ASPIRE at Hoag – Intensive Outpatient Program for
Mental Health

We are here to support the challenges of adolescence (including academic, relational, and social pressures) with a comprehensive eight-week curriculum, where the team comes in-person to focus on stress management, resiliency, communication, and mental health education. By involving both teens and their families, the program creates a supportive environment for learning and practicing healthy coping skills. ASPIRE’s holistic approach, which includes education, training, and family involvement, aims to prevent and reduce drug and alcohol abuse, as well as suicide, among local youth. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), our program at Hoag allows teens to earn high school credits while participating in this supportive program.

What We Treat

Early identification and treatment of mental and emotional concerns can signficantly improve outcomes, just as with physical health. Concerns may include:

Program Details:

• Adolescents ages 13-18 and their parents
• 8-week Intensive Outpatient Program
• Evidenced based curriculum focused on the development of healthy coping skills
• 4 nights weekly for 3 hours
  • Programming:
    • Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30pm – 6:30pm
    • Fridays from 3:30pm – 5:30pm (Parents will join group on Friday 4:30pm – 5:30pm)
• Multidisciplinary team consisting of clinical manager, licensed marriage and family therapists, social workers and board-certified psychiatrist
• Collaborative with local school districts

The program offers uniquely structured treatment for adolescents with mental health conditions by providing:

• After-school structure: ASPIRE provides structure and training after school hours – a time during which daily stresses and lack of supervision make young people especially prone to making poor choices.

• Focus on hope, not mental illness: The focus of the program is to offer solutions and skills to provide hope and create a positive learning environment.

• Development of life skills:Utilizing dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) ASPIRE engages teens and their families in a group setting to teach coping skills for mental health. Program activities are designed to teach practical coping strategies and allow participants to practice what they’ve learned in a supportive environment.

Program Goals:

• Help adolescents navigate current challenges and build a foundation for young adulthood.
• Emphasis on skill building & resiliency training.
• Increase effective communication with peers and family members.
• Learn to regulate strong emotions and respond to them effectively.
• De-stigmatize mental health and reduce barriers to care.
• Empower parents for the unique demands of this life stage.

For more information, or to schedule a confidential assessment, please contact us.

* Supplementary Education Program: Accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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