Family Involvement

Family involvement is a vital ingredient in the success of each youth's treatment. Our experience has shown that when a family is actively involved, the child's chances for a positive treatment experience and long-term success is greatly magnified. Students and parents must move together through the treatment process.

Our comprehensive Case Management system provides parents ongoing opportunities to be involved in every aspect of the program. Beginning with the arrival of the student at Red Rock Canyon School and continuing on through the completion of the aftercare program, each student's case manager keeps the communication lines between home
and the program open.

Progress Reports are sent to families on a monthly basis, beginning six weeks after admission. These reports make it possible for families to keep up with the treatment progress of the youth and to learn about and understand the program structure. Academic and therapeutic progress is reported in detail, and parents are encouraged to communicate with their child's case manager in order to discuss these reports, if they have any questions or concerns.

These reports and verbal communication, along with the weekly telephone calls with their child, help prepare parents for family visitations, family programs, and for the reunification of the family once the youth has completed the program.

Families are invited to attend structured family weekends with their children on a quarterly basis. These family weekends are designed to give all family members the opportunity to bring unresolved family issues to light, to provide educational and skill-building activities which are utilized in the resolution of these problems, and to provide counseling which has a stabilizing and healing effect on the entire family. There is also opportunity to meet and support other parents who are united in a common bond as each family works towards family unity and harmony.