At Silverado, we believe in treating the entire family; active parent involvement is a required component of our program. While the staff at SBR are dedicated to assisting students with rebuilding and rediscovering a healthy sense of self, we are firm in our belief that an essential part of the growth process is parent participation.

Parents began arriving January 17 for three days of family, multi-family, and experiential therapy. The first evening's workshops concluded with a dinner hosted by SBR for all the families to begin getting acquainted and to begin new friendships. Additionally every parent had the opportunity to spend quality time with teachers and our Academic Director, during parent-teacher conference time, to review their son's progress, grades and individual needs.

The boys looked forward to spending time with their parents and families and had plenty of opportunity to do so during shared mealtimes, visiting and recreation time. Our Silverdome, (on-site sports center) had quite a workout, and the sound of laughter was heard all the way to the main lodge.

The feedback we have received from our parents has been overwhelming supportive and positive. Many parents are initially concerned with placing their son in a new/small program; however, concerns have been replaced with confidence and gratitude at the level of individual attention, amount of therapy and the strong academic focus each young man is receiving.

Our Silverado Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept my son as he changes;
The courage to change myself;
And the wisdom to just love him.