Level I — The student focuses on accepting placement. The support and encouragement of other kids already invested in the program is used to help the new student buy into the program. In order to progress through this phase students must demonstrate a willingness to accept responsibility for their basic health and safety needs. Participants begin learning new communication skills.

Level II — The student focuses on recognizing their habits and patterns and becoming responsible for their choices. Students begin gaining insight and taking accountability for why they are here. During this phase their strengths and areas of growth are assessed. This phase is where they really begin to make connections between their choices and consequences and develop an understanding of how their life’s experiences have influenced their choices.

Level III — Students focus on relationship skills. They practice teamwork and implement new communication strategies. This phase is where they develop insight into how their choices and actions directly affect any group of which they are a member. This insight is developed through a series of opportunities where kids receive and provide feedback to each other in a structured manner.

Level IV — Students focus on internalizing healthy coping skills and generalizing them to other settings. This phase is where we help kids bridge their insights and successes here to what their challenges were at home. Participants reinforce positive skills and find success through individual and group leadership opportunities.

Participants enter an existing group with others on various levels. This creates a positive culture using peer role modeling. Groups are small and have high staff to student ratios which generates continuous feedback and opportunities for character development. Students participate in daily group processing sessions and individual counseling on a weekly basis.