Industry Leaders Partner to Develop Full Continuum of Services for Families with Struggling Teens

Bodin and Homeward Bound Join Forces to Provide Better Aftercare Treatment to More Families of Struggling Teens

Los Altos, CA (PRWEB) November 7, 2008

Bodin, the largest Educational Consulting Group in the country, announced today a partnership with Homeward Bound, the industry leader in aftercare and transition management to offer Bodin's Transitional Services.

This partnership will allow Bodin to expand their services to work with the many families who are in need of immediate in-home intervention as well as families requiring aftercare for students returning from an out of home residential placement. Bodin's Transitional Services will incorporate Homeward Bound's in-home intervention and multi-systemic support model.

"The partnership with Homeward Bound broadens the range of professional services offered to our nationwide clients," said Douglas Bodin, CEO of Bodin. "This service added to the special needs and traditional consulting and testing services we provide to families of children, adolescents and young adults creates an integrated set of options all geared at supporting the educational and emotional needs of their students. This in-home support in concert with continued local, individual and family therapy will create a continuum of care unmatched in the industry."

Homeward Bound has years of experience providing innovative, evidence-based Earlycare™ services as an in-home treatment option as well as aftercare programs to teens and families returning home from treatment. The integration of these programs with Bodin's consulting services creates a powerful combination of designing, coordinating and executing a comprehensive plan.

"We have long believed that families are best served when consultants offer a full range of treatment options," said Homeward Bound's Founder and CEO Dr. Tim Thayne. "We are pleased to be able to integrate into Bodin's Transition Services. This type of partnership will allow a wider population of families to benefit from the teen treatment industry."

For more information about the services offered by Bodin, please call 800-874-2124 or visit http://www.thebodingroup.com.

About Bodin:
Bodin has been providing Educational Consulting and Psychological Testing since 1979. With several offices in Northern and Southern California they have served families local, nationally and internationally and seen thousands of clients with a broad spectrum of issues relating to education, behavior and family.

About Homeward Bound:
Created in response to a need for more effective aftercare help for troubled teens, Homeward Bound is recognized as the industry leader in aftercare and transition management. The company's innovative, evidence-based aftercare program helps teens and families bridge the gap between out-of-home treatment and the return to real life. For more than three and a half years, Homeward Bound has assisted teens and their families throughout North America in navigating the transition process and achieving long-term success, unity, and happiness.

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