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Treating Troubled Teens: When Holding Back Means Sending Your Teen to Residential Treatment

NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Troubled teens unsuccessful in traditional counseling environments are finding success in long-term treatment programs that provide parents with powerful alternative to boot camps for girls and boot camps for boys. A study conducted by the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs found teens with serious emotional and behavioural issues including ADHD, depression, and oppositional defiant…

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Sexting Teens Put Their Futures At Risk

Behaviour Treatment, Blog, NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Love may not last forever, but dirty photos sent between cell phones do. That message is one educators are trying to get across to teens naively texting one another revealing photos that could haunt them for the rest of their lives. Bill Alberts, from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies, says it’s…

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Are Schools Enforcing Too Much Discipline?

Schools Overzealous In Use of Discipline to Treat Troubled Teens

Blog, Education, NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Schools using discipline to deal with troubled teens are missing the opportunity to understand problem behaviour that must be identified before it can be fixed. Psychologist Ross Greene says schools focus on disciplining teens when what they should do is identify lagging skills that keep troubled teens from behaving in the first place. “We’re losing…

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Cyberbullying Teens Harass the Helpless

Behaviour Treatment, Blog, NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

More and more kids are being bullied in their own homes under their parent’s very noses. It’s called cyberbullying and it’s a troublesome trend involving the use of cell phones, Facebook, and other social networking sites that allow teens to connect and bully others. Behaviour specialist Patti Reiner says conflicts that may begin with a…

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Education Key to Preventing Teen Inhalant Abuse

NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Parents vigilant about educating their child about drugs and alcohol could inadvertently be supplying “drugs” powerful enough to kill the first time they are used. Surveys conducted in the US and Canada reveal that huffing (or inhalant use) is becoming one of the most widespread problems in North America and may be as popular as…

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Teen Boot Camps Are Becoming a Thing of the Past

Teen Boot Camps Soon to be Extinct

NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Teen boot camps are heading towards extinction after what has been described as a treatment experiment gone wrong. Corrections expert Dr. Edward Latessa has studied the issue extensively and says most boot camp operators have either gone out of business or modified their programs to emphasize treatment and rehabilitation. Latessa, a juvenile justice expert at…

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Boot Camps for Teens – Are They Right for Your Teen?

NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Considering boot camp for your out-of-control teen? Thousands of parents just like you are searching the Internet this very minute looking for answers to questions they never thought they’d have to ask. Questions like: Where did I go wrong? Why is my teen acting out? Will boot camps for teens or residential treatment programs be…

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Residential Treatment Program for Troubled Teens Expands into Ontario

NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Venture Academy for Troubled Teens has expanded into Ontario where it has opened a second residential treatment program for teens struggling with problems ranging from drug and alcohol abuse to low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, and criminal behaviour. The new academy, which provides an alternative to boot camp for troubled teens in Canada, is located one hour…

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Family Meals Provide Calm During Stormy Teen Years

Behaviour Treatment, NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017

Parents who think they can pinpoint when their teen’s life went off the rails are often surprised to learn how wrong they are. Venture Academy therapist and clinical director Connie Buckle says parents will often point to a teen’s drug use or criminal behaviour as the problem when in fact it is merely a symptom…

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How Troubled is Your Troubled Teen? Take the Test and Find Out

Blog, NewsBy Venture Academy October 26, 2017 Leave a comment

At what point do parents throw up their hands in frustration and say “Enough!” We need help local resources just don’t seem able to provide. That question is one parents living with a troubled teen invariably find themselves asking. For some, the answer comes while completing an online survey created by the Venture Academy for…

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Treating Troubled Teens: When Holding Back Means Sending Your Teen to Residential Treatment

Sexting Teens Put Their Futures At Risk

Schools Overzealous In Use of Discipline to Treat Troubled Teens

Cyberbullying Teens Harass the Helpless

Education Key to Preventing Teen Inhalant Abuse

Teen Boot Camps Soon to be Extinct

Boot Camps for Teens – Are They Right for Your Teen?

Residential Treatment Program for Troubled Teens Expands into Ontario

Family Meals Provide Calm During Stormy Teen Years

How Troubled is Your Troubled Teen? Take the Test and Find Out

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