Compass Behavioral Therapist

Marc Gaines ~ Compass Behavioral Therapist

Compass is the cornerstone of the DCSOS. It has been in operation since 2010 and serves as an alternative for youth who would otherwise be committed to the ADYS or detained in the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center. This program has been highly successful in rehabilitating at-risk youth in Dallas County by:

  1. Focusing on high-risk youth who have a held order for a DYS commitment

  2. Providing individual and family counseling and work skills development

  3. Providing transportation to community based events

  4. Intense supervision such as curfew checks and random drug screens

  5. Structure during high-risk periods

 

Compass Problematic Sexual Behavior Program (CPSB)

Tenesha Williams-Townsend ~ Therapist

Tenesha Williams-Townsend ~ CPSB Therapist

Compass PSB Program provides a cognitive-behavioral and social-ecological approach to group treatment programs in a group or In a family treatment modality for youth with problematic sexual behaviors. Clients must be between the ages of 7 to 14 without an adjudication for s sex related offense. CPSB also offers training for community agencies, public systems, and school systems on identifying and interventions for this population. A low recidivism (2%) was found in a 10-year follow-up of school-age youth (Carpentier, Silovsky, Chaffin, 2006)






Community Referrals, Schools Referrals, Court Referrals, and DHR Referrals are accepted.