Ottho Gerard Heldringstichting
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Ottho Gerard Heldringstichting (Dutch: Otto Gerhard Heldring Foundation) is a Dutch juvenile detention and treatment centre in Zetten
, The Netherlands. The facility is a private (non governmental) managed centre for youth with severe behavior and often also psychriatic problems. The facility caters for youth from 12 – 18 years old (sometime max 24 at end of stay, normal intelligent and without very serious addiction problems. Youth living at the facility are sent via the (juvenile) court when the judge decides that juvenile needs treatment (for his (mis)behavior / behavior problems) in a closed setting.
and pastor
He worried about and cared for the less fortunate and people with problems. In 1848 he founded the first society offering place to young women who were pregnant against their will. And the children of these women were raised by his society and received education. Also youngster that couldn't survive in society because of their behavior could find shelter and help as well.
Education has always been important for Heldring. Each child received the education he/she needed, from primary school, grammar school to vocational education, depending one age, capabilities and need. Since the 1960s all education is done via school De Browerij (Dutch word for The Brewery). The current buildings in use by the OGH were erected during the 1990s
For some arrivals a start in the closed setting is required, others can start in the protected setting.
, Behaviour therapy
, family treatment, Grief therapy
Zetten
Zetten is a village in the Overbetuwe municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands. The village is located in the Betuwe.This is also the base of the youth-clinic Ottho Gerard Heldringstichting, which was quite famous in the Netherlands.-History:...
, The Netherlands. The facility is a private (non governmental) managed centre for youth with severe behavior and often also psychriatic problems. The facility caters for youth from 12 – 18 years old (sometime max 24 at end of stay, normal intelligent and without very serious addiction problems. Youth living at the facility are sent via the (juvenile) court when the judge decides that juvenile needs treatment (for his (mis)behavior / behavior problems) in a closed setting.
History
The facility is named after Ottho Gerard Heldring, an - in his time - famous Dutchmen. As authorAuthor
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
He worried about and cared for the less fortunate and people with problems. In 1848 he founded the first society offering place to young women who were pregnant against their will. And the children of these women were raised by his society and received education. Also youngster that couldn't survive in society because of their behavior could find shelter and help as well.
Education has always been important for Heldring. Each child received the education he/she needed, from primary school, grammar school to vocational education, depending one age, capabilities and need. Since the 1960s all education is done via school De Browerij (Dutch word for The Brewery). The current buildings in use by the OGH were erected during the 1990s
Target group
Short term treatment in a closed and secured environment of longer treatment in a protected and less secured setting are both available. On the closed/high security treatment unit the capacity is eleven girls. On the protected semi-secured treatment there is a total capacity of 140 youth: male, female and mixed. All residents are placed via the (juvenile) court, but not all residents are sent for (specific) criminal behavior, but in all cases the judge orders stay and treatment for the children's problematic behaviorTreatment
Most residents at OGH have a long history of problems, often including a problematic home environment. Youth are sent to OGH if they need a closed of protected environment for treatment. Residents refusing help might receive forced treatment.Programme
Residents are as much as possible divided in age-groups and receive treatment based on their individual needs. A list of methods or forms available:- based on individual treatment- and end-result goals.
- training for parents or caretakers
- how to manage anxiety and anger-management
- learning social skills
- sessions with psychologist and/or psychiatrist
- learn social skills
- join activities, both alone and group-activities
- learn how to learn at school (most residents left school or had stopped really learnin something at school)
For some arrivals a start in the closed setting is required, others can start in the protected setting.
Het Ambulatorium
The same foundation also offers treatment for non-residents called Het Ambulatorium. This facility is also based in Zetten, and offers (forensic) diagnostics and treatment for children aged 2 – 24 years. Their main services are:Diagnostics
For children and youth between 2 and 24 years of age (forensic) diagnostics are available. Examples of specialities:- Psychiatric examination
- Neuropsychology
- Intelligence measurementIntelligence quotientAn intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests designed to assess intelligence. When modern IQ tests are constructed, the mean score within an age group is set to 100 and the standard deviation to 15...
- DyslexiaDyslexiaDyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
/ DyscalculiaDyscalculiaDyscalculia is a specific learning disability involving innate difficulty in learning or comprehending simple arithmetic. It is akin to dyslexia and includes difficulty in understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, learning maths facts, and a number of other related symptoms...
testing - Forensic psychotherapyForensic psychotherapyForensic Psychotherapy is the application of psychological knowledge to the treatment of mentally disordered or mentally ill patients who commit violent or destructive acts against others or themselves. Commonly applied diagnoses would include personality disorder and psychosis...
(incl. sexual offenders, (Preventing of and analyze risk of recidivismRecidivismRecidivism is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have either experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been treated or trained to extinguish that behavior...
) - Several sorts of studies for Justice and/or Youth-protection agencies on family, environment, personality, resulting in a (personal) report and advice for treatment, punishment, accountability of offender etc.
- adjudicate permits for forced (psychiatric) hospitalization
For youth, parents and caretakers
The outdoor-unit also offers support, advice and treatment for (problematic) youth, their parents or caretakers. Examples are: creative therapy, Cognitive therapyCognitive therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach: a talking therapy. CBT aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure in the present...
, Behaviour therapy
Behaviour therapy
Behaviour therapy, or behavior therapy is an approach to psychotherapy based on learning theory which aims to treat psychopathology through techniques designed to reinforce desired and eliminate undesired behaviours.-History:...
, family treatment, Grief therapy
Training
Several forms of training programs are available:- for youth: social behaviorSocial behaviorIn physics, physiology and sociology, social behavior is behavior directed towards society, or taking place between, members of the same species. Behavior such as predation which involves members of different species is not social...
, fearFearFear is a distressing negative sensation induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger...
-reduction, Behaviour therapyBehaviour therapyBehaviour therapy, or behavior therapy is an approach to psychotherapy based on learning theory which aims to treat psychopathology through techniques designed to reinforce desired and eliminate undesired behaviours.-History:...
, budget training - parents: How to raise children, better interaction with kids during pubertyPubertyPuberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of reproduction, as initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads; the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy...
, Handling (hyper)active children - for professionals (working with youth): several courses for people interacting with children/youth in their profession. Some examples: Dealing with aggression, how to behave during crises or incidents, Sexual delinquents, Interacting with girls
- and on request OGH offers tailor-made training and training-material