Substance Assessment
• Beck Combined Inventory
• Adolescent Resiliency Scales
• Anger Management Assessment
• Trauma Assessment

Juvenile Treatment

• Structural Sensory Interventions for Traumatized Children, Adolescents and Parents-Trauma and Loss in Children (individual/group court based and school-based services at Junior High and High School)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy/Equine Therapy (school based at High School)
• Anger Management (individual court services)
• MRT (individual and group court services)
• Substance Treatment (individual-Personal Journey workbook)
• Relapse Prevention (individual services)
• Mental Health Treatment (individual and family)

Adult Assessment/Treatment

• Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment per court order
• Substance Assessment (all court-involved adults)
• Anger Management/Trauma Assessments per court order
• Substance Treatment
• Mental Health Treatment for adults per court order or internal referral

Special Advocate Program

• Child and Family Investigations for custody and guardianship cases
• Home/foster care/RTC visits to children and their families
• Direct contact with children and their family members
• Collateral contact with treatment providers, school personnel, relatives or friends, DSS or Probation staff when involved
• Written reports with custody/parenting time recommendations to the Court
• Parenting Coordination between high conflict parents to arrange parenting time/child exchanges
• Mediation of new parenting agreements

Guardian ad Litem Program

• Child or adult mental health guardian ad litem for dependency, adult protection, guardianship, and juvenile delinquency cases per court order
• Home/foster care/RTC visits to children and their families
• Direct contact with children and their family members
• Collateral contact with DSS caseworker, treatment providers, school personnel, probation officer
• Written reports with recommendations to the Court

Mediation Program

• Juvenile victim/offender mediation
• Adult victim/Offender mediation
• Custody, housing, probate mediation
• Written Parent Agreements for parenting time, custody, or child support submitted to the Court

Referral Program

• Self or agency referral regarding questions for use of FCSO services
• Referrals to other agencies/community providers for adjunct services to clients

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