We expect that the families actively participate in the Residential Treatment experience.  This includes attending weekly family therapy sessions, monthly case reviews, and visiting your child regularly. It is important to maintain open and honest communication with your child’s treatment team.

We expect that all children participate actively and genuinely in the treatment experience to the best of their abilities. This includes following basic rules to ensure safety of self and others as well as actively engaging in therapeutic, educational and recreational programming opportunities.

The issues that your child may be working on can and will be difficult.  We ensure a positive, supportive environment where they can feel safe to work honestly with their treatment team to achieve their goals.

We recognize that being separated from your child can be difficult. Please know that your child is in the care of highly trained staff who will ensure their safety and well being. At any time, you may contact their therapist or the Director of Clinical Services to receive and update. A more thorough update will be provided weekly in family sessions. Placing agencies/referents will receive weekly updates via phone or email. We also encourage you to speak with your child via telephone daily.

Visitation is highly encouraged and can always take place on-site, unless there is a therapeutic reason for visits to not occur. After your child has completed the initial assessment process, the eligibility for off grounds visits (passes) will be discussed at their first monthly Case Review. Visits and passes should be scheduled via your child’s therapist ahead of time with at least a 24 hour notice. A list of appropriate contacts will be identified at the child’s intake meeting. Generally, this contact list includes family members and healthy community supports such as mentors, workers, clergy and/or previous providers. Your child will not have access to personal email accounts or social networking sites of any kind while placed in our program.

Leggings, yoga pants, skirts/dresses and see-through materials are not allowed as well as any shirts that reference or depict the following: drugs, alcohol, tobacco, inappropriate/rude sayings, death/violence, nudity, sexual images, music groups/bands, profanity, etc.

Clothing should be the appropriate size to ensure that pants are not sagging and to ensure the child’s mid-riff and cleavage areas are not exposed. Clothing is expected to be in good repair (no holes or rips).

The child is expected to bring approximately two weeks’ worth of weather appropriate clothing, including pajamas.

We encourage the child to make their rooms as comfortable as possible by bringing items such as comforters, blankets, stuffed animals, pictures (no frames with glass), books, and activities to engage in during free time. MP3 players are allowed, but cannot have the ability to connect to WIFI or take pictures. Makeup items must be brought in the original packaging and contain no glass. All hygiene products will be provided by the program.