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This phase of the program focuses on reinforcing important skills learned in therapy that will help the teen be more successful in applying his/her learned coping abilities before they leave the safety of the Center and begin the pursuit of their goals, family and community life. Once the teen approaches the end of Sunset Bay Academy’s rehabilitation program, the focus of psychotherapy is to evaluate the level of progress shown by the resident. The teen’s level of motivation, behavior, overall evaluation, and therapy goals are evaluated by the team of professionals, whom will determine if the teen is ready to graduate from the program.

This phase is brief; it consists of two or three individual sessions in which patient and therapist reinforce the skills learned throughout the program. Teens at this stage are ever more effective in coping with high risk situations and applying strategies to maintain a sober lifestyle.

This stage of Sunset Bay Academy’s program marks the end of our intensive residential treatment. When your teen reaches this stage of the program, he or she would have learned and mastered:

How to identify high risk situations related to drugs and how to avoid them.
Use and perfect tools to resolve in an assertive manner conflictive or compromising situations that in the past led them to drug consumption.
How to control cravings

How to use Coping abilities that will ensure better chances of maintaining sobriety.
How to manage inner impulses and channel them into healthy behavior and activities.
How to resist peer pressure.

Also, your teen is prepared and motivated to start a sober life, having gained:

Hope and confidence in their complete recovery.
A higher self-esteem.
A desire to have healthy relationships with family and friends.
Regained mental, emotional and physical balance.
A more assertive personality.
Determination and motivation to stay sober.

A better knowledge of their inner strengths and unique talents.
Personal goals to accomplish.
How to manage emotional and physical stress.
A healthier way to view life and manage its challenges.
Interpersonal problem-solving skills.

At Sunset Bay Academy we are very confident that your teen will get the most out of personalized treatment. Its benefits will stay with the teens long after they complete the program.