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Child & Adolescent Service
Four Winds is one of the leading specialized providers of child and adolescent mental health services in the
Northeast. An experienced, multi-disciplinary, professional caring staff works with young children and
adolescents in three homelike cottages. A broad range of emotional and behavioral
difficulties are treated in these intensive programs. Services for attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder and impulse control disorders are also available and are
included, when appropriate, in the individualized treatment plan developed for each
child and adolescent. Families are encouraged to participate in treatment planning,
family therapy and discharge planning.
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The Teaching and Learning Center
The school program at Four Winds Saratoga is a core component of the evaluation
and treatment milieu, contributing valuable information to the diagnostic
process, providing behavior management strategies and supporting adjustment
for the return to the home-school classrooms.
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Child Service
The child service integrates individual, group, and family therapy with a full complement of educational,
expressive and recreational therapies, under the supervision of a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Community meetings with children and staff encourage coping skills and socialization. Reinforcement of
a positive self-image, promoting self-care skills, responsibility and
independence are integrated into the daily routine. Play therapy,
conducted in a safe, therapeutic space, is used as a modality for
the younger children to allow free expression of their feelings.
Certified masters-level teachers work with the children daily in a
self-contained classroom setting. Educational progress and problems
are addressed, and individualized programs are developed in
keeping with the particular needs of each child.
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Adolescent Service
Like the child service, the adolescent service integrates individual, group, and family therapy with a full
complement of educational, expressive and recreational therapies under the supervision of a child and
adolescent psychiatrist. Adolescents attend community meetings, and
also participate in art, and insight-oriented group therapies led by a
multi-disciplinary team of highly qualified professionals. This comprehensive
program addresses adolescent problems including Depression,
Substance Abuse, Suicidality, Social Isolation, Eating Disorders, and
Physical and Sexual Abuse. Our multidisciplinary team approach
encourages family participation in many aspects of treatment including
therapy, education, therapeutic activities, and discharge planning.
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