40-Week Core Foundation Program 

The goal of the 40-week Core Foundation Program focuses upon the completion of concrete elements of treatment, each of which serve as the building blocks for treatment to be continued beyond the foundation period.  In addition, the foundation program provides a structured psychoeducational and cognitive-behavioral program that teaches youth and provides youth with important ideas, insights, and behaviors. 

Structured psychoeducational and cognitive-behavioral program that teaches youth and provides youth with important ideas, insights, and behaviors. 

The core of the 40-week foundation treatment program includes:

• The teaching and acquisition of ideas that specifically pertain to the development of and engagement in abusive and troubled behavior.

• The completion of an interlocking series of short-term treatment groups.

• The containment and stabilization of behavioral difficulties and the development of behavioral and emotional self-regulation.

• The resolution of psychiatric difficulties that can be diagnosed and treated within this time frame.

• Family psychoeducation that pertains to both abusive behavior and a more complete understanding of the child in treatment.

• Identification of and treatment to alter problematic patterns of family interaction and support healthy, supportive, and effective family interactions.
• The identification of factors that are relevant to risk for re-offense or continued troubled behavior.
• A focus on understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences upon psychosocial functioning. 
• The development of a safe behavior/relapse prevention plan to help reduce risk for continued abusive or troubled behavior.