Therapeutic Day Treatment Program

The Therapeutic Day Treatment Program for children and adolescents is an intensive school- based treatment program utilizing psychotherapeutic interventions combined with education and mental health treatment offered in programs of two or more hours per day with groups of children/ adolescents.

Program Description

Family Redirection Institute (FRI) Therapeutic Day Treatment Program provides services to meet the needs of students with behavioral and emotional challenges. The program correlates with the school’s calendar/ schedule and operates Monday through Friday. The components of the program enable students to adjust more comfortable within the school setting/ community. The program serves both male and female students between the ages of 5-18. The program will reduce:

  1. the number of students being sent from their zone schools to alternative disciplinary programs or more restrictive environments
  2. both in-school and out-of-school suspensions
  3. the retention rate of students by improving academic performance
  4. student absenteeism 

Each school site will (1) be manned by a supervisor and four qualified professionals with a bachelor degree or better (2) operate independently of the other (3) staff to student ratio will not exceed 1 to 5 to assure each student quality service and (4) offer the required Service Activities:

  •  Extensive face-to-face Diagnostic Assessment
  •  Individualized Treatment Plan
  • Weekly Family Counseling
  • Weekly Individualized Therapy Sessions
  • Educational Support
  • Anger management/Conflict Resolution
  • Therapeutic social and recreational activities (2 therapeutic activities per day)
  • Daily Group Therapeutic Sessions
  • Case Management
  •  Medication Education Management