Therapy is an important component of this Program’s overall design and process. While students are progressing through their Therapuetic Treatment Plan they attend our emotional growth seminars/ workshops. They also have the benefits of daily emotional growth classes. Therapy provides the students with the necessary skills to deal with issues and replace non working habits with working habits. Students are assigned to a group with a therapist, the same therapist meets with the same students for group sessions. The therapist also meets with each student at least once a week individually for issues that need to be addressed outside the group. The therapist will have regular communication with the parents, and as their child progresses through their therapy program sessions will include the parent and child with regular phone therapy. All therapist are licensed, and have the skills and tools to support the parent and child throughout the entire program.
All therapists at Cross Creek Programs are full time employees, available to the students. This availability provides the students and the therapist ample opportunity to establish a good relationship and deal with the issues as they arise. Interaction with the therapist and student provides the students with a distinct advantage that is not available to outside therapist. Because of the technique and availability the Cross Creek therapist are far more effective than many therapists that parents may have tried in the past.
The therapists have many years of experience working with our great, bright and very manipulative students. However, they rely heavily on the communication with the parents to assist in determining behavior patterns of the student.
• Students are assigned to a therapist based on their individual needs. They may work with this same therapist until completion of the program, helping to maintain a consistency of treatment.
• A minimum of 5x 2 hour group therapy sessions in a two week period, Individual session 1x a week, therapeutic family calls every other week. (calls with parents are right from admit, the child is added to the calls in about 60days)
• Therapy is an integral component of this Program’s overall design and process. Through the course of treatment the student will be able to address both symptoms and underlying issues.
• Equine therapy is available and in conjunction with the student’s assigned therapist.
• It Starts on site with the horses, so all lower levels can work the basic and paper work part of the program, at level 3, they can go to our ball field to be involved, then level 4, 5 and 6 get to go off grounds to the coral and work with the horses there. (There is no additional charge for equine at this time. However, it is contracted and the parents medical insurance will be billed for reimbursement, if their insurance does not pay no other fee is collected, at this time)
• A full time onsite Dr. of Psychology is available
• The PhD is on site to administer psychological testing for review on Intellectual, Achievement, and Personality testing. This is at a reduced rate on request.
• Assist therapist as needed in groups for additional therapeutic observation.
• Consults with therapist on individual cases as needed.
• Medication reviews available as needed. (provided by a MD, he has come on campus twice a week to do med reviews, treat students, and give physicals as needed for many years)
Our daughter, Caroline, was at Cross Creek from September, 2004 to December, 2005. The decision to send her to Cross Creek was the best decision her father and I could have made. Not only did it save Caroline’s life, the program gave her and US the tools for living in family values. I cannot stress how important the seminars are for parent growth. We were pleased through out the process, knowing that Caroline was getting not only much needed therapy, but that she was also being nurtured by her family representative.
I have continued to recommend this program to parents over these past few years.
Students can attend AA/NA meetings on a weekly basis. There meetings are conducted by the student body and monitored by a therapist. AA/NA meetings often invite guest speakers to the program and at times hold school wide educational symposiums for students and staff. These meetings address students’ addictions as well as create solutions to a heathier life style. Parents of students struggling with addictions are encouraged to attend Al-Anon meetings in their local areas.
- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
- CSW (Clinical Social Worker)
- MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist)
