SOUTHERN PEAKS - Abraxas Youth & Family Services
SOUTHERN PEAKS - Abraxas Youth & Family Services
SOUTHERN PEAKS - Abraxas Youth & Family Services
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MALE & FEMALE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMS<br />
SPRTC specializes in residential services for adolescents with mental illness, including severe emotional<br />
and/or behavioral problems. The program offers comprehensive services to support the emotional and<br />
mental well being of the adolescents and families it serves.<br />
Programming includes group therapy sessions covering topics such as grief and loss, anger management,<br />
relationships, team building, and social skills. SPRTC has an exceptional mental health staff comprised<br />
of master’s level therapists, Licensed Professionals Counselors and Licensed Clinical Social Workers<br />
that work directly with the youth providing quality treatment. A board certified psychiatrist reviews<br />
residents’ cases on a weekly basis.<br />
Facility staff works to incorporate each resident’s family into the treatment process. This includes<br />
conducting family therapy with flexible scheduling to meet the needs of the family. Additionally, SPRTC<br />
will provide transportation and hotel accommodations for two family members on a quarterly basis for<br />
out-of-state residents.<br />
SPRTC recognizes the value of gender specific programming and is committed to providing quality<br />
services with diverse populations. Research shows that girls and boys respond to experiences differently,<br />
have different pathways to problem behaviors and often face different issues and challenges. Gender<br />
specific programming goes beyond simply focusing on girls. It takes into account the developmental<br />
needs of girls during adolescence, a critical stage for gender identity formation. It nurtures and<br />
reinforces "femaleness" as a positive identity with inherent strengths.<br />
<strong>Services</strong> address the needs of a gender group (female or male) in ways that are responsive to those<br />
differences. Given the importance that girls place on relationships, gender specific programming<br />
teaches positive relationship building skills. SPRTC gender specific programming provides girls with<br />
decision making and life skills that will assist their development into womanhood. Gender specific<br />
programming also<br />
recognizes the dangers<br />
and risks that girls face<br />
because of gender.<br />
Empowerment teaches<br />
girls to use their<br />
voice, to speak for<br />
themselves, and to<br />
recognize that they<br />
have choices.
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