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Individual therapy
focuses on sexually specific and related treatment issues. Each young man
meets with an individual therapist a minimum of one session per week. The therapist custom
designs treatment assignments and monitors progress on a week-by-week basis, updating and
modifying the treatment plan as needed.
Group therapy
sessions
are conducted by a male and female team of psychotherapists and focus specifically on
illegal and harmful sexual behavior and relevant themes. The groups are intensive and
incorporate innovative therapeutic techniques aimed at facilitating change within a
supportive and positive peer environment. Group therapy has been determined by current
research to be the most effective means of working with adolescents, and, at the BBR, each
youth participates in a minimum of three group therapy sessions a week.
Family therapy
focuses on issues specific to each youth’s family and includes the
family's response to treatment concerns; family communication and relationship building;
boundary clarification; risk management; and relapse prevention. The BBR staff strongly
supports family therapy sessions and arranges them as appropriate, given each family's
availability and travel issues. Multi-family group therapy in the form of "family
forums" are held twice a month and provide families with the opportunity to address
treatment issues and foster an atmosphere of hope, support, and change. |
Parent
education curriculum
offers parents educational materials relevant to treatment issues.
Parental consultation with therapists by telephone
facilitates parental interest and involvement in a youth's treatment progress.
Psychological evaluations
are
available as necessary for the assessment of treatment needs.
Psychiatric evaluation
for
prescribing medication is available on an individual basis. Regularly scheduled
laboratory work and consultation with a psychiatrist are available as required for
monitoring medication levels.
Polygraphs may be arranged as a
means of assessing honesty in treatment and for expediting the treatment process.
After-care services
include group
and individual therapy offered through the BBR main office. Step-down community
residential placement is available based on individual needs. The goal of the
after-care services is to develop a support network for each young man in order to ensure
a successful transition from the BBR to a new life.
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