Christian Family Solutions provides adolescent day treatment services in select clinic locations. These services provide a higher level of counseling care for teens with significant behavior and mental health issues. Our day treatment groups incorporate trauma-focused CBT and DBT-inspired programming.

Our day treatment is:

• Gender-specific groups (Lakeville)
• Co-ed groups (Mankato)
• Trauma-informed and DBT-inspired therapy
• 3 hours per day of group therapy, plus individual and family therapy
• Groups that run Monday through Friday
• 5 days a week for recommended average length of treatment of 3 to 5 months

This program can help with these problems:

• Aggressive behaviors

• Self-injurious behaviors

• High-risk behaviors

• Emotional outbursts

• Authority defiance

• Relational conflicts

After the teen completes day treatment, our treatment team will work to create an appropriate aftercare plan.

New in 2020: Educational Enhancement

Christian Family Solutions has added academic assistance and tutoring to its ARMOR Day Treatment Program for Teens. This program enhancement integrates counseling and educational support to address both the psychological needs and the educational and emotional needs of students enrolled in the mental health day treatment program.

Students enrolled in the ARMOR Day Treatment Program will receive mental health treatment at the CFS Lakeville Clinic three hours per day, and students may remain on site for tutoring and educational assistance in a structured, supervised environment.

Adolescent Day Treatment Program Overview

The teen will:

• be assigned a therapist who is trained in the best evidence-based care for adolescents, who will work with them on their specific goals.
• spend much of their time learning and growing in group therapy.
• be excused from class to participate in group therapy for 3 hours each day.
• meet with a prescriber to see if medication might be helpful.
• meet with a psychologist to review comprehensive psychological testing.

Parents will:

• be asked to come in for an hour each week to meet with their teen and their teen’s therapist.
• learn new parenting skills to meet the needs of their teen and understand their teen better.
• After the teen completes treatment, the team will work to create an appropriate aftercare plan.

How can a teen be referred?

• Teens can be referred by their parents, school, or outpatient providers.
• Call 262.345.5560 to speak to a staff member. They will ask more about the teen and schedule a diagnostic assessment with the program psychologist to determine if day treatment is the best fit.
• Prior to a teen beginning the program, a parent or legal guardian will need to meet with our staff to review program expectations. A separate meeting will also be scheduled to sign consents for treatment.

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