Jan 17, 2019
The benefits of natural mentors in the life of adolescents and teens has been demonstrated repeatedly in research and in the field. Natural mentors are those – neighbors, teachers, relatives, coaches, etc., who form organic, long-lasting relationships with a young...
Jan 3, 2019
Residential treatment followed by a supportive, structured transition plan have made a permanent difference in the lives of teens and their families for decades. I’d like to recount the client success story of one teen and his mother who put her trust in the process I...
Dec 20, 2018
“I didn’t answer him. All I did was, I got up and went over and looked out the window. I felt so lonesome all of a sudden, I almost wished I was dead.” Holden Caufield, the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s 1951 classic of teen angst, The Catcher in the Rye, was hardly...
Dec 6, 2018
The moment a teen completes treatment is a heady time. It is natural to feel a sense of triumph. But as a coach might say after his team’s first victory, enjoy it today and then get back to work. There is plenty to be done and there will be inevitable defeats along...
Nov 22, 2018
The first phase of transition after treatment is one of excitement for both teen and parents. There is a sense of “completion,” of accomplishment felt by all involved. It is a time of high hopes. It is a phase. This phase is not monochromatic. Teens and parents alike...
