Today, many adolescents and their families face difficult times. Many of these young men and women struggle getting along with their parents and more often then not turn to drugs and alcohol, skipping school, running away, physical and verbal abuse toward parents. The family becomes chaotic and it is a major task just getting through the day. Often the family faces the difficult decision of sending the adolescent to residential treatment. Many times these recommendations come under scrutiny by other family members and professionals. At times, it seems that the only way to settle the absolute craziness in the family with the child is to remove them from the home and offer them a safe environment where they can reflect on their behavior and learn more effective coping mechanisms. No matter what the reason, the decision to send a child to residential treatment does not come without tremendous heartache to the parents.

My mission to offer the adolescent the opportunity with a fresh start that is based on Respect, Dignity, Relationship, and Resolve. Many treatment centers and parents believe that the first step in the treatment process begins with the initial engagement of the transport service. It is my job to initiate an environment of trust and mutual respect that offers your child hope that he can resolve whatever issues afforded him the opportunity for me to step into his or her life at that precise moment. Through this brief, though critical initial phase in your childs process of self descovery he will be afforded a lifeline of mutual trust and respect, based on his behavior and commitment to change.


My goal is to identify with your son or daughter his motivation, inner-strength, and to enlighten him on his opportunities as they exist in the moment of "critical exchange." Anger at this moment is accepted, and not the exception. We enjoy the experience of helpng your child become enlighten during this critical moment through our training in crisis intervention, positive verbal exchange, treating your child with dignity and respect, and with the belief that physical interaction is the absolute exception, unless the child puts himself at risk to harm himself or someone else.

In the process of this interaction the most important goal is that your son or daughter get to the facility safely. It is my goal that you are completely comfortable and absolutely satisfied with our work from the moment of our initial contact with you the parent, until I have fulfilled our obligation to you and your child. My goal is to offer your child the most supportive environment possible, based on his/her mood and commitment to the intervention process. It is my goal to take this often threatening and tense situation, minimize the volatility that may exist when we first encounter your son or daughter, and afford them the opportunity to build a relationship based on firm boundaries, expectation of behavior, trust, and open and honest communication.