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The Engage Treatment community is all about building connections. We are helpers. Our priority is getting youth and their families the help and support they need. Our programs are often the next step when individual counseling isn't enough. We provide critical short-term support and implement strategies for better long-term outcomes.
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
1w ago
Self-care is defined as “the ability to care for oneself through awareness, self-control, and self-reliance in order to achieve, maintain, or promote optimal health and well-being.” Self-care practices involve both nurturing one’s physical and mental health, which can be accomplished in many ways. Self-care encompasses activities, practices, and habits intended to reduce mental and physical stress and strain while simultaneously fostering feelings of inner peace and happiness. Mental Health America explains that “Good mental health allows children to think clearly, develop socially and ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
1w ago
Identity can be explained as a “person’s sense of self, established by their unique characteristics, affiliations, and social roles.” It is a complex concept that encompasses a range of factors, including gender, ethnicity, culture, family history, and personal experiences. Identity plays a pivotal role in forming a positive relationship with oneself. The current understanding of identity development is largely influenced by psychologist Erik Erikson, who theorized that identity formation is the critical task of development in adolescence. It is important to bear in mind that identity ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
1w ago
Play is a natural part of childhood and acts as a vital role in a child’s social and emotional development. Erik Erikson, an expert in human growth and development, defines play as a “situation in which a child can work through experiences by creating model situations and master reality through planning and experimentation.” Play-based approaches to therapy can take many forms, depending on the child’s age, interests, and needs. For younger children, play therapy may involve toys, dolls, or puppets, while older children may engage in role-playing, art, or other creative activities. Play-bas ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
1w ago
Communication development for young children includes gaining the skills to understand and to express thoughts, feelings, and information, and encompasses both verbal and non-verbal cues. Language development expert, Lois Bloom, further describes communication development “as guided by the need for relevance (i.e., communicating what is important), discrepancy (i.e., seeking to establish consistency of information), and elaboration (i.e., learning more complex language skills).” Developing effective communication skills is essential for children’s success in both social and academic setting ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
1w ago
Family relationships can have a profound effect on mental health, behavior, as well as the physical heath of a child. Parental attachment, for example, is predictive of numerous developmental outcomes in children, such as general well-being, self-esteem, social competence with peers, problem-solving abilities, academic success, behavioral outcomes, resilience, and more. There is empirical evidence that substantiates the formative interrelationships between attachment and child psychopathology, inflammation and health, neurobiology, school readiness and empathy, compassion, and altruism. In ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
1w ago
Pediatric occupational therapy (OT), as explained by the Hospital for Special Surgeries, “involves the use of play, movement and exercise to help kids develop or regain age-appropriate, functional skills to participate in home, school and community activities… [and] typically focuses on fine and visual motor skills, visual perceptual skills, upper extremity function, overall motor coordination, core strength and sensory processing.” Occupational therapy aims to help children with physical, mental, behavioral, and developmental conditions become as functional and independent as possible. The ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
3w ago
Trauma is defined as any type of distressing event or experience that can have an impact on a young person’s ability to cope and function. Trauma can affect the innerworkings of a child’s brain. For example, research indicates that traumatic stress can result in increased cortisol and norepinephrine responses to subsequent stressors, whereby the brain learns to associate certain stimuli with the traumatic event. Endorphins (the hormones in one’s body associated with feeling pleasure) also play an essential role in trauma exposure. An increase in the level of endorphins in the brain occ ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
3w ago
Dance therapy, also known as dance/ movement therapy (DMT), emerged in the 1940s as early innovators, began to realize the benefit of using dance and movement as a form of psychotherapy. This form of therapy relies on movement as the primary tool to address clinical goals. It aims to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual, for the purpose of improving health and well-being. Further, empirical evidence suggests that dance/ movement therapy may be a valuable approach to strengthening aspects of the self, particularly in children. The American Dance Th ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
3w ago
All forms of music, according to Psychology Today, “may have therapeutic effects, although music from one’s own culture may be most effective. In Chinese medical theory, the five internal organ and meridian systems are believed to have corresponding musical tones, which are used to encourage healing. Types of music differ in the types of neurological stimulation they evoke.” Music can be used as a regulating or calming agent for anxiety or for dysregulation, as it acts as a medium for processing emotions, trauma, and grief. Formal music therapy was defined and first used by the United State ..read more
Engage Treatment Program, Inc
3w ago
Sensory integration (SI), also referred to as Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI), is a framework conceptualized by Dr. A. Jean Ayers, Ph.D. in the 1970s, who “was guided by the principle that ‘intersensory integration is foundational to function,’” while dysfunction in sensory integration leads to difficulties in development, learning, and emotional regulation. According to Sensory Integration Education, which is a not-for-profit organization and an “innovative global leader for sensory integration initiatives and collaborations across health, social care, education, business and third sectors ..read more