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 Purpose
Statement
Venture Academy's mission is to provide
integral, effective, substance abuse treatment, counseling and
support services for youth and young adults.
With our Purpose Statement in mind,
we have identified and created a focus that enables our staff to
channel energy where it has been proven most effective.
Program Objectives
- To
assess, identify and evaluate the service needs of referred youth
and support their engagement in our drug and alcohol treatment
program.
- To
provide outreach therapeutic treatment for youth demonstrating
significant substance abuse related problems.
- To
assist youth to develop healthy lifestyles which do not include
reliance on alcohol or drugs.
- To
provide individual and/or small group intervention to assist youth
to improve their functioning at home, at school or in the community.
- To
assist youth in acquiring developmentally appropriate skills (problem-solving/decision-making,
assertiveness, anger management, conflict resolution, etc.).
- To
provide individual and/or small group intervention which will
assist youth to develop skills and awareness in relation to daily
living, interpersonal relationships, health, education, employment,
and substance abuse.
- To
support youth and their families to reduce conflict and promote
functional roles and healthy relationships.
- To
provide parents with information and support in their efforts
to enhance the treatment and after-care of referred youth.
- To
support and advocate for youth in engaging in appropriate educational
programming.
- To
support youth in engaging in healthy, appropriate recreational
activities.
- To
engage in ongoing research and program development.
- To
implement and utilize an Outcome Evaluation System to demonstrate
the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of the services provided
by Venture Academy's Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program.
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