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Temporary Residential Intensive Prevention
Program
An advocate for parents; TRIPP is a "weekend wake-up call" for
disruptive youth.
  Empowering
Youth and Families
Youth live at a center where they are under
continuous adult staff supervision. Length of stay is generally three days:
Friday through Sunday.
Activities include classroom instruction,
assigned chores and community service projects. Youth live in a highly
restrictive and disciplined atmosphere
that teaches self-discipline, respect for authority and compliance with the
rules. The program also teaches responsibility and accountability and includes
mandatory
Family Team Building sessions for guardians.
Youth Served
~ age 12-17 ~ Non-delinquent
~ Out-of-control ~ Disrespectful
~ Defiant
~ Not following rules ~
Breaking rules ~ Runaways
~ Making Bad Choices
12—17 years of age
· Non-delinquent
· Out-of-control
· Disrespectful
Purpose
This program is designed to empower youth with
the realization that they are in control of their
own decisions and
therefore, must take responsibility for those actions. Youth respond well to the
structured environment where they are
given skills to make choices and every choice they are given is one of
consequence, whether it be good or bad. Youth also learn that parents and
guardians and other adults in positions of authority are in charge.
Objectives
To teach youth these skills:
· Make
better and smarter choices.
· Control
Anger
· Negotiate
for what they want with approval of parents.
· Benefit
from being respectful to authority figures.
· Realize
the benefit of community involvement.
Family
Team Building
For this program to be successful the
guardians/parents
must
also be involved. Attendance at two three-hour sessions presented at intake and
exit is mandatory
for guardians. The purpose of these sessions is to bridge the gap of
communication between the youth and parents. Through group discussion and
homework, parents learn how to increase family communication, increase the
family’s ability to identify underlying issues and solve problems and increase
their positive concept of the family unit.
Key Benefits
- 70-75% of youth return home and parents report they make significant
positive changes.
- Fee is based on income and no one is ever turned away due to inability
to pay.
Pricing: includes $20 deposit due before scheduled TRIPP.
| Income |
Price |
| $0-9,000 |
$ 45 |
| $10,000-23,000 |
$ 85 |
| $24,000-49,000 |
$ 145 |
| $50,00-74,000 |
$ 210 |
| $75,000- above |
$ 270 |
| Agency Fee |
$ 270 |
Contact TRIPP for Admissions:
At this time, there is a waiting list.
Phone: (256) 582-0377 Fax: (256)
582-4315
email: ahome@hiwaay.net
| Tennessee Valley Family Services
