Our clinical programs are designed to improve self-esteem, foster the development of pro-social attitudes and behaviors, and to assist each student and family in achieving their identified goals.

Core Services
Group therapy and family therapy are an integral part of the Red Hill Academy program. These core services are delivered by highly skilled and experienced Master's degree level therapists in accordance with each student's care plan. Group Therapy occurs three times per week and provides each student with an opportunity to engage in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and relationship-building exercises while developing greater self-awareness, emotional stability, and an enhanced capacity to meet life's challenges. Drug and Alcohol education and abuse prevention is an integral component of all weekly therapy groups. All students are afforded the benefit of participation in four theme groups over the course of the extended school year. Students are organized in groups of nine, and each group rotates through the following therapy offerings on a quarterly basis:

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy: This evidence-based practice is designed to promote emotional and behavioral stability.
• Building Self-Esteem: This group addresses emotional issues such as depression and anxiety and emphasizes self-awareness, self-care, and motivation.
• Building an Effective Support Network: This group addresses social inhibition and isolation and emphasizes a healthy, sustaining balance between autonomy and relatedness.
• Meeting Life's Challenges: This group addresses the connection between learning differences and social/emotional functioning and emphasizes the fundamental importance of pro-activity, perseverance, and effective problem-solving.

Family Involvement
Family involvement is essential for both day students and students in residence. Parents of day students receive periodic academic progress reports and are encouraged to maintain regular contact with RHA school personnel to monitor student progress in the broader sense. In addition to receiving academic progress reports and maintaining regular phone contact with both their adolescent and RHA personnel, parents of students in residence are also required to participate in face-to-face quarterly review conferences on campus. Family Therapy occurs bi-monthly and is fundamental to sustained efficacy in functioning in both the family arena and the community at large. Sessions are conducted either in person on the Red Hill Academy campus or via telephone conference calls.

Additional Core Services
Additional core services include initial and ongoing assessment, crisis stabilization (provided on an as needed basis), and weekly consultation involving the student, the student's case manager, and an agency therapist.

Other Available Services
Neuropsychological testing is available on a fee-for-service basis and is provided by an experienced psychologist in the local community. Other mental health treatment components include psychiatric services for clients with diagnosed conditions amenable to psychopharmacological intervention and individual therapy for students whose issues and concerns cannot be adequately or appropriately addressed in group or family therapy settings. Individual therapy is provided by Red Hill Academy therapists on a fee-for-service basis. Clients requiring a psychiatric assessment and/or medication monitoring are referred to psychiatrists in the local community. Arrangements for service provision, including associated fees, are the responsibility of the family with Red Hill Academy staff facilitating transportation to and from appointments. RHA case managers ensure coordination of care between all internal and external service providers.