Triumph Youth Service

Has your son run away or threatened to run away? You are not alone. According to the National Runaway Safeline (formerly known at the National Runaway Switchboard) one in seven kids between the ages of 10 and 18 will run away at some point. Statistics show between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away in a year. What is the definition of a runaway? The Office of Juvenile Justice and…

What is Impulsive Behavior? Impulsive Behavior is described as a pattern of behavior where there is a strong desire to act quickly without thinking about consequences. Risky actions and other problems are associated with this behavior pattern. Symptoms Acting without thinking Difficulty listening Difficulty finishing tasks Frequently interrupts others Yelling at others Hitting others when angry   The American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR list…

Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) is used in Family Psychotherapy and centers on the future and solutions to problems rather than on what is not working. As its name suggests the focus is on the present and future and is goal oriented. SFT helps family members look at how to make their life better, identify and take steps to achieve solutions.

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an intervention program for at-risk adolescents and their families. It deals with family dysfunction and focuses on improving family communication, developing positive behavior changes in the family unit, improving parenting skills, building problem solving skills and conflict management. FFT helps identify family attitudes and emotions around problems, gets family members working on the same team by improving communication, understanding the adolescent behavior problems and then…

REBT examines thought patterns and the relationship between thinking, feeling and behavior. The therapist helps the adolescent identify negative self talk, negative beliefs and act against them. REBT is effective in working with adolescents with anxiety related disorders.