A New
Perspective on Identity
For many years, the
Birdseye Boys Ranch has successfully provided specialized clinical
services to youth with sexual problems. The initial program was
designed in 1989 by leaders in the field who developed the standards
for most treatment programs in use throughout the U.S. today.
Experience with hundreds of youth has resulted in enhancements in
the BBR clinical program and reinforced a framework that has stood
the test of time. Within the framework, individual treatment plans
are created for each young man based on his unique situation.
Treatment plans are reviewed weekly, and modifications are made
according to the youth’s progress.
Treatment Focus
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Healing
- Encouraging the youth first to examine the beliefs, feelings,
and experiences that resulted in his problematic behavior, and,
secondly, to resolve issues so that therapy can build on a solid
foundation.
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Self-awareness
- Enhancing the
youth’s ability to discuss and monitor the thought, feelings, and
behaviors that contributed to a pattern of harmful sexual
behaviors. Bringing issues to light increases the youth’s ability
to decrease and resist harmful sexual urges.
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Accountability
- Empowering the youth to overcome denial and accept
responsibility for behavior.
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Clarification
- Assisting the youth in understanding the impact of his sexual
behavior on others and clarifying his responsibility to those
affected by his poor choices. Some youth engage in a process of
restoration, which may include joint therapy sessions with
victims.
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Empathy development
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Increasing and enhancing awareness, sensitivity, and caring toward
others, especially toward victims.
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Personal
enrichment
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Developing relationship boundaries, clarifying values, enhancing
maturity, understanding human sexuality, managing anger,
understanding grief, resolving substance abuse issues, and
improving social and relationship skills.
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Relapse prevention planning
- Developing techniques and coping strategies for managing harmful
sexual impulses so that the youth is prepared to function safely
and effectively in the BBR community and in a future, less
structured community.
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Family involvement and support cultivation
- Promoting the
healing process in two family therapy sessions each month. These
sessions are crucial in maintaining the youth’s progress during
his stay at the ranch and after he leaves it. (Therapists and
other staff are available evenings, weekends, and holidays for
families who do not have a reasonable commute to the ranch).
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Clinical Team
All members of the
clinical team are licensed psychotherapists with extensive
experience with youth and extensive training in adolescent
development and, specifically, in issues of sexuality and
problematic sexual behavior. Each youth is assigned a
psychotherapist and also benefits from a male and female team of
therapists during group sessions.
Meet your clinical team - profiles and more
information coming soon.
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