Residential Program

The Residential Program of The Children’s Home of Cromwell provides a safe and therapeutic haven for girls and boys who for the most part have been the victims of abuse.  We recognize that these children may not always be able to verbalize their needs. So we incorporate a set of best practices which underscore principles of trauma informed care and an asset based approach to treatment.

Organized into 5 houses, 3 for boys and 2 for girls, we focus on the development and internalization of the social skills and individual values our residents can employ to bring a level of peace and stability to their young lives.

Our Clinicians have small caseloads which afford them the time for individualized treatment planning and numerous formal and informal treatment sessions for each child every week. They collaborate with our teachers, nurses and psychiatrist to assure for a comprehensive and integrated approach to each child’s progress. The direct care counselors are trained to continually seek ways to build relationships with each child.

We assure that there is a high level of coordination among all our programs, especially with our Learning Center (school), to reinforce that our work is with the whole child, assisting them with making smooth transitions either to their next level of care or to their own homes.