The Role of Community in Adolescent Aftercare

By |2024-03-06T09:52:36-06:00February 27th, 2012|Transition|

Regardless of whether you tap your own family members or engage the support of neighbors and friends, a consistent community of trusted adults can be a critical part of your child’s healing after treatment.

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Parenting a Young Adult After Treatment

By |2012-01-13T10:57:09-06:00January 13th, 2012|Transition|

If your teen or young adult has recently transitioned home from treatment, you may be anxious about the appropriate balance of structure and freedom. According to Dr. Gayle Jensen-Savoie, an executive director for the InnerChange family of therapeutic programs, it’s important to remember that the primary developmental task of young adulthood is to individuate.

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Healthy Recreation Habits for When your Teen Comes Home

By |2024-03-04T16:59:13-06:00November 11th, 2011|Transition|

ccording to certified recreational therapist, Corey Hickman, today’s teens are experiencing a recreational crisis. “The students I see nowadays typically engage in recreation almost exclusively from a seated position,” says Hickman, who is the residential life director for Sunrise RTC, a treatment program for adolescent girls with emotional and behavioral issues. “Many of our students arrive at Sunrise addicted to video games, television, or social media,” says Hickman, “which typically means that they’re not engaged in more physical or social forms of recreation.”

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