BRIGHAM TREATMENT PROGRAM
Normal Functioning I.Q. (90 and above) Brigham Facility Treatment Program
Serving: Adolescent males
Ages 12-17
Youthtrack provides community-based placement, with 24-hour supervision and intensive clinical intervention to male juvenile sex offenders from the ages of 12-17. Youthtrack has the ability to address treatment needs for the full range of sexual offenders and provide an offense- specific risk and clinical assessment. The program is able to provide services to youth who are typically more predatory and entrenched in sex offender patterns. The Brigham City facility is segregated into two autonomous units housing 8 residents each. The units are further segregated by age, maturation, clinical factors, and risk assessment.
We received our JCAHO accreditation in February of 2001. The program also meets the standards of the Network on Juveniles Offending Sexually (NOJOS) for a Utah based level 6 treatment facility. Treatment services include a variety of modalities: offense-specific treatment groups, team building groups, family groups, psycho-educational groups to include but not limited to daily living and social skills, anger management, and 12-step groups. Treatment includes strategies to cope with the youth's assault cycle; behavioral strategies to reduce deviant sexual arousal; and assistance in relapse prevention. The program provides 24-hour staff supervision with staff-to-client ratios averaging 1:3 during awake time and 1:4 during sleep hours.
Youthtrack provides individual therapy, group therapy, individual family therapy sessions and group family therapy sessions. Family sessions will be integrated in treatment plans and responsive to sex offender-specific issues and youth treatment goals. All services are delivered as defined in the individualized treatment plan. Methods to assure offender accountability are well defined.
Clinical services are conducted and supervised by clinically licensed therapists who have specific experience working with juvenile sex offenders. The program also employs a clinical director with experience working with both juvenile and adult sex offenders. A licensed psychiatrist and a registered nurse are also employed to address the needs of the clients. A variety of modalities are used to include cognitive/behavioral therapy, family systems therapies, solution focused therapy and experiential sand tray therapies.
Client staffings are held weekly and all vested parties are encouraged to attend. Treatment plans are developed for clinical therapy services by the licensed practitioner and include a statement of disability, need for treatment, treatment goals, methods, and frequency and duration. The treatment plan is reviewed and updated quarterly. A clinical note is required for each session of individual and family therapy and must relate to the treatment plan. Life skills development services are provided to each youth in the program and are documented. The skills development classes include topics such as anger management, drug and alcohol issues, human sexuality, parenting, and vocational skills.
Academically the youth are involved in appropriately accredited, in-house educational programs through the local school district. The programs are designed to meet both individual and classroom needs based on a current Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
Beginning at admission, a transition/discharge plan is developed with an anticipated discharge date to include expected progress points. The treatment plan is reviewed and updated to reflect changes in treatment focus and therapeutic progression or regression. As the youth moves toward discharge, a placement plan is developed that identifies post-treatment needs and recommendations for possible step-down care.