Emotional Disturbance The Federal Special Education Law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) defines Emotional Disturbance as a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child’s educational performance: (A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors (B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 11, 2014
Life Skills acquired through Treatment. We at Triumph work extremely hard at preparing our youth for a successful future. Part of this process is teaching them valuable life skills. A life skill group is held daily to discuss the skill that is being worked on for that week. Staff gives feedback to the students in regards to what area of the skill needs improvement. Some of the life skills we…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 5, 2014
Young Adult Treatment Program HELPING YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-21 Many young adults struggle with: Drug and or Alcohol Addiction Self Esteem Lack of Motivation Entitlement, No Work Ethic Trouble with the law Internet Addiction Divorce Issues Adoption Issues Anger Management Mood Disorders and much more Many young adults come to Triumph credit deficient and need to graduate high school. Others come in wanting to attend college, join the military, learn…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 2, 2014
Feeding the Troops (Students) We thought it would be interesting to document how we feed our students here at Triumph Youth Services. We start with a weekly trip to the grocery store. At first, we were quite the spectacle in the store, but now everyone knows who we are and the importance of the shopping. Warning: you might not want to get stuck in line behind us. We usually end…
Triumph Youth ServicesNovember 25, 2014
Parent week at our Treatment Facility. We have "Parent Week" quarterly here at Triumph Youth Services. It is something we look forward to. During this week Parents have the opportunity to participate in workshops where they are educated about how we are helping their Son, and how they can understand how to be beneficial in this process as well. Parent training focuses specifically on the parents without the student present.…
Triumph Youth ServicesNovember 18, 2014