Behavioral Health Intervention Services (BHIS) are provided to all students in Residential Treatment at Forest Ridge. Mental Health Assessments provide guidance regarding the skill building needs for each youth and BHIS Services work to meet those needs.
The BHIS Services provided to all youth at Forest Ridge include Individual Skill Building sessions and Group Skill Building sessions. Individual sessions occur weekly and group sessions are scheduled five times a week.
Possible BHIS Group Topics include:
Healthy Decision Making
Coping and Healing
Self-Esteem
Thinking Errors
Anger and Conflict Resolution
Bullying
Victims to Survivors
Values Clarification
Change and Identity
Grief and Loss
Codependency
Street Law
Alternative Decision Making (to substance abuse)
Family Systems
Relationships and Boundaries
Respect