Christian Family Solutions provides 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.

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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