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Posted: Mar 19, 2012, 07:08
SYNERGY YOUTH TREATMENT
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Cornish, Utah
Aaron Cothran, LCSW, CEO
Clinical Director
435-213-3123
acothran@synergy4youth.com
www.synergy4youth.com
Synergy Youth Treatment offers a small, family like setting for young men, ages 12-17, who are struggling with their relationships with their parents and authority figures; with oppositional behaviors and aggression and impulse control, challenges with learning, social anxiety, acceptance and peer relationships; in addition to depression, mood swings, substance abuse and emotions associated with divorce, death and loss. This 6-9 month program has a strict policy of allowing only 16 students in treatment at any given time to ensure a high staff to student ratio.
Synergy is licensed with the Utah Department of Human Services and offers accredited academic programs through Brigham Young University independent study and through Cache Valley school district located in Logan, Utah. Founder and Clinical Director of Synergy is Aaron Cothran, LCSW, Aaron Jones is the primary therapist, Megan Loosli, Executive Assistant and Dietician and Synergy's 'live -in' couples: Cam and Melanie Melick, David and Kelli Pyle and Marshall and Erika Hill, who are all trained, direct care staff living at the Synergy home with the students. These married couples are certified in CPR, First Aid, and hold Food Handling licenses, have received "Handle with Care" Training, and have specialized training in adolescent development and interactions.
Through a program of steps and phases, the progress of the students is observed, achievable and measurable daily through interactions with their therapists, live in couples and other staff members.
Synergy offers individual and family therapy one to two times weekly, group therapy three times weekly, and live-in staff house meetings daily. The young men also participate in daily family activities with their house parents including planning and cooking their meals, house chores and learning to take care of their own personal needs.
Located in the Cache Valley, Synergy takes full advantage of the surrounding mountains, canyons, lakes and rivers, where the boys enjoy hiking, camping, fishing and water sports. Also located on the campus is a 1600 sq. ft. gymnasium and a large outdoor sports field.
[This information came from the Synergy Youth Treatment website and brochure.]
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