The Hoag Solution
ASPIRE promotes emotional
wellness using a holistic approach built on education,
training and active participation from teens and their families. The program provides
a structured, supportive environment that will teach and train healthy
behaviors and show teens how to effectively regulate emotion, manage distress,
and engage in healthy interpersonal relationships. The ASPIRE program
at Hoag is now accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for teens to
receive high school credits.*
Program Details:
- Adolescents ages 13-17 and their parents
- 8-week outpatient program; skills-based curriculum
- 4 nights weekly for 3 hours; parents 1 night weekly
- Multidisciplinary team
- Collaborative with local schools
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.
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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.
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Development of life skills: Utilizing dialectical behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy
techniques, ASPIRE engages the youth and their families in individual,
group and family therapy sessions. Program activities are designed to
teach practical coping strategies and allow participants to practice what
they’ve learned in a supportive environment.
Program Goals:
- Early intervention
-
De-stigmatize mental illness and mental
health care
- Promote mental and behavioral health and well-being
- Emphasize “skill building & resiliency training”; de-emphasize
“therapy”
- Empower parents for the unique demands of this life stage
- Help adolescents navigate the challenges inherent in the age, and build
a foundation for young adulthood
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