Auberle In-Home Services works with child protective service agencies to help families who are in crisis. Our ultimate goal is to keep families together and to keep children safe! Families accepted in the program are at risk of having their child/children removed from the home. Families are likewise accepted for services if they are looking to reunite with children who have been removed or placed. Auberle In-Home Services works with willing families to provide the necessary skills to strengthen the family unit. We will do whatever is necessary to protect the children while keeping them safely at home.

Auberle has seen amazing successes in In-Home Services since its start in 1989. Since then, we have continually expanded and altered our services to meet the needs of referred families:

• 1991 - Auberle In-Home Services received a second In-Home Program contract allowing us to extend our services to a more intensive 4-6 week program.
• 1994 - Auberle expanded program services to include families in Westmoreland County.
• 1998 - at the request of Allegheny County Children, Youth and Families (ACCYF), the Allegheny County program was consolidated into the Auberle Intensive In-Home Services Program, enhanced to provide referred families with intensive services for up to 90 days with the possibility of extending services, if necessary.
• 2004 - at the request of Westmoreland County Children Bureau (WCCB), Auberle started an Intensive Family Reunification Program (IFRP). The Intensive Family Reunification Program (IFRP) is designed to provide intensive reunification by master level clinicians. Both clinical and life skills are provided. The primary goal is to return a child to a safe and permanent home.
• 2005 - Westmoreland County In-home Services and Intensive Family Reunification Program (IFRP) began servicing Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation.

Auberle currently has one program in Allegheny County called “Intensive In-Home Services,” and two programs in Westmoreland County. They are “In-Home Services and “Intensive Family Reunification Program”.

Philosophy
Auberle In-Home Services respects each family's and individual's right to self-determination. We assist the family in ensuring that the basic needs of the children are being met within their own cultural, spiritual and emotional context. As an agency, we do not impose our values on families, rather, Auberle pinpoints the strengths and values of the family and with their willingness, helps them find their way to strengthening and healing.

Program Description
The focus of intervention is to stabilize the family in crisis and preserve the family unit. We work in the home intensively to prevent out-of-home placement. We provide concrete as well as clinical services:
• 24 hour referral service
• 24 hour crisis intervention
• Parenting Education/Support Group
• Personal and home care resources
• Medical referrals
• Community resource referrals
• Transportation
• Teaching of non-physical discipline, communication and conflict resolution skills
• Social activities

Referrals
Auberle In-Home Services will accept referrals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We ask that the county worker attend the initial home visit with us to clarify the reason for the referral and establish goals with the family.

Families referred must meet the following criteria:
• At least one child is at risk of removal or is currently in placement outside the family home.
• At least one adult in the home is willing to work with the service.
• An alleged or actual sexual abuse perpetrator cannot reside in the home.

What Makes In-Home Services Different?
• Services are intensive and tailored to meet the needs of the families.
• Family Preservation Specialists carry small caseloads, usually no more than three to four families, allowing them to devote the time needed to affect change.
• Our focus is on empowering families and teaching skills that will assist in dealing with stress and crisis situations in the future.
• We focus on a family's strengths, building upon them and allowing the family maximum input in treatment planning.