Eagle Summit is a therapeutic residential treatment center for troubled adolescent males ages 12-18. It is a place where young men are challenged to grow and thrive, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually and behaviorally….” A Place Where Young Men’s Future’s Take Flight!”
Our experiential, outdoor component engages our students in events that place them in unfamiliar settings, where things happen unexpectedly. These situations challenge students to not only work together as a collective team but, to also embrace and accept one another’s strengths and weaknesses as they look to solve problems and overcome obstacles as a group. Through the use of Natural and Logical consequences and a Positive Peer Culture/ Group Model, we foster and encourage each student to learn to consistently accept responsibility for his actions and become conscious of how his actions affect not only himself but how they affect others.
The clinical model practiced at Eagle Summit is based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, an evidence based practice proven successful with alleviating anxiety, emotional distress and struggles in relationships. Students learn to accept and manage distressing situations and appropiately cope with their resulting thoughts and emotions without being irrational and reactive so as not to make destructive, self-defeating choices.
Using the Native American Circle of Courage as motif, Eagle Summit teaches young men to adapt to novel situations with confidence and poise; employing the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, achievement motivation training, applied social learning theory, group process and experiential learning. Through the development of student relationships with our strong, competent, and caring staff, young men learn new ways to think, feel and behave. The program includes a strong emphasis on parent support and training, both instructive and experiential. We involve parents as our “partners” in the students’ treatment process through monthly family weekends on campus, plus weekly phones calls and weekly family therapy sessions.
Eagle Summit academics are correlated to the state curriculum requirements and, basic courses needed for high school graduation are offered, as well as Honors courses and AP classes. Our educational contract also provides credit recovery. Credits earned at Eagle Summit transfer to a student’s next school anywhere in the country when the student leaves. Our typical length of stay is 7-9 months. |
