Bridges & Gateways Programs
SEXUAL OFFENDER
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
At Copper
Hills Youth Center (CHYC) we understand how difficult it is
have a young man or woman who has sexually perpetrated on
another child. At CHYC, we believe that the impulsive cycle
of victimizing other children sexually can be broken.
These
adolescents range in age from 12-18 and have demonstrated
repetitious sexual offenses and predatory or fixated patterns
of offending.
We offer a
program designed to meet the individual needs of these young
men and women in a structured setting stressing the importance
taking accountability for their actions.
CHYC
provides two separate programs for male sex offenders which we
call Bridges and a female sex offender program
called Gateways. Each program is completely
separate from the other; however, core programming elements
are similar and used in both programs.
Bridges
The
framework of our program is designed around changing a young
man's cognitive distortions or "thinking errors". When
residents recognize true power and confidence come from
experiencing success rather than victimizing, boys begin to
make better choices. Learning how to cope with anger; dealing
with impulse control, moral reasoning refusal skills and how
to coexist are only a few skills that the boys will be
provided with. Our goal is to help mend broken families, or
teach the necessary skills to those young men moving on to
independent living situations.
Pathfinders & Roadrunners Programs
Teenagers
develop emotionally, physically and intellectually at
different paces.
Specialized juvenile gender-specific programs we call "Bridges
Pathfinders" treat male sex offenders at a High School Level.
"Bridges Roadrunners" are sex offenders treated at an
Elementary School Level.
Bridges
employ the following philosophies in treatment:
·
Deviant
patterns of sexual arousal can be eliminated through planned
cognitive behavior interventions.
·
Relapse
prevention involves identification of the abuse cycle and
specific strategies for utilizing adaptive coping mechanisms
in stressful situations.
·
Individualized treatment to address specific objectives and
goals.
·
Criminal
thinking & sex offender group therapy.
·
Programming to teach identification of thinking errors, legal
issues and victim empathy.
·
Family
involvement draws connections to the dynamics of sexual
perpetration behavior.
·
Comprehensive discharge and planning facilitates follow-up.
Gateways
Specialized juvenile gender-specific programs we call
"Gateways" treat female sex offenders. The unit is a sex
offender gender specific treatment unit, centered on girls,
ages 12-17. These adolescents range in educational and social
abilities and have demonstrated repetitious sexual offenses
and predatory or fixated patterns of offending.
We provide
a safe, secure and structured environment that promotes
change. The girls in our program are diagnosed with a
psychiatric disorder. These young women exhibit severe
emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric disorders. Many have
medical needs and issues to address which are provided for on
a continual basis.
We strive
to recognize an individual's natural talents and embrace these
qualities.
The role
of the staff at Copper Hills Youth Center is to provide
invested role models to emphasize social development while
offering a unique educational environment. Learning how to
cope with anger; dealing with impulse control, moral
reasoning, refusal problems and learning how to coexist, are
only a few skills the young girls in the Gateways program will
be provided with. Our goal is to help mend broken families,
or teach the necessary skills to those unique young women
moving on to independent living situations.
Gateways
employ the following philosophies in treatment:
·
Deviant
patterns of sexual arousal can be eliminated through planned
cognitive behavior interventions
·
Relapse
prevention involves identification of the abuse cycle and
specific strategies for utilizing adaptive coping mechanisms
in stressful situations.
·
Individualized treatment to address specific objectives and
goals
·
Criminal
thinking & sex offender group therapy
·
Programming to teach identification of thinking errors, legal
issues and victim empathy
·
Family
involvement draws connections to the dynamics of sexual
perpetration behavior
·
Comprehensive discharge and planning facilitates follow-up
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Copper Hills Youth Center
5899 West Rivendell Drive
West Jordan, Utah 84088
800.776.7116
801.561.3377 Local
801.569.3274 Fax
