Intervention Services at Iris
Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time. In Intervention Services, Iris staff members work to engage with families and walk with them as they tackle life's challenges. Whether is navigating a crisis, rebuilding relationships through therapeutic services, or maintaining a connection with visitation services, Iris is here to guide and support children and families.
We work to provide therapy, case management, and other services focused on building family relationships, as well as the skills of attachment, initiative and self-regulation. Through this, we empower children to enjoy healthy relationships and a safe family environment.
Family Engagement Services
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Many families are just one step away from having a household in crisis. When the car breaks down, the baby won’t stop crying or mom can’t wrap her head around the implications of her child’s new medical diagnosis, a caregiver’s stress level and feelings of isolation rise. Community Partners answers this need for support by providing short-term case management services to families in crisis, connecting them to resources in our community. With Community Partners, Iris can assist in resolving the situation so families can maintain stability and security in their home.
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Reserved for families with the highest level of need, Iris offers evidence-based therapeutic services designed to restore families. This includes Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family-Centered Therapy, a family systems model focusing on assisting families with creating lasting change.
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Through this service, one referral to Iris can create a wrap-around of services designed to meet the needs of families with the goal of creating positive outcomes for everyone. Staff experienced in Intensive Intervention rapidly respond to crisis situations where a child is at immediate risk for maltreatment and could lead to removal from the home.
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When a dad begins to take greater responsibility in their child’s life, this program helps fathers establish that active role in a healthy manner while building a stable relationship with their child.
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Provides in-home, one-on-one services to parents to help families recover from abuse or neglect. By having a caseworker in the home environment, families can pinpoint key issues and work together to resolve their conflicts.
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Iris’s staff monitor visits, take parents to appointments, help parents learn to care for their children.
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Conducted at Iris, in the client’s home, or in public, this service teaches families parenting skills while maintaining the safety of children who have been removed from the home. This service also makes it possible for siblings and extended family members to maintain relationships when children are in foster care.
Family Connections
We can all use a helping hand. Through Iris's Family Connections program, we work with children and families to empower them to advocate for themselves. This occurs through parenting classes, individual counseling, domestic violence services and family conflict services.
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Conflict Mediation may be court-ordered or self-referred mediation which is helpful in assisting the de-escalation of conflict of individuals and/or parents by finding cooperative resolutions.
Parenting Coordination involves receiving a two-year appointment of a parent coordinator to mediate parental decisions.
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Iris’s professional mental health counselors help clients identify goals and potential solutions as they navigate emotional turmoil. Learn more call (260) 426-9999 or visit our counseling services page.
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Victims Assistance with a focus on counseling, education and resources.
Batterers Intervention focuses on recognizing the root causes of violence through group and individual work.
Learn more about High Conflict Services by visiting our High Conflict Services page.
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General evaluation of the physical environment for safety issues.
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Our Parenting Classes are available in the Fort Wayne area and help give families the tools they need to build and maintain healthy relationships for a more positive future together.
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Our Visitation Services are available in the Fort Wayne area.
Supervised Child Exchange is a court-ordered or self-referred service for parents to exchange their children when issues prevent unsupervised contact between parents.
Supervised Parenting Time is a court-ordered service for parents to have visits with their children when issues prevent unsupervised contact. Visits occur in Iris’s visit rooms. Community and home visits are scheduled when appropriate. However, home visits will be preceded by an in-home inspection.
Therapeutic Parenting Time is a court-ordered service for parents to have therapeutic “visits” with their children when issues prevent unsupervised contact. Visits occur in Iris’s visit rooms with a therapist.
Supervised Drop-By is a drop-by visit used as the last part of a phase-in-period for unsupervised visits.
