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Inland Empire Residential Centers
Inc. was founded by Very Rev. Fr Peter P. Staviski
in May 1986 in California
and incorporated therein. We currently operate two homes for
male children with a 14 bed capacity at Stillman house and Church Street
House, both
located in Redlands, California.
Many of our children come from
unstable, inconsistent and insecure backgrounds and environments. Each
child within a short period of time can rely on and feel secure in the
stability and structure we provide. The daily routine is planned, organized
and detailed in such a way that all activities are easily understood and
occur at specific times each day. It is essential to set patterns where
none have previously existed, or to change ones that have been
unproductive, negative or destructive.
IERC serves children ages 6-15. We
serve children with psychiatric, psychological, education and emotional
problems and other disorders. Most of the children suffer from severe
depression, mild to severe psychiatric diagnosis, identity confusion, poor
self esteem, anxiety disorders, rejection by parent and/or extended family
members and learning disabilities
Each facility is a self contained
home with appropriate therapeutic resources and treatment where all
activities can take place on grounds. Our program provides intensive
treatment and utilizes various therapy, individual/group/family therapy and
social learning theory.
Our philosophy is to encourage and
teach personal responsibility by having the child view
the effect his behavior has on the environment and on those around him. The
child is taught
that he has freedom to make choices and accept the responsibility and the
consequences of
those choices.
Our initial goal is to stabilize a
child coming from a placing agency or dysfunctional setting. The
program provides a nurturing, safe environment where the child can feel
comfortable, and provide
an atmosphere where trust can be developed with consistency, commitment and
follow through.
Self image is improved by identifying
and developing the child's strengths and encouraging his
growth. A child begins to feel good about him when short term goals are set
so positive
reinforcement can be achieved. As the child experiences success, his self
image and other's
perception of him change. The process promotes positive growth and sets the
groundwork for intensive individual, group and family therapy.
IERC employs dedicated, committed and
supportive staff of our program and the children in our care.
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