Residential Treatment Center

What is the Residential Treatment Center (RTC)?

The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is an intense, individualized treatment program. The RTC provides a secure environment for programming and educational services to children and adolescents ages 5-17. The program is designed to help youth learn new ways to manage themselves and situations.

What is the primary goal of the RTC?

The primary goal of RTC is to help children and their families to find lasting solutions that support the child in returning to the community.

What type of person receives treatment on the RTC?

Children or adolescents experiencing symptoms associated with the following:

• Severe depression
• Coping with trauma and abuse
• Anxiety, excess fears
• Problems with self-esteem
• Mood and thought disorders
• Sexual, physical, and verbal abuse
• Family conflicts

How is the RTC Treatment Program developed?

The RTC uses an “interdisciplinary team” approach to design the individual treatment program and personal goals for each resident. The team consists of:

• Resident
• Case managers
• Therapist
• Parents/guardians
• Teachers
• Psychiatrist
• Nursing staff
• Referral sources
• Rehab staff

Each member of this team has insight into how the resident acts and responds to different activities and situations. Incorporating this knowledge helps FRH’s clinical staff develop a program that best fits the needs of each resident.

Who treats the resident on the RTC?

The clinical staff working with residents on the RTC includes:

• Child psychiatrists
• Registered nurses/licensed practical nurses
• Licensed social workers
• Case managers
• Mental health technicians
• Teachers
• Therapists with specialties in:
  • Rehabilitation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Family therapy
  • Expressive therapy
  • Chemical abuse
  • Sexual abuse

Call the Residential Treatment Center at (800) 245-2131 or (740) 695-2131.