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The Alpha Connection Program is based within the conceptual frame work of a
psychosocial treatment model. That is, while each individual resident may need
treatment for a specific psychiatric issues, the individuals interaction with
the environment is also a major focus of treatment. Simply releasing someone
from the "System" after a lengthy period of dependent, closely
supervised, highly structured, institutional living does not guarantee
successful adaptation to the complexities of community living.
The residents will receive the traditional direct psychiatric services (i.e.,
individual, group, and family therapy). These services will be provided by
licensed professionals representative of the following disciplines: psychiatry,
social work, rehabilitation, and psychology. The services will be administered
weekly and evaluation is ongoing by the interdisciplinary team.
Victim Awareness
Training to make the youth aware of the impact that their and others
criminal behavior have had on victims and explore their victimization by
others.
Gang Avoidance
Program designed to promote character building, foster leadership skills
and provide options and strategies for avoiding gangs.
Anger Management
Class designed to teach skills to control emotions and to find productive
alternatives outlets to anger.
Substance Abuse
Class to improve the student's knowledge and ability to prevent and
discontinue substance abuse.
Family Counseling
Counseling services to strengthen parent and child relationships
Parenting Classes
Class to improve parent-child relations, learn new parenting skills, offer
support groups, improve self esteem, cover stress management, improve
communication skills, increase knowledge of nutrition.
Life Skills
Class to improve life skills through instruction on basics of film
productions through film teams using themes of drug and alcohol abuse, gang
violence, peer pressure, teen pregnancy.
Conflict Resolution
Class to cover conflict resolution in Juvenile Justice, implementation of
peer mediation program, and provide mediation training.
Employment Preparation Training
Class to improve interviewing skills, time management skills, job seeking
skills, job placement, and career planning for students.
Health Education
Class to cover health and overall wellness, infectious diseases, poverty
and diseases, infectious disease prevention, diet and nutrition, personal
hygiene.
Mentoring
A mentoring program to improve math and language skills of students.
Self-Esteem Building
Leadership Class to enhance self esteem.
Healthy Teen Mother Program
Class to improve learning for Healthy Teen Mothers.
College Awareness
"Going to College Workshop"
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