Recovery
12-Steps modified for teens
Narcotics Anonymous meetings 5-7 days per week
Focus on Natural Highs Healthy Risk Taking
Weekly attendance at Natural Highs Class
Counseling and Family Program
Weekly on on one counseling sessions
Group therapy 3-4 times per week
Family sessions 2-4 times per month (in person or by phone)
Development of a Coming Home Contract
Relationship Skills
Identifying true friends vs. “frenemies”
Understanding how to get needs met (“The Attachment Cycle”)
Life Skills
School
Dragon Fire Life Skills Curriculum (download syllabus)
Job skills and passion projects
Wellness
Fitness: Yoga, Cardio workouts, weights (all kids get memberships to the Colorado Athletic Club) and martial arts
Nutrition and cooking classes
Whole foods diet
Oriental and Naturopathic Medicine
Wilderness and Travel
3-5 day backpacking, camping, rock climbing, snowshoeing or rafting trips monthly
Occasional cultural immersion trips to New Mexico to meet with Chicano and Native American teens
School
12-18 hours per week are dedicated to catching up, keeping up or getting ahead in school.
Most boys get credit for life skills, wellness, exercise and sometimes psychology just from the the Sober Home Curriculum. In addition, there are a variety of options for school depending upon your district and your son’s current situation including:
- Online public high school
- Getting assignments directly from his teachers with a plan to finish them
- West River Academy (call for details 303-443-3343)
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