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Teton Peaks is a residential treatment center for troubled youth between the ages of 12 and 17. The center is designed for adolescents who do not require a hospital facility, but who are mentally, emotionally, or behaviorally impaired to the degree that they require help in a secure environment. The program is also designed for those who require continuing care after acute-psychiatric hospitalization or who need a 24-hour therapeutic program that is not as restrictive or intense as inpatient hospitalization.
The Teton Peaks Residential Treatment Program is influenced by the belief that everyone has the capacity to learn and change. The primary objective of the program is to provide a systematic treatment approach that promotes an increase in personal and social responsibility, social skills, confidence, and initiative. Teton Peaks focuses on identifying problems and providing treatment interventions that prepare residents to return to the community. The program uses several avenues to accomplish these goals. These include treatment plans, a peer-focused milieu, group work, individual therapy, family therapy and communication, education, and recreational therapy. Other services, including psychopharmacological interventions, are offered as needed. The staff of Teton Peaks includes trained psychiatric technicians, case managers, recreational therapists, Master's-level therapists, credentialed education staff, psychologists, psychiatrists, medical doctors, and nurses. Teton Peaks staff are trained in cultural sensitivity, and the treatment program is individualized to allow for population diversity. Teton Peaks is willing to accept referrals and work with Idaho and out-of-state youth. Teton Peaks is a major program at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center's Behavioral Health Center. |
