POSITIVE,
LASTING CHANGE
 At
Germaine Lawrence we provide comprehensive clinical services
to girls and their families so that treatment results in positive,
lasting change. We have a proven track tecord in providing
gender-specific, specialized treatment to address a variety
of clinical issues including firesetting, sexual aggression,
eating disorders, substance abuse, physical violence toward
others, and self-abusive behaviors. Germaine Lawrence is a
leader within the field in assisting trauma survivors, including
sexual and physical abuse survivors, learn healthier ways
to manage PTSD symptoms.
Our treatment coordinators, who are masters' level clinicians,
receive extensive and on-going training to provide effective
individual, family, and group therapy, with a growing specialization
in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Our milieu counselors
are highly trained in a sophisticated, nationally recognized
approach to behavior management, the Psycho-Educational Model
(PEM). We provide board-certified child psychiatrists, and
a highly-trained nursing staff backed up by a world-class
medical center. These services help girls at Germaine Lawrence
reach their treatment goals and return home or to their communities
successfully.
A UNIFIED APPROACH
Each girl is assigned a Treatment Coordinator who assures
that girls and families receive the help they need. The Treatment
Coordinators provide individual, group and family therapy,
and they also maintain regular contact with parents, guardians
and outside professionals so that everyone understands the
treatment plan and the progress that the girl and family are
making. Our Treatment Coordinators are talented professionals
with extensive experience in providing the best possible care
for our students.
A FAMILY FOCUS
As a family-centered program, we respect and support the
importance of the family to the child, and the importance
of the child to the family. We recognize that residential
treatment is a relatively short-term intervention in the life
of the adolescents we serve, compared to family relationships
that provide a continuity that endures over time. Parents
are team members who are central to the decision-making process
about their daughter’s treatment. To ensure that families
feel welcome at Germaine Lawrence, we involve parents in a
wide variety of therapeutic, educational and social activities
and provide coaching both onsite and in the home.
SPECIALIZATIONS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE
By focusing solely on the treatment of adolescent girls,
Germaine Lawrence has been able to develop a number of highly
effective clinical specialties. As in other fields, specialization
creates increased expertise and sophistication, and improved
outcomes. Over the years Germaine Lawrence has been recognized
for developing specialized approaches for working with girls
with eating disorders and other self-injurous behaviors, sexual
aggression, firesetting, substance abuse, and wtih survivors
of sexual abuse and other trauma.
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