Challenge Program
The challenge program is a combination of prevention and treatment services. This is a combined effort between Warren and Washington County’s Council for Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Glens Falls Hospital’s Center for Recovery. We provide weekly group meetings, individual treatment with a LMSW, and challenging outings which vary in length and activity: hiking, camping, canoeing, kayaking, snowshoeing, mini-golfing, etc.).
Our program is strength based and promotes healthy relationships, group ownership, values clarification, and accountability for diagnosed substance abusing youth, ages 13-18. Within this setting, clients are able to try newly learned skills in a safe environment and navigate interpersonal relationships due to the unique, closed, group which lasts four months.
We focus on skill building and taking youth outside of four-walled therapy while providing two staff to act as role-models and facilitators. We also incorporate families into therapy, conducting home visits and providing opportunities for families to have fun together.
Our program is strength based and promotes healthy relationships, group ownership, values clarification, and accountability for diagnosed substance abusing youth, ages 13-18. Within this setting, clients are able to try newly learned skills in a safe environment and navigate interpersonal relationships due to the unique, closed, group which lasts four months.
We focus on skill building and taking youth outside of four-walled therapy while providing two staff to act as role-models and facilitators. We also incorporate families into therapy, conducting home visits and providing opportunities for families to have fun together.
