Youth Treatment Programs

 
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Lincoln: Youth Treatment Programs

  • The Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center – Lincoln (YRTC-Lincoln) offers evidence-based cognitive behavioral, skill-building, and substance abuse programming, including:
    • Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
    • Trauma Affect Regulation and Education Training (TARGET)
    • Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) interventions
    • Love Notes© healthy relationships curriculum
    • Lion Heart's Power Source Program
    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Additional groups include an outpatient-level substance use education and prevention curriculum and team building.
  • Individual therapy is also offered to youth with behavioral, mental health, and substance abuse needs. Therapists use an integrated care model to address co-occurring issues.
  • Youth who have the need, will receive management for psychotropic medications through an Adolescent Psychiatrist.
  • The Program Coordinator works with youth in developing case plans to determine individual program participation.
  • All youth can earn incentives and privileges based on positive behavior.

Kearney: Youth Treatment Programs

  • The Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center – Kearney (YRTC-Kearney) offers evidence-based cognitive behavioral, skill-building and substance abuse programming, including:
    • Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
    • Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
    • Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)
    • Lion Heart's Power Source Program
    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Additional groups include youth feedback and team building.
  • Individual therapy is also offered to youth with behavioral, mental health, and substance abuse needs. Therapists use an integrated care model to address co-occurring issues.
  • Youth who have the need, will receive management for psychotropic medications through a contracted Adolescent Psychiatrist or a Psychiatric APRN.
  • Case Managers and therapists work together to develop case plans with outcomes determined by each youth's risks and needs. Other assessments are used to determine treatment needs.
  • Youth can earn incentives and privileges based on positive behavior. Incentives can include group outings, special treats, or other fun on-campus or off-campus activities.
  • Youth may also participate in community service projects, based on positive behaviors, and earned privileges.

Hastings: Youth Treatment Programs

  • The Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center – Hastings (YRTC-Hastings) offers evidence-based cognitive behavioral and skill-building programming, including:
    • Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
    • Trauma Affect Regulation and Education Training (TARGET)
    • Lion Heart's Power Source Program
    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Weekly AA/NA support group
  • Additional groups include youth feedback, drug use education and prevention, and team building.
  • Individual therapy is also offered to youth with behavioral, mental health, and substance abuse needs. Therapists use an integrated care model to address co-occurring issues.
  • Youth who have the need, will receive management for psychotropic medications through a Psychiatric APRN.
  • Case Managers and therapists work together to develop plans of care with outcomes determined by each youth's risks and needs. Other assessments are used to determine treatment needs.
  • Youth can earn incentives and privileges based on positive behavior. Incentives can include group outings, special treats, or other fun on-campus activities.
  • Youth also participate in Voices. A nationally acclaimed gender specific program of self-discovery and empowerment connected to abuse and trauma.

Whitehall: Youth Treatment Programs

  • The Whitehall PRTF assesses, treats, and re-engages youth with their families and communities. Each program relies on evidence-based interventions developed for adolescent males, ages 13 through 18, who struggle with substance use disorders and/or those who have engaged in sexually harmful behaviors.
  • Treatment planning involves input from a multidisciplinary team and youth participate in various psychoeducational and evidence-based cognitive behavioral programming such as:
    • Individual therapy
    • Family therapy
    • Individualized treatment of trauma related disorders
    • Social skills training
    • Life skills training
    • Anger management training
    • Moral reasoning training
    • SMART Recovery
    • Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills
    • Therapeutic Recreation
    • Development of a Plan for Success
    • Development and use relapse prevention plans