Did you know that ROWI offers on-site mental health treatment programs for teens and adolescents during the summer months? Our summer programming is also focused on improving mental wellness in teens ages 12-18 and is based upon the most current evidence-based clinical practices, integrating positive approaches to patient care. While our school year PHP programs incorporate academic instruction, our summer programs focus on:
- Comprehensive Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment with a behavior program designed to address your child’s specific needs
- Medication evaluation, intervention, and review as needed
- Therapeutic groups, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy, social skills, and mindfulness
- Holistic and recreational therapy groups such as surf, art, meditation and music.
Why Mental Health Programming for Teens in the Summer is Important
Summertime = down time. This time is an opportunity for teens to build the skills they need to better function at home, in the world, and then when it’s back to school time. This is a time for teens and adolescents to build healthy relationships and work on self esteem, anger management, and other life skills.
Sample Day of Summer Teen Mental Health Program Activities
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 10:00 AM | Journaling | Mindfulness Walk | Meditation | Art Therapy | Self Esteem |
| 11:00 AM | Process | Healthy Relationships | Narrative Music | Nutrition | Life Skills |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:30 PM | Nutrition Expressive Arts | Seeking Safety | Improv | Ocean Therapy | Rock to Recovery |
| 1:30 PM | Yoga | Anger Management | Drama Therapy | Ocean Therapy | Rock to Recovery |
| 2:30 PM | PEERS | Recovery Fit | Ocean Therapy | Coping Skills | Community Meeting |
| 3:30 PM | IOP: Drum Therapy | IOP: Art Therapy | IOP: Yoga | IOP: Improv | IOP: Body Image |
| 4:30 PM | IOP: DBT | IOP: Breathworks | IOP: PEERS | IOP: Creative Writing | IOP: Weekend Planning |
Please call 805.356.3477 to learn more and get your teen or adolescent the support they need.