While at Timpview RTC
each youth will fully disclose a history of all inappropriate
behavior, increasing their emotional awareness in relation to
their personal experiences, identified all factors relating to
inappropriate behavior, and develop more appropriate ways to
cope.
Additionally, they will gain an improved work ethic,
developed better interpersonal relationship skills and be
better prepared for independent life. The treatment focus
includes:
Healing
Each youth is
encouraged to examine the beliefs, feelings, and experiences
that resulted in your problematic behavior, and, secondly,
to resolve issues so that therapy can build on a solid
foundation.
Self-awareness
Each youth will
enhance their ability to discuss and monitor the thought,
feelings, and behaviors that contributed to a pattern of
harmful behaviors.
Bringing issues to light increases their ability to
decrease and resist harmful urges and increase their
awareness of healthy human
behavior.
Accountability
Each youth will be
empowered to overcome denial and accept responsibility for
past behavior, thus realizing that they have the ability to
make appropriate choices.
Clarification
The therapist
assists the youth in understanding the impact of their
behavior on others and clarifying their responsibility to
those affected by poor choices. Youth engaging in a
process of restoration that may include joint therapy
sessions with your family or those hurt by the youth’s
behavior.
Empathy development
Each youth will
increase and enhance their awareness, sensitivity, and
caring toward others.
Personal Enrichment
Each youth will
develop relationship boundaries, clarifying values,
enhancing maturity, understanding human sexuality, manage
anger, understand grief, resolve substance abuse issues, and
improving social and relationship
skills.
Relapse Prevention Planning
Each youth will
develop techniques and coping strategies for managing
unhealthy impulses so that you are prepared to function
safely and effectively in the TRTC community and in a
future, less structured mainstream community.
Family Involvement and Support
Cultivation
We will promote the
healing process with weekly family contact by a
therapist.
These sessions are crucial in maintaining your
progress during his stay at the program and after you
leave. Family
retreats are offered four times a year for all the young men
and their families.
