ADOLESCENCE IS NOT EASY!
It is difficult time for today’s youth. Being bombarded with many messages and influenced by every media source, television programming, and social stimulation can lead to disruptive behaviors and fractured thinking. Youth are constantly assailed with negative influences impacting the ability of some to make positive life choices. Relationships suffer, grades decline, and a family crisis occurs. These are stressful situations that can lead to more serious health problems for youth at risk. Teens struggling with major stress and low self-esteem issues can also develop more serious problems such as eating disorders, self-harming behaviors, depression, substance abuse and even suicide. If this sounds like your situation call 303 420 8080 to set up a consult for Intensive Outpatient Services for your teen and family today*
The inability to “fit” into positive social, family or academic arenas can create isolation and/or feelings of depression. Studies and statistics show that approximately 1 in 8 adolescents may be suffering from depression and only about 30% of these children suffering emotional/mental turmoil are receiving any treatment. For the parent, it is a confusing time, a complicated time when your child is reaching for independence but needs boundaries and limitations to grow upright. Parents become aware and concerned with the potential of their child to become entangled in the “system” as they watch their young become disobedient, defiant, even hostile toward authority figures stretching the boundaries of normal childhood behaviors*.
In 2005, a national study from the Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control**** reported that in one month: 29.8% of males youth carried a weapon 23.5 % of females youth reported episodic heavy 29.6 % of females youth reported to have rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol 39% teens had sexual intercourse
In Colorado alone, children who experience child abuse and neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile. Only half of Denver Public School students are graduating on time. On an average high school dropouts earn about $10,000 less annually then youth who graduate***. For as bad as it sounds there is hope to regain the ground taken over by the effects of a deteriorating social fabric, the fracturing of our family systems, and the devastation to the esteem of our youth. The Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) of Lost and Found Inc. assists youth and families in overcoming behavioral problems, bridging the chasms of emotional indifference, and re-establishing relational development. The Intensive Outpatient Program offers each youth and family an opportunity to engage in healthy recovery, restoration, and reconciliation. For the specifics on what the IOP program has to offer to help you and your family read on…**

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Program Description and Philosophy

Intensive Outpatient Program is a specialized therapeutic service designed to offer a robust milieu of customized treatment options for the adolescent dealing with behavioral, emotional, and mental health issues related to abuse, addiction, or trauma.

Intensive treatment means to provide therapeutic intervention several times throughout the week for as little as 6 hours to as much as 9 hours per week of individual, group, family, and family group work. Without family involvement the treatment process can be and is most often slow and disconnected. Building strong and resilient families is a priority for Lost and Found Inc., family involvement is a requirement of the program, including family sessions, parent groups, and parent education to improve their abilities as effective, successful parents to understand, motivate, support, and encourage the treatment process and success of their youth.

Lost and Found Inc. recognizes that sometimes it is hard for a youth to maintain a scholastic regime due to life disruptions. The Intensive Outpatient Education Program (IOP-E) can help bridge the gap by offering an educational component that will allow the youth to remain connected and on-track with the school of origin. The IOP-E provides a small classroom setting, one-to-four facilitation ratio for continued academic development. IOP- E services are offered in combination with therapy for as little as 6 hours and up to 25 hours per week, depending on the client’s level of need.

These treatment interventions offered through the Family Counseling Center have a holistic philosophy to address the physical, mental/emotional, scholastic, and spiritual issues to promote health and healing, recovery and restoration. The program components are selected to provide customized treatment planning to meet the individual needs of each client at convenient afternoon and weekend times which allows the youth to maintain their educational standing with their local school and permits family involvement after work hours.

Treatment Modalities

Treatment modalities for the IOP and the IOP-E programs are continually updated and evaluated for effectiveness and quality delivery.

Therapeutic Services

The intensive outpatient program is 3 days a week for 2 to3 hours a day for a total of 6 to 9hours of therapy a week, for an average of 4-6 weeks.

Lost and Found believes working with the entire family is a priority and that each family member contributes to the lives of the others, so family involvement is required.

Intensive Outpatient Education (IOP-E)

The Intensive Outpatient Education program is typically 5 days a week for 5 hours a day for a total of 25 hours of therapy a week. Intensive Outpatient Education can also be up to 8 hours a day to include a full school day.

The Intensive Outpatient Education program is split between educational and therapy components, based upon the needs and priority issues of the client and school requirements. Within a five hour day, the client would participate in either 2 hours of school and 3 hours of therapy, or vice versa. Within an 8 hour day, there will be 5-6 hours of school and 2-3 hours of therapy.

Lost and Found believes working with the entire family is a priority and that each family member contributes to the lives of the others. Family participation is required for all clients in the IOP-E program.

Groups Available for Intensive Outpatient Therapy and Education

All groups are available for IOP, IOP-E and general outpatient clients. Open groups run continuously and can be joined at anytime. Closed groups run for a specific duration and clients must wait for the next cycle. Admission into these groups must be made by referral. Group offerings include but are not limited to: