Aspiranet’s IHBS program teams operate as a social service SEAL team.  
Each team works with a small number of families and youth, allowing them to provide intensive support and services to our clients. The Aspiranet team includes a highly-trained Social Worker who leads the group and manages services provided to the client and family; a Parent Partner who has experienced similar challenges and services and works directly with caregivers to improve their parenting skills and knowledge of child development as well as serve as a parent advocate; a Support Counselor who works directly with the youth on identified goals; and may include a Therapist who works with the family and youth to address previous trauma and identified mental health issues.  Aspiranet IHBS programs have a no reject, no eject policy which results in us not giving up on youth and family. 

Aspiranet’s IHBS programs identify each family’s and youth’s strengths and successes. The staff helps families to use these strengths to tackle their current challenges. This is a very effective way to engage our youth and families in taking on their issues. At the end of services, the family and youth have strengthened five protective factors that have been identified as needing to be present in all families so they can thrive and eliminate the risk of abuse and or neglect. Parents have a richer understanding of child development and increased parenting skills, they have identified concrete supports they can use in times of need, they have stronger social connections that enrich and support their family’s lives, have improved resiliency and their youth are socially and emotionally on target. These outcomes result in youth being successful in their family, school, and community and parents being prepared to support their youth’s challenges and successes.