Systems Therapy
Sunrise involves our therapists, program directors, necessary staff members, and family members in the treatment and progress of our students.
Parent involvement is a key to the success of our students. We encourage our parents to be involved in every step of the program. Visits can begin after the initial 21 days, or as the student completes the Safety Phase. Many programs tend to limit parent contact, we encourage it. Our parents participate in quarterly Parent Weekends, and are encouraged to visit at other times as well.
Therapy is provided by Master's or Doctorate level therapists.
Important Topics
Teaching Self Advocacy
In a treatment setting, school is often the laboratory for practicing skills learned in therapy. One such skill—self advocacy—has both emotional and academic implications. In this blog InnerChange academic director, Kathrine Whittekiend, M.Ed., discusses the importance of self advocacy skills for student success in and out of the classroom.
The Importance of Academics in Treatment Settings
The best way to structure academics in a treatment setting is to make the faculty active members of the treatment team. We have to do this in order to be effective—both as teachers and as participants in the treatment process. This means having access to and input into treatment team objectives, case management discussions, and treatment strategies. This way, when the therapist is working on an issue in treatment, we can support that work in the classroom.
PARENT TO PARENT: TIPS FOR TREATMENT
Through the process of treatment we came to understand at a very deep level that we’d made the right choice. We were saving our daughter’s life, our family’s health…and maybe even our marriage. But in retrospect, we wish we’d had other parents to talk to prior to enrolling Rachel. Parents who were a few clicks further down the road who could help normalize the process and give us some assurance that we were doing the right thing.
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