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Short Term & Long T erm Options

Short Term & Long Term Options

Introduction

Parents struggling with a teen often find it difficult to assess what kind of help their teen needs. They also often miscalculate how much time it will take for their teens to change their lives around. Length of stay is crucial to your teens success in recovery. Sometimes a short term program can work but m most teens need long term care in order to fully internalize long term changes. Please review the short term and long term descriptions below:

Short Term Options

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". Short term options are the same way, they are very good in helping teens that are in the early intervention stages. Short term enrollments at the Specialty Schools listed in this Resource Catalog, tend to be a better options then other short term programs for the following reasons:
  • Cost
    • Other short term programs are $200-$500 per day. Specialty Schools cost between $70-$100 per day.
  • Program Content
    • All short term options are impacting but Specialty Schools provide additional components such as; seminars, work shops, and daily emotional growth courses. This gives teens added insights, benefits, and skills. Making the whole process more valuable.
  • Academics
    • Specialty Schools tend to provide a greater focus on academics, credits and study skills.
  • Personal Development
    • Specialty Schools tend to have a greater focus on personal refinement, including manners and etiqute, dress and grooming, and communication skills.

Long Term Options

If your teen has significant or difficult problems they will most likely need long term care requiring 12+ months. Many problems have developed over a number of months or even years and need adequate time to change. Even after changes are made it sometimes takes months before the changes are truly internalized. Specialty Schools and Treatment Centers in this resource catalog all provide an excellent long term environment and program for teens needing to make long term changes.
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