California Children's Program
Our Children's Program is
primary prevention. We proactively interrupt the multi-generational
legacy of addiction. We provide a "child-centered" family
process.
| Hours |
Thursday - Sunday
9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Parent(s), caregiver must participate first day for
an hour and all day Saturday & Sunday. |
| Length of program |
Four days.
Offered 2-3 times monthly on-site at the Betty Ford
Center in Rancho Mirage. |
| Ages |
7 - 12-year-old children from families suffering
from addiction. |
| Admission |
Thursday check-in at 8:00 A.M. |
| No child is turned away for lack of funds.
Scholarships are available. |
For more information or to register, please contact
us:
(800) 434-7365, ext 4291
Or you can e-mail the Children's Program at Childrens@bettyfordcenter.org
During the four-day
program, children develop a variety of problem-solving,
coping and self-care strategies that help them take good
care of themselves and stay safe when they return home.
Parents join the children during the last two days of the
program and also participate in their own parent group.
Family members share their feelings about the disease with
each other through structured activities. They then make
plans to take better care of themselves and each other.
The children and their families are referred to local continuing
care programs at the end of the four-day program. Through
continuing care, family members reinforce their new skills
in self-care, communication and self worth. They build and
deepen their resiliency to face everyday challenges in healthy,
balanced ways.
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