Our Impact

Education, Social Emotional, and Mental Health Well Being

Education

We support promoting independence in learning in conjunction with the area school system:

• Personalizing Learning

• Facilitating tutee insights into learning, and learning processes

• Providing a student perspective on learning and university success

• Respecting individual differences

Individual Therapy

Girls are encouraged to exercise daily and participate in individual therapy with a Licensed therapist on a weekly basis.

Social Skills Training (SST)

We practice SST:

• Behavioral rehearsal: Role play which involves practicing new skills during therapy in simulated situations

• Corrective feedback: Used to help improve social skills during practice

• Instruction: The educational component of SST that involves

the modeling of appropriate social behaviors

• Positive reinforcement: used to reward improvements in social skills

• Weekly homework assignments: Provide the chance to practice

new social skills outside of therapy

Anger Management

We host individual and weekly group meetings to address:

• Anger Expectations

• Anger vs. Aggression

• Assertiveness Skills

• Physical Signs of AngerProblem- Solving Skills

• Self-Directed Time-Outs

• Acceptable Coping Skills

Substance Abuse

We help our girls maintain a positive and productive drug-free lifestyle that promotes meaningful and beneficial relationships and connections to family, peers, and the community both during treatment and after treatment ends.

Experiences

These pro-social experiences can include:

• Libraries

• Swimming Pools

• Parks

• Grocery Stores

• Museums

• Amusement Parks

• Botanical Gardens

• The Zoo

• Horseback Riding and more…