Cottage Life
Cottages
Clients are assigned to a residential cottage based on age, level of maturity, or treatment program. Each cottage provides a caring community and a consistent daily rhythm that gives youth a stable foundation for growth.
Cottages provide a positive environment where our team helps each youth practice new skills and make positive choices every day. Case Managers and residential counselors use behavior rehearsals, contracting, positive feedback, contingency management, and role-playing to model appropriate behaviors and values, and to teach life skills such as:
Personal hygiene and dress
Appropriate social interaction
Impulse control
Developing positive relationships
Being angry without fighting
Frustration tolerance and problem-solving techniques
Expressing joy and enthusiasm
Showing respect for others
