Canvas Health hosts half-day and full-day Adolescent Day Treatment programs at its Oakdale clinic. We also have staff embedded in Elementary Mental Health Classrooms that offer students the opportunity to learn academic and social-emotional skills in a school environment.
The Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC) is a half-day, year-round day treatment program offering hope, healing, and recovery to youth ages 11-17 whose mental health needs are impacting all areas of their lives.
Youth who could benefit from the program may struggle with depression, anxiety, school refusal, and trauma symptoms.
Our philosophy combines intensive therapeutic treatment within an environment that fosters belonging, self-regulation, relationship skills, and lasting positive change. Services take place in the middle school of the Canvas Health’s Oakdale mental health clinic.
Download a flier with more information about TLC.
Program participants attend three hours of mental health treatment daily. TLC staff work with the participant and their family and school staff to develop an individualized treatment plan with specific goals and outcomes.
Children are referred by school districts, guardians, hospitals, other providers, and others.
TLC Program Manager
Jenny O’Connor, MA, LMFT
joconnor@canvashealth.org, (651) 251-5215
The Therapeutic Education Collective (TEC) program provides mental health child day treatment service to students from ISD 622 ages 12-17 who have struggled significantly with mental health symptoms for more than 6 months. Some examples of these
struggles are symptoms of:
These symptoms may have led to the student needing to be hospitalized.
The classroom will assist students, their families, and school staff in gaining greater understanding of how their mental health symptoms are impacting their ability to engage in academic work, school activities, relationships, and engage in community activities.
Mental health treatment goals will assist the student and their family in learning multiple skills for managing and coping with their mental health symptoms.
The TEC Program provides an environment for the student to experience their symptoms in an academic setting with mental health support so that they can learn new skills to manage their symptoms and put these skills into practice.
Referrals can come from school social workers and/or school counselors, school principals. Students appropriate for this level of mental health care will most often have had engaged in other levels of mental health services, such as individual therapy, medication management, family therapy, etc. To qualify for this service, the student will need to either have a diagnostic assessment indicating day treatment services or a willingness to engage in completing a diagnostic assessment with program mental health staff prior to their admittance into the program.
Download a flier with more information on TEC.
TEC Program Manager
Jenny O’Connor, MA, LMFT
joconnor@isd622.org, (651) 251-5215
In Elementary Mental Health Classrooms (EMHC), Canvas Health partners with school districts to help students learn academic and social-emotional skills in a school environment. Our mental health clinicians work side-by-side with a teacher and education assistants in the classroom.
EMHCs help students avoid hospitalization and out-of-home placement. The goal is for students to gain the necessary skills to return to their home school district.
Referrals can come from school social workers and/or school counselors, or school principals within the schools where Canvas Health has an EMHC presence.
EMHC Program Manager
Jenny O’Connor, MA, LMFT
joconnor@canvashealth.org, (651) 251-5215
Email
June Kong, Program Support
jkong@canvashealth.org
Phone
(651) 251-5090
Fax
(651) 251-5118
Children’s Day Treatment Manager
Relationships matter: the currency for change is trust and trust comes through healthy working relationships. People. not programs. change People. ~Bruce Perry
I have over 20 years working with children, adolescents, and their families.
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
Life Skills Counselor, Elementary Mental Health Classroom (EMHC)
Existentialism.
Within the field of human services, I started working as a Direct Support Professional in a group home with adolescent boys with behavioral and developmental disorders, eventually becoming a Program Supervisor for the same company. I worked with adults and children in two different group homes, and I managed them both at the same time. Eventually, I decided to leave that job and pursue something else. I found Karner Blue Education Center and was referenced there by a family member. After applying, I was recruited to join the EMHC program as an Education Assistant Specialist. I worked as an EAS for 3 years with Karner Blue, for I loved the EMHC program. This inspired me to pursue my LPCC licensure and apply to Canvas Health to continue working within the EMHC program. Currently, I am a Life Skills Counselor for Canvas Health.
To refer a student to Elementary Mental Health Services in schools where Canvas Health has a presence, talk to your school social workers, school counselors, or school principal where Canvas Health has a presence.
Therapist, Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC)
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
Life Skills Counselor Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC)
To improve the overall mental and physical health through recreation and life skills. It is rewarding to see clients smile, laugh, and having fun while having a positive influence on their mental and physical health.
I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a degree in Therapeutic Recreation in December of 2020 and worked at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for about two years before being employed by Canvas Health. I also spent time interning at an inpatient behavioral health unit where I used recreation to enhance the mental and physical health of clients.
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
Life Skills Counselor
Its all about connection and belonging.
I have over 10 years of experience with mind and body health, over 3000 hours of yoga teaching experience. Trained in Yoga for Trauma for kids and Teens. Over 7 years working in a field of Recreational Therapy and Care for kids and Teens with Mental Disabilities. Currently doing my masters degree in Recreational Therapy.
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
Therapist, Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC)
My professional philosophy is meeting the client where they are at and providing hope in a situation where others may feel hopeless. In addition, I am committed to serving others and providing a voice to those that otherwise feel voiceless. I hold the belief that it takes one caring adult to impact the life of a child. I find that separating the individual from the behavior gives the opportunity to address feelings of inferiority through encouragement and the reframing of mistaken beliefs. As a result, clients can increase a sense of belonging, externalize problems, and strive in a socially useful way.
Professional experience in residential and day treatment programs; along with, in-home intensive settings. Knowledge in delivering culturally competent therapy, skills, and behavioral management services to children and adults.
Additional experience in children’s mental health case management, navigating court systems, placements, and initiating services with the client’s best interest in mind.
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
Life Skills Counselor
I provide services which will help increase a person’s mental and emotional well-being. I understand that every individual comes from a different background and will listen to an individual with an open mind. I believe in building relationships with others and providing a safe space for individuals so that everyone has a sense of belonging.
I am experienced with assisting individuals ages 9-70 years of age with physical, emotional and mental health issues. This has given me experience with many different age groups.
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
Life Skills Counselor, Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC)
We are all a work in progress, and I believe in community and relationship building in order to achieve goals personally and professionally.
I worked at a residential treatment center for 6000 clinical hours before moving on to doing General Education mental health work at an elementary school.
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
Practitioner, Elementary Mental Health Classroom (EMHC)
To refer a student to Elementary Mental Health Services in schools where Canvas Health has a presence, talk to your school social workers, school counselors, or school principal where Canvas Health has a presence.
Therapist
I am a dynamic, relational therapist that uses my experience in diverse settings to instill hope and incite change. I collaborate with clients to help them explore ways to utilize and enhance their skills and journey through dynamic and decolonized approaches to mental health.
To make a referral to the TLC program, contact June Kong, Program Support, jkong@canvashealth.org (651) 251-5118.
