Our Residential Treatment Program Can Change Your Childs Life for the Better
When parents are in crisis with a struggling teen, Elevations Residential Treatment Center (RTC) can offer guidance, support and relief. We help teens of all genders from ages of 13-17 overcome challenges stemming from mental health problems, emotional disorders, learning disorders, substance use, and other underlying issues. From depression to addiction to bullying, Elevations RTC is a leading treatment center in America, helping struggling teens regain their self-worth through proven therapeutic methods.
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What is Residential treatment for teens?
Residential treatment centers are inpatient treatment facilities focused on helping individuals work through emotional and behavioral struggles. Residential treatment centers may be aimed towards treating a specific group of individuals based on age, gender, or diagnoses. Some offer a variety of therapeutic techniques to help individuals overcome or develop coping tools for specific emotional or behavioral struggles. Many residential treatment centers offer a safe, secure environment that are specifically designed for a therapeutic purpose. Some residential treatment centers utilize equine therapy, group therapy, and family therapy to help individuals work through emotional or behavioral struggles in an effective way.
ACADEMICS
LEARNING SUPPORT
EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM
What are the benefits of residential treatment centers?
Residential treatment centers may offer individuals and their families the following benefits:
- Family focus: Some residential treatment centers go out of their way to help repair the family dynamic. By offering family therapy and regular communication with the family, residential treatment centers can help your family feel whole and happy again.
- 24/7 care: By offering round the clock care, staff at residential treatment centers are able to ensure that your child is safe and well taken care of at all times. By having staff available at all times, residential and therapeutic staff are able to notice triggers and patterns in symptoms that allow for therapeutic treatment to be personalized based on individual needs.
- Personal growth: Many residential treatment centers provide programming that promote the improvement of your child’s emotional and behavioral health, which help improve a teen’s sense of responsibility, accountability, and respect for others.
We use various types of therapy in order to provide the best, most efficient treatment to our students, these include:
- Family therapy
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Adventure therapy
- Milieu therapy
Our therapy is fully integrated into the daily life of our students. We use a peer culture model that provides healthy support and feedback to your teen from his peers. Our holistic approach allows our students to see how they connect with others and the environment around them.
Elevations residential treatment center creates an environment that inspires personal growth and success for the whole family.
Are Residential treatment centers effective?
Elevations has helped hundreds of struggling teens find success. With a sophisticated all gender inclusive relationship model we can help students get on the right track for a brighter future. Below are a few of student stories showing how struggling teens have achieved success . Read more to find out how Elevations has helped them.
“Academics has become one of my favorite parts of my life.” You won’t hear those words spoken by many struggling teens, but for Andrew, Elevations RTC has helped him to see the value of being dedicated in the classroom. When asked what at Elevations has helped him to realize this, Andrew Replied, “All of the teachers are so helpful. Beyond that though, they really hold you accountable for your work.” Andrew continued, “I used to miss assignments, and was having trouble passing classes, but now I’m on course to graduate and looking forward to college.”
– Andrew, Graduate
“I’ve had some amazing mentors.” Patrick continued, “I’ve achieved more in the class room than I ever have before, I’ve learned so much from the teachers here.” At Elevations RTC, the learning doesn’t stop in the classroom. Elevations offers a robust Recreation Program for struggling and struggling teens as well. “My favorite part of the Elevations is the Recreation Program mostly because John [Head of Recreation Program] is an amazing guy.”
– Patrick, Graduate
“I have been at Elevations for four and a half months and before this I had been to four different treatment programs, all of them were ‘Girls Only’” commented Sarah comparing previous struggling teens treatment to Elevations, “Part of my success at Elevations comes from the gender inclusive aspect of the program. Elevations being accepting of all-genders and the level system here allows me to have more freedom, like I am working towards something.”
– Sarah, Student
Is my teen right for Elevations?
Residential treatment centers may be geared towards a specific group of individuals in a certain age group or of a specific gender. Some residential treatment centers are targeted towards specific groups of people in order to best cater to their therapeutic and personal needs. The therapeutic needs of a 10 year old girl will not be the same as a 16 year old boy. Many residential treatment centers offer emotional and behavioral help for young people struggling with difficulties like:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Substance experimentation
- Adoption issues
- Low self esteem and poor body image
- Anger issues
- Trauma-related issues
Some residential treatment centers help teens struggling with specific diagnoses like Oppositional Defiant Disorder or bipolar disorder, as well as broader struggles like anger management issues and disruptive behavior at school and at home. Many residential treatment centers offer specialized therapies for teens struggling with specific struggles, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and other psychotherapeutic techniques.
Why choose Elevations?
Elevations is a leading residential treatment center located outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, offering a medically and therapeutically sophisticated approach to help teens overcome emotional, behavioral, and psychological issues. Elevations is unique:
- Co-educational environment: Elevations is for teen teens of all genders ages 13 – 17. Our all gender environment makes us fairly unique among today’s residential treatment centers which have moved towards single gender. We believe that a residential treatment centers environment with both genders is imperative to achieve lasting success. Life involves both genders and we feel it is important to normalize these relationships while in a safe, nurturing environment.
- Specifically designed facilities: Unlike other residential treatment centers located on homes that have been converted into a program, Elevations beautiful and expansive campus was specifically designed for the purposes of healing and success. We have purposely designed residential buildings plus a boarding school-type school setting with traditional classrooms, gymnasium, art room, and offices.
- Medically and clinically sophisticated: Elevations has medical and nursing personnel who are an integral part of the team. These individuals are an active part of daily life– sharing insights with the rest of team while also receiving insights back enables us to develop a fuller picture of the student. This comprehensive view makes Elevations different from other residential treatment centers.
- Extensive community environment: Many of our leadership team have worked together helping struggling teens in residential treatment centers for many years. This familiarity breeds stronger bonds and we believe better outcomes for students. We have made a concerted effort to build a community feel to our campus whereby students, teachers, administrators, and therapists work together as smaller community-within-a-community setting. Doing so allows us to personalize and individualize treatment while helping build rapport, teamwork, and relationships.