| Sometimes a teen gets into serious trouble. It is | | | | timetable which takes their mind away from their |
| often caused by using drugs and abusing alcohol. | | | | addiction. The idea behind the program is to keep |
| This type of serious trouble requires a serious | | | | the residents super busy, to require them to be |
| response and arguably the best - some would say | | | | physically active and thus toughen them up |
| the only - treatment involves the teenager leaving | | | | physically and mentally. It depends on how bad a |
| home to live in a residential treatment facility. | | | | problem your teen has. If they need a short |
| There are different types of facilities such as: | | | | sharp shock, then that is what they will get. |
| - Clinical treatment center | | | | Religious based facilities call on Christian teaching |
| - Boot camps | | | | as the core of their program using prayer and |
| - Religious based center | | | | scripture to help the residents overcome their |
| - Therapeutic boarding school | | | | addiction. Putting your trust in Jesus has certainly |
| If you are a parent with a teen in trouble, do | | | | worked for some troubled teens but not for all; |
| check out examples of each of the above type | | | | but then that can be said of most if not all other |
| of facility. Each has much to offer and the key to | | | | types of residential treatment. Obviously Christian |
| helping your child is to match their needs with the | | | | parents will be more inclined to choose a faith |
| programs on offer. Make the right choice. | | | | based program. |
| A clinical treatment center is ideal if your teen has | | | | Boarding schools with a strong program in therapy |
| a medical condition in addition to their drug and/or | | | | are often popular with troubled teens. It's |
| alcohol problem. The residents undergo a full-on | | | | somewhat of a school away from school where |
| detoxification program and having a medical | | | | the academic program means smaller classes and |
| condition means on-call medical staff are essential. | | | | after hours' tuition and where the therapy |
| That's what the residents receive. These centers | | | | sessions target the problems faced by each |
| are often attached to a hospital so that the full | | | | individual. These facilities are not clinics or boot |
| resources of the medical center are available for | | | | camps and have a feeling of community. |
| the clinic. It is important that parents be given | | | | Therapeutic boarding schools have enjoyed a |
| regular access to their child and his or her records. | | | | great deal of success when dealing with young |
| The teens are constantly monitored and there | | | | people addicted to drugs and alcohol. |
| are times when the street drugs the teen may | | | | The icing on the cake is when the school provides |
| have been using is replaced with a prescriptive | | | | training for the family of the troubled teen. |
| drug to assist in the recovery process. | | | | Hopefully, now no longer troubled, the teen |
| Boot camps are ideal for those teens that need | | | | returns to their home and to a family which has |
| some discipline in their life. As well as programs | | | | been trained to continue supporting their loved |
| involving therapy and academic studies, each | | | | one. It's so important to continue the recovery |
| resident is given plenty of worthwhile work and a | | | | once the residential treatment is over. |