Treatment Phases
The CASA House Growth and Development Phase System provides an opportunity for adolescents to experience themselves as competent and successful by achieving objectives in each phase. Extra privileges are granted as the adolescent moves from phase to phase.
ORIENTATION PHASE
This phase involves individuals becoming familiar with rules, program schedules, group therapy, individual and family therapy and allowing themselves to become a part of the group.
ENGAGEMENT PHASE
This phase is characterized by an emerging awareness of strengths and competencies. Beginning to feel more confident to speak in group and approaching staff for needs are important goals for this phase. Adolescents learn that differences exist in individual members and feelings are managed uniquely by each individual.
WORKING PHASES
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In the first part of the working phase, adolescents are expected to be able to start to identify how to work towards their treatment goals. These goals need to focus on some of the issues that brought the adolescent into treatment. Examples may be issues in the home with parents, in the school with teachers and peers, or in the community with peer pressure. |
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The second part of the working phase is where the adolescent is expected to be working on the identified treatment goals. Additional treatment goals may also be identified and work begun on them. Some sort of resolution is expected to begin. An example may be that the adolescent is starting to spend time with his/her parents in discussions, or feels more comfortable about their abilities in school, relationships and with their family. |
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The final phase may be characterized by a temporary return to past behaviours (anxiety, denial, grief, anger) which is normal when the anxiety about discharge is near. A target date is established for discharge with the client and family. As well, relief and a sense of accomplishment and resolution of some of the issues is felt. In this phase the adolescent is expected to deal with some of these feelings as they begin to return to the community. |
TRANSITION PHASE
The final phase may be characterized by a temporary return to past behaviours (anxiety, denial, grief, anger) which is normal when the anxiety about discharge is near. A target date is established for discharge with the client and family. As well, relief and a sense of accomplishment and resolution of some of the issues is felt. In this phase the adolescent is expected to deal with some of these feelings as they begin to return to the community.
