West Shield Adolescent Services

1. West Shield Adolescent Services Transporting Teens To A Better Future

2. Services Provided Transporting Services Locating Runaways Crisis Intervention Questions? Call Us: (800)-899-8585

3. Questions for Parents and Adolescent Care Providers • Are you having difficulty transporting a child or adolescent to a recommended facility? OR • Are you having problems with adolescents running away before their treatment or schooling is complete? WEST SHIELD Adolescent Services may be your answer to these questions. WEST SHIELD Adolescent Services has been successfully transporting adolescents to facilities and programs for over 25 years. We have also successfully located and returned hundreds of runaway children to homes, hospitals and school. WEST SHIELD maintains errors/omissions, professional liability and livery insurance policies of up to $2,000,000.00 that are expressly written to cover transporting adolescents. Do youneed a company that is licensed to locate runaways? Yes, both legally and professionally. We utilize our sister company, West Shield Investigations, which is licensed and insured to conduct all forms of investigations including the location of adolescents and adults. For a free consultation or additional information regarding our services. Call (800) 899-8585 - NATIONWIDE

4. Why Choose West Shield? • EXPERIENCE With over 11,000 young people successfully escorted to the location chosen by parents and professionals. • TRAINING Our staff is certified in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention • DIVERSITY Male and Female agents with a broad range of backgrounds to ensure a better synergy with the adolescent • AVAILABILITY 24 hours a day, seven days a week: Affiliates worldwide. • EFFICIENCYWe coordinate all travel arrangements including transportation and lodging to ensure lowest rates. • PROFESSIONALISMFully licensed and insured specifically to transport adolescents • LONGEVITYWe are the first and longest existing licensed and insured organization specializing in adolescent transport.

5. A Successful Transport Involves: PREPARATION • Researching background with parents/guardians. • Consulting with adolescent care professionals • (Consultants, psychiatrists, program staff) • Matching the best agents with the adolescent • Coordinating all travel arrangements And,

6. A Successful Transport Involves: INTRODUCTION • Introducing the agent to the adolescent • Informing the adolescent of what is to take place • Listening to the adolescents perception of the situation • Discussing which options are and are not available at the time And,

7. A Successful Transport Involves: INDOCTRINATION • Remaining non-judgmental • Answering the adolescent’s questions honestly • Showing respect and asking that it be returned • Ignoring challenge questions and re-directing focus to the issue at hand • Helping the adolescent accept responsibility and become as positive as possible and open minded as possible. And Finally,

8. A Successful Transport Involves: COMPLETION • Assuring the adolescent of the program’s benefits • Relaying observations to the program staff • Communicating with parents/guardians and adolescent care professionals • Providing a hug or handshake, (when appropriate) to start on the right path. For a free consultation or additional information regarding our services. Call (800) 899-8585 - NATIONWIDE