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United Methodist Children's Home Dacus / United Methodist Children's Home (Bono)

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Location: Bono, Arkansas

Population Served: Children and adolescents in need of out of home psychiatric care in a residential setting

# of residents per unit: 25 Residents per room: 3-4 Capacity: 25

Contact with family (Calls and visit schedule): Clients have regularly scheduled phone call opportunities. The number of actual calls depends on the clients wish to utilize these opportunities. In person visitation (assuming no quarantine precautions) is available every weekend and can be scheduled at other times as needed by the family or guardian.

Restraint utilized? Yes Chemical Restraint utilized? Yes Seclusion utilized? Yes

Treatment Components:

Clinical Director - In process of hiring.

Therapists: 2 full-time therapists (1 LCSW, 1 LPC)

Treatment modalities offered: Facility declined to identify any specific modalities available

# of individual therapy sessions/week: Minimum 1 per week scheduled. May vary upon the treatment plan of the client.

# of group therapy sessions led by a licensed mental health professional/week: minimum of 1 with 2 preferred.

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Police Report

Information Report

Eighteen y/o resident being “unruly”; resident transferred to St. Bernard’s Behavioral Health.

Police Report

Battery Third Degree

Resident assaulted staff member; resident was being held on floor by two male staff, officer placed handcuffs on resident; resident taken to Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center.

PRLU or OLTC

Licensing Compliance Record

  • Regs out of compliance (Reviewed 5 personnel records) –
    • 103.6 – Background check needed forms; Compliance date 2.3.19, date corrected 1.25.19.
    • 413.5 – Updated copy of DL needed (Persons transporting children must possess a valid DL); Compliance date 2.3.19, date corrected 2.18.19.
    • 105.15 – 1 needed an additional positive non-relative reference; Compliance date 2.23.19, date corrected 2.18.19.