Short Term:

• Stabilize behavior and emotional crisis.
• Respect self, others and property.
• Develop therapeutic relationship with program staff.
• Adjust to program structure.
• Develop a basic understanding of group process and socially acceptable behavior.
• Recognize reasons for placement.
• Begin to identify individual and family goals.
• Begin to identify and express feelings appropriately.

Long Term:

• Begin to explore and effectively deal with individual and family concerns.
• Develop individual and family support system.
• Improve family functioning and relationships.
• Improve self-esteem.
• Develop age appropriate behavior and accept responsibility of mental health.
• Develop increasingly positive coping skills to utilize problem solving strategies to deal with conflictual relationships and mental health.