Treatment Family Services
Treatment Family Homes for Adolescents is a family-style, community-based residential program which can serve six to eight males or females, usually ages 12 to 18. Married couples called Family-Teachers are the primary treatment agents, along with a full-time Assistant Family-Teacher. Family-Teachers are responsible for structured supervision of youth in daily living and treatment activities. The couple and their assistant work on both treatment and skill building in the home, and with community and family resources in the child’s life. A major focus of this program is teaching older youth functional skills – often referred to as independent-living skills – that can help them achieve success in school, their families, and work settings. Boys Town Home Campus has 70 Treatment Family Homes located on 900 acres in Boys Town, Neb.
Campus children attend school either at Boys Town High School or Wegner Middle School located in the village of Boys Town. Both schools offer regular and special-education programs to children in fully accredited school settings and are recognized by the North Central School Accreditation. Each school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, including inter-scholastic sports, student government, student clubs and music. Junior ROTC is part of the high school curriculum.
Specialized Treatment Foster Care provides a family-style, intensive treatment for up to four boys or girls, typically ages 10 to 18, in a home setting. With the enhanced staffing provided by a Family-Teaching couple and an Assistant Family-Teacher, this program can provide more individual treatment and attention than a Treatment Foster Care home. A major focus of this program is teaching older youth functional skills – often referred to as independent-living skills – that can help them achieve success in school, their families, and work settings. Clinical and medical supervision is an integral part of the program and professionals are available on a 24-hour basis.
For more information, please contact Admissions at 1-800-989-0000 or email admissions@boystown.org.
