Residential Program

. Program Statement . Program Philosophy . Boys Residential Summary . Girls Residential Summary . Services for Boys . Services for Girls .

Services for Boys

At the Good Will Farm we recognize that boys have important needs that need to be met to assist them on their journey into manhood including a sense of belonging, adventure, independence, and an important role in life. To assist them on this journey, our program incorporates the following strategies:

• Provide a school atmosphere that focuses on learning differences.
• Educate boys about personal responsibility, trustworthiness, respect, fairness, caring, and citizenship.
• Teach them how to manage their anger, show empathy, and resolve conflicts peaceably.
• Provide activities that allow boys to compete and perform well to build skills and develop self-image.
• Address as many parts of their life as possible (home, school, social, physical, emotional, safety, etc.)
• Involve them with their family in setting treatment goals that meet their needs.
• Conduct family and health education groups specific to males.
• Provide education and life stories on healthy and unhealthy relationships between males and females.
• Identify what they like and do well, and build on those strengths and abilities.
• Encourage them to express their feelings, opinions, and beliefs.
• Give them a voice in program development, procedure, and evalulation.
• Assign them to a support group for sharing and helping one another.
• Allow staff time and opportunity for one-on-one trust building and support with them.
• Identify possible mentoring relationships for them while in treatment and in their community when they return home.
• Help them volunteer to serve others.
• Use restorative justice techniques to help them heal a family, peer or community issue.
• Provide them with a journal for daily writings.

. Program Statement . Program Philosophy . Boys Residential Summary . Girls Residential Summary . Services for Boys . Services for Girls .