What is involved in the Treatment Program?
The Timpanogos Shadows Group Home is designed to assist in the rehabilitation of adolescent sex offenders. More specifically, it is an eight-bed NOJOS Level 6 residential treatment program for male juvenile sex offenders, from ages 12 to 18, with a four to one staff to client supervision ratio.
The minimum weekly treatment at AYS for each teen includes two group therapy sessions with other youth and a licensed facilitator, and two individual therapy sessions with a fully licensed clinician. The youth attend Summit High School with appropriate staff supervision, and participate in daily recreational activities, and learn valuable development skills as they prepare for adulthood. Other regular activities to support the positive change in the youth include parent and family therapy sessions, and family support group sessions.
The youth are encouraged to work their way through the various phases of programming, gaining increased knowledge and perspective along the way, along with enhanced privileges through the level system. The various phases include the following:
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
- Phase 3
- Phase 4
- Phase 5
- Phase 6
Orientation
Clients will become oriented to the phases of clinical treatment and the program's expectations while in a group home setting (approximately 30 days).
Accountability
Clients are encouraged to fully disclose their offenses, demonstrating that they accept full responsibility for sexually acting out (approximately 60 days).
Boundaries
Values clarification will be developed to help establish and maintain healthy interpersonal and sexual boundaries (approximately 60 days).
Empathy
Clients will begin to understand the impact of violating sexual boundaries on primary and secondary victims (approximately 60 days).
Relapse Prevention
Cients will develop healthy and effective interventions to their high risk cycle of sexual deviancy (approximately 60 days).
Transition
Upon successfully completing the first five phases, the client will develop a plan for a healthy transition from level six programming to a lower level of care, with the safety of the community being the primary focus (approximately 60 days).