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- comprehensive, residential psychiatric treatment is provided in a warm, supportive environment
- emphasis is placed on developing behaviors needed to succeed in life
- every experience throughout each day is planned as therapeutic
The Devereux Georgia Treatment Network (DGTN) provides Residential Treatment, Transitional Living, Specialty Foster Care, Day School, and Wrap-around Services for youth and young adults, with moderate to severe emotional and behavioral disorders.
The programs serve youth that range in age according to the following manner:
| Program: |
Age Accepted: |
| Residential Treatment |
10 through 17 years |
| Specialty Foster Care |
3 through 17 years |
| Project P.L.U.S. (Transitional Living) |
17 through 21 years |
| Wrap-Around Services |
6 through 17 years |
Exhibited behaviors may encompass one or more of the following: aggressive and/or oppositional behavior, depression, impaired judgement, low self-esteem, phobias, poor social skills, pre-delinquent and delinquent behaviors, psychotic episodes, self-injurious tendencies, suicidal behavior, sexual acting out, identity problems and/ or substance abuse.
Residential Treatment Program
DGTN, a 187-bed facility located on a lovely rural site not far from Atlanta, offers troubled male and female youth individualized treatment programs based on strengths and potential as well as diagnosis. A multidisciplinary approach to utilizing an individually prescribed continuum of treatment from a secure intensive unit to open residential treatment is offered, permitting youth to complete all levels of care within one facility. An on-campus educational program provides regular and special educational classes to meet individual needs. Devereux treatment plans emphasize learning from the successes of today, rather than reliving the failures of the past. Every experience throughout each day is planned as therapeutic, and every day is planned to resemble that of a normal, healthy adolescent. Through this innovative program, adolescents have time to internalize change, to develop self-discipline and self-esteem, and to practice newly acquired personal and social skills. Devereux youth return to society as emotionally stable, vocationally able young citizens.
MR/DD (Males)
Designed to serve youth diagnosed with mild mental retardation and co-occurring emotional/behavioral disorders in a self-contained, safe environment. A multidisciplinary, behavioral model is used to promote the stabilization of risk behaviors, acquisition of new coping skills, and prevention of maladaptive behaviors.
Sexual Trauma Recovery (Females)
Provides specialized, focused treatment in a safe, nurturing, self-contained environment to facilitate the recovery process for young women who have experienced sexual trauma. Multidisciplinary treatment is focused on behavioral manifestations of surviving abuse and post traumatic stress.
Horizons Program Unit (Sexual Disorders Treatment)
Provides a self-contained, safe environment to meet the specific treatment needs of male adolescents exhibiting sexually reactive and sexual offending behaviors and cannot adequately function in a less restrictive setting. Upon successful completion of treatment, transitional and step-down services are available on the Intensive, Honors and Transition units.
Pre-Adolescent Programs- Discovery Program Unit
Designed to meet the needs of the emerging male and female adolescent placing emphasis upon individual responsibility within the context of the group milieu, empowering residents to have direct input into the levels and privileges granted to the individual members.
Adolescent Programs
- Intensive Unit
Short term, intensive treatment and specialized management techniques provided to male and female clients who manifest behavior that requires the structure of a locked setting to maintain safety. The unit provides opportunity for stabilization and gradual integration into a less restrictive unit.
- Honors Unit
Assists male and female clients with the adjustment of transferring from a highly structured environment to one that places increasing emphasis upon internal controls, social skills, and age-appropriate behavior.
- Transition Unit
Creates an environment that helps male and female clients internalize the gains made thus far in treatment, while having maximum opportunity to demonstrate and practice skills necessary for long-term success in the community.
Community Based Programs
- Specialty Foster Care
A community-based treatment option with highly trained, specialized foster parents providing in-home therapeutic services. Treatment geared to specific strengths and needs is designed to both reintegrate the client into the community and prepare him/her to function independently as an adult. Provided are an array of clinical and case management services, including on-going individual and family therapy and 24-hour on-call crisis intervention. Continuous comprehensive training, respite care, aftercare, and discharge services are also provided. More >>
- Project P.L.U.S. (Positive Living Using Supports)
Project P.L.U.S. provides support services to young adults who have aged out of mental health services for adolescents, but still need support and guidance in preparing for an independent adulthood. Support is received in the form of increased range of social skills; educational and vocational assessments; social skills; money management; community commitment; use of community services and the obtainment of housing. More >>
- Wrap-Around Services
Provides individualized care, supervision and treatment to clients within their own home or substitute family. Services are directed to avoiding residential placement by meeting the client's treatment and safety needs in the home community, or successfully facilitating the client's return home and reintegration into the community following residential treatment or placement in other out-of-home settings.
Professional Services Available at All Levels of Care
- Individualized Treatment Plan, (family involvement when possible)
- Psychiatric Evaluation/Treatment
- Psychological Assessment/Treatment
- Individual and Group Psychotherapy
- Family Counseling
- Vocational Assessment and Training, (Emphasizing the attitudes and behaviors necessary to find and maintain employment and to live independently as a young adult.)
- Educational Assessment, Remediation, and Approved Special Education, (Carnegie units to transfer back to the public school setting, preparation when appropriate for the General Education Diploma exam, or further academic and vocational training)
- Activity Therapy, (higher and lower element R.O.P.E.S. course; boy scouting; music; art; basketball, tennis, and track & field league participation; swimming; weight training; hiking; fishing; camping and much more.)
- Speech Assessment and Therapy
- 24-hour Registered Nursing Care
- Daily Service by an Attending Physician
- Nutritional Assessments and Special Dietary Plans
- Discharge/Aftercare Coordination
NOTE: All patients in the DGTN site are portrayed by models to protect the privacy of Devereux families.
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