With over 25 years of experience working with children and families struggling with a RAD diagnosis, Youth Home, has developed and implemented a specific program to help your family. But what makes that program unique?

The Reactive Attachment Disorder track includes the standard avenues of care involved in our Residential Treatment Program, like:

✨ Recreational Therapy

✨ Individual, Group, and Family Therapy

✨ On-Campus School, and

✨ 24-Hour Nursing & Supervision.

Though naturally, there are a few differences between the standard track and the Reactive Attachment Disorder track, including:

• The methodologies of therapy used in therapy sessions are targeted towards a RAD diagnosis, and the specific attachment needs a child may have.
  
  
• Our lead Reactive Attachment Disorder therapist, Brenda Scheffler LCSW (and expert in the treatment of Reactive Attachment Disorder), also leads a bi-monthly supervision. In this meeting, our treatment team addresses the specific needs of every child in our residential program with a RAD diagnosis. 
  
  
• But the most important difference, in our opinion, is the monthly multi-family group for RAD Clients led by Brenda Scheffler. We require that parents participate in this monthly Multi-Family Group to gain support from other families going through similar experiences. This is also a time for parents to receive training on how to parent a child more effectively based on their attachment needs.

All in all, this track is designed with your family's needs in mind.

Reactive Attachment Disorder Therapy

If you've tried many of these things to no avail, are feeling unsafe in the home, or like outpatient therapy is just not meeting the needs of your child - we understand. There is not quick fix for Reactive Attachment, and we know from years of experience that this disorder in particular is really hard on parents. 

Youth Home's RAD treatment program was designed with your child in mind, and focuses on social skills, empathy, regular game play, healthy interactions, education and community contribution. If you think you're child could benefit from a more intensive/long-term treatment program, we hope to be a tool for you.



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