Facing the sad but necessary outcome of teen re-entry to facilities, after an initial round of treatment has already been completed, can be avoided, in many cases, when families and teens work together. The necessity of teen re-entry to facilities does not always necessarily indicate that a program hasn’t worked, because there will always be a certain number of factors that can influence teen behavior outside the controlled environment
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Environment
n.noun
en·vi·ron·ment
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines environment as the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. A person's environment, or social surroundings, have an enormous impact on the way that person thinks and operates. If a person is surrounded by negativity, he/she is more likely to replicate that negativity and display negative behaviors in other areas of life.
The environment of a troubled teen can often be the root cause or factor in the troubled adolescent's negative behavior. When an impressionable teenage boy or girl is surrounded by negative peers, it is common for these teens to develop negative behaviors themselves. It is for this reason that parents should be aware of their child's social surroundings and environmental influences.
If a teenage boy or girl is troubled, a total change in their environment may be in order. By replacing a troubled teen's negative environment with that of a therapeutic, nurturing and rehabilitative environment, troubled adolescents are able to emotional, therapeutic and behavioral restoration.
provided by treatment. But sometimes recidivism can be accounted for by having chosen treatment that may not necessarily have been the best fit for your teen. Zion Educational Services (866-471-8579) can help parents discuss the issues pertaining to teen re-entry to facilities.
How To Avoid Teen Re-Entry To Facilities
The goal of most residential treatment center programs is to instill positive values in troubled teens
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Troubled Teens
Troubled Teens
/trou.bled/ /teens/
n. Noun
A troubled teen is defined as a person that is between the age 13-19 that is beset by problems or conflict.
Every Teenager faces problems that they must encounter in their life. Problems arise in every person’s life both big and small yet sometimes we allow even the most insignificant of problems affect our lives. Sometimes with teenagers they allow trials in their life greatly affect them in negative ways. Typically when a person (typically teenagers) face problems in their lives, the ability to cope with the problem does not exist. When teenagers turn to other things to cope with the feelings of the problems that they usually face things such as drugs and alcohol, pornography, criminal activity, etc.
It is important to find help for troubled teens as soon as possible. There are many different programs that are available to help troubled teens with the problems that they face each with a different approach and nature to the program.
so that they may face challenges and come to see them as opportunities for growth and learning. Making the right choice is made to be inborne by the therapeutic processes undertaken by many residential treatment centers
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Residential treatment centers
The Medical Dictionary defines residential treatment centers as, " Psychiatry Health care provided at a live-in facility to a person with emotional disorders who requires continuous medication and/or supervision or relief from environmental stresses." A residential treatment center is a temporary home for those seeking help with a therapeutic, or emotional ailment or rehabilitation. Individuals enrolled in a residential treatment center, receive personal care, attending groups and individual therapy sessions, training classes specific to the facility and perhaps a way to transition back into the 'real world.' Each residential treatment center is operated for the purpose of serving a specific population, providing solutions to the problems encountered. Have a question? Get an answer from a doctor now! When pertaining to troubled teens, residential treatment centers offer hope to emotionally and behaviorally struggling adolescents. Teens who display out of control, negative behaviors at home, suffer from mental and emotional disorders, or are currently battling addictions, are all good candidates for residential treatment.
. The first step to avoid teen re-entry to facilities is to make absolutely certain that the values that your teen formed in treatment follow him home. The new positive values of your teen must be echoed in the congruent values of your home. Many problems with troubled teens are unavoidable, but they are often noticed first in the home. Teen re-entry to facilities can be very dispiriting, but parents recognize the consequences
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Consequences
n. noun
con·se·quences
The Merriam- Webster dictionary provides the following definitions for consequences:
1.the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier:
The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.
2.an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome.
Consequences is a prevalent issue in the life of a troubled teen. Troubled adolescents who suffer from negative consequences, do so because of their poor decision making. Whatever choice a teenage boy or girl decides to make, a consequence of that decision will soon follow. If a teen chooses to make productive choices in life, he/she will reap the benefits of positive consequences. However, if a teen makes poor choices such as, abuse drugs and alcohol, skipping class, hanging out with the wrong crowd or disobeying parents and authority, that teen will reap negative consequences. Negative consequences such as, legal troubles, being grounded from parents, or getting kicked out of school due to inactivity or rebelliousness, are all viable and likely negative consequences a teen will experience if he or she is making poor choices.
of failing to address these serious, ongoing issues.
Teen re-entry to facilities should be avoided at all costs. The work towards achieving that goal requires parents and teens to collaborate on making sure that the future stays bright through making good choices and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
If parents have questions about re-entry to teen facilities, Zion Educational Systems is here to offer answers. Call 866-471-8579 today.