WSAS Presentation

							West Shield Adolescent Services

   Transporting Teens To A Better Future
           Services Provided
Transporting Services

            Locating Runaways

                     Crisis Intervention

     Questions?   Call Us:   (800)-899-8585
                  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 you need 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
                          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.

•   EFFICIENCY            We coordinate all travel arrangements including transportation
                          and lodging to ensure lowest rates.

•   PROFESSIONALISM Fully licensed and insured specifically to transport adolescents

•   LONGEVITY             We are the first and longest existing licensed and insured organization
                          specializing in adolescent transport.
           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,
           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,
             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,
              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