Independent living skills treatment program

There often needs to be a next step program for success. The tightly structured treatment centers and programs offer great support while the client is in crisis, but before they are ready for full independent living, a this type of program is perfect for long term success.

The independent living program is a new and rapidly growing idea. It came from seeing too many people fail after leaving intensive treatment programs. Their rules and structure for mental health issues is necessary for some people. Real life, however, is not highly structured and when young adults leave the treatment center, they are faced with a multitude of choices to make all on their own, without the counselors and rules of the program to support them.

It is too easy for these clients to fall back into the patterns and choices that brought them to needing treatment once they return home. Most people want to remain successful and stay with their treatment plan. When they are successful, they can continue to feel good about themselves and stay with those positive behavioral changes.

The after-care transitional program model gives a little extra support to young adults while they make independent life choices. They continue to receive therapeutic assistance, while maintaining their own apartment, job, school and paying their own bills. They have many freedoms of living on their own, but also the support of transitional program counselors to help guide them toward continued success.

Living Well Transitions helps adolescent and young adult clients in reducing the harm from unproductive or high-risk behaviors - helping them create a balance between opportunity and responsibility - through therapy, counseling, community networking, social skills enhancement, educational and vocational support, and additional resources as needed.