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Adventure Therapy Groups
Adventure Works offers a unique opportunity to youth in DeKalb County to engage in group services to meet the social-emotional and behavioral needs in the outdoors. Groups are facilitated by mental health staff with specific training in facilitating outdoor experiences, and offer the opportunity for individuals to receive support and feedback from their peers.
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Costs per participant are based on a sliding scale. All youth in DeKalb County are welcome, regardless of ability to pay.
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Limited availability, click below or give us a call to start the registration process!
High School Growth Group
For youth in grades 9th-12th
Wednesdays from 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Adventure Works
Facilitated by Izaiah
This group program is continuous with no defined start or end date. Group will break for holidays throughout the year. Participants will create (a) goal(s) when they begin the group service to work on and strive for each week. Once they've met their goal(s), they are able to "graduate" the group program, or, create new goals and continue! This program format allows for youth to receive regular and consistent mental health support for their needs.
This group focuses on building social relationships, self-esteem, and emotional regulation skills through collaboration and exploration in the outdoors.
Cost assessed by sliding scale for residents of DeKalb County.
Middle School Group
For youth in grades 6th-8th
Tuesdays from 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Adventure WorksFacilitated by Hannah
This group program is continuous with no defined start or end date. Group will break for holidays throughout the year. Participants will create (a) goal(s) when they begin the group service to work on and strive for each week. Once they've met their goal(s), they are able to "graduate" the group program, or, create new goals and continue! This program format allows for youth to receive regular and consistent mental health support for their needs.
This group focuses on growing self-awareness, ability to self-manage, responsible decision making, social awareness, and relationship skills through experiential activities facilitated by two mental health professionals in the outdoors.
Cost assessed by sliding scale for residents of DeKalb County.
Elementary Group
For youth ages 8-10
Saturdays from 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: Adventure Works
Facilitated by Cris & Hannah
This group program is continuous with no defined start or end date. Group will break for holidays throughout the year. Participants will create (a) goal(s) when they begin the group service to work on and strive for each week. Once they've met their goal(s), they are able to "graduate" the group program, or, create new goals and continue! This program format allows for youth to receive regular and consistent mental health support for their needs.
This group focuses on growing skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, resilience, communication, collaboration, and self-confidence through experiential activities facilitated by two mental health professionals in the outdoors.
Cost assessed by sliding scale for residents of DeKalb County.
Space limited.
Early Elementary Group
For youth ages 6-7
Saturdays from 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Adventure Works
Facilitated by Hannah
This group program is continuous with no defined start or end date. Group will break for holidays throughout the year. Participants will create (a) goal(s) when they begin the group service to work on and strive for each week. Once they've met their goal(s), they are able to "graduate" the group program, or, create new goals and continue! This program format allows for youth to receive regular and consistent mental health support for their needs.
This group focuses on growing self-confidence, responsible and independent decision making, social awareness, relationship skills, and problem solving skills through experiential activities facilitated by a mental health professional in the outdoors.
Cost assessed by sliding scale for residents of DeKalb County.
Space limited.
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