Residential Care Programs

Parrott Creek provides three residential programs for adolescents with a focus on developing sustainable and prosocial behaviors and skills that help them overcome trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences. Our caring staff help youth develop life skills, accountability, personal regulation, and the belief that they can be successful.

The Ranch

Parrott Creek Ranch (PCR) is a basic residential program for juvenile male identified youth ages 13-18 who are in the custody of The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) and are in need of Behavioral Rehabilitation Services. 

The Ranch is a mindfulness-based program. All staff working in the program are conversant in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and facilitate treatment groups in mindfulness, emotional regulation and new skill acquisition for the youth. PCR uses Collaborative and Proactive Solutions as a behavioral intervention to help youth identify lagging skills and create their own solutions to internal and external problems. Family therapy is offered to keep youth connected with their loved ones and increase the likelihood of success if the youth is returning home at the end of treatment. 

Parrott Creek works in collaboration with Clackamas Education Service District to provide educational services on-site for the youth in our programs. CESD provides a teacher and behavioral coach as well as specialists throughout the week to meet youth’s Individualized Education Plan.

Next Step

Parrott Creek Next Step residential program provides co-occurring services for male-identifying youth ages 13-18 who meet 3.1 and 3.5 ASAM criteria.

Next Step’s Clinical team will provide a comprehensive co-occurring assessment and will develop a treatment plan that will dictate the treatment needs and allow the program to individualize treatment for each youth.

All staff will use a trauma informed approach when working with each youth. Staff will work to understand how the youth’s past experiences impact the way they interact with the world. Understanding which underlying issues are contributing to their substance use and how their mental health needs are impacting their lives will guide their treatment, case management, and transition planning.  

The program understands that different youth will have varying needs and will have different visions of recovery for themselves. We recognize that culture, identity, community, heritage, ethnicity, race, ability and many other factors influence and shape a person’s needs, goals and definition of recovery and success. The program will include staff who have lived experience in recovery and who can provide their perspectives and appropriately share their experience to help the youth work towards making healthy changes. 

Treatment will involve providing psychoeducation around substance use, building emotional regulation skills, addressing underlying mental health concerns, and increasing communal recovery support. The treatment staff will provide individual, group, and family therapy depending on each youth’s treatment plan and needs.

Referral email: nextstepreferrals@pcreek.org

New Era

Parrott Creek New Era is a residential program for male identifying youth ages 13-18 who are in the custody of Child Welfare (ODHS) and who have been unsuccessful in traditional foster care settings or other residential placements.

New Era is a mindfulness-based program. All staff working in the program are conversant in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and facilitate treatment groups in mindfulness, emotional regulation and new skill acquisition for the youth. New Era uses Collaborative and Proactive Solutions as a behavioral intervention to help youth identify lagging skills and create their own solutions to internal and external problems. Family therapy is offered to keep youth connected with their loved ones and increase the likelihood of success if the youth is returning home at the end of treatment.

Treatment will involve providing psychoeducation around substance use, building emotional regulation skills, addressing underlying mental health concerns, and increasing communal recovery support. The treatment staff will provide individual, group, and family therapy depending on each youth’s treatment plan and needs.