• Adolescents
• Program Description
• Inpatient Schedule
• Behavior Modification
• Partial Hospitalization Program
• Partial Hospitalization Schedule
• Children
• Program Description
• Inpatient Schedule
• Behavior Modification
• Partial Hospitalization Program
• Partial Hospitalization Schedule

Adolescents > Behavior Modification

The premise of Behavior Modification is that alterations in behavior occur when positive behavior is rewarded and negative behavior is reprimanded. Therefore, our program is based on a level system in which adolescents earn additional privileges guided by their performance and motivation during hospitalization. Conversely, additional privileges are removed when adolescents display negative and oppositional behavior. We call our Behavior Modification program the Impact Level System.

Specifically, adolescents will have the ability to move forward and backward among levels depending on their choices and the consequences related to those choices. Adolescents will be held accountable for their behavior by peers and the multi-disciplinary treatment team. The level system is directly related to an adolescent's treatment plan and his or her engagement in treatment. Adolescents enter the unit on no level and are asked to complete certain assignments for orientation level within the first 24 hours. Additionally, each adolescent is asked to complete specified assignments on a continual basis and must conduct a presentation for peers and staff for each level advancement. If patients do not advance in their levels within a four day period, they may lose a level, not be rewarded with additional privileges, or be restricted to the day area.