Helping Youth Mature At The Diamond Ranch Academy
Written by Diamond Andrioci   
Monday, 26 July 2010 07:51
Having one's child, or a child in one's care, reach an age where there is no satisfying them and they are out of control is a terrible time for those responsible. No amount of pleading, arguing or threatening has any effect. When things reach this point, many of them turn to experienced people at Diamond Ranch Academy for assistance. This ranch has a stellar reputation for turning troubled youth around and having them return to the outside world with an entirely different attitude regarding their roll in society. With an excellent and dedicated staff and a well thought out program every youth is trained to use their skills to improve their life.
by DiamondAndrioci


Having one's child, or a child in one's care, reach an age where there is no satisfying them and they are out of control is a terrible time for those responsible. No amount of pleading, arguing or threatening has any effect. When things reach this point, many of them turn to experienced people at Diamond Ranch Academy for assistance. This ranch has a stellar reputation for turning troubled youth around and having them return to the outside world with an entirely different attitude regarding their roll in society. With an excellent and dedicated staff and a well thought out program every youth is trained to use their skills to improve their life.

The people at the ranch have developed a program, called The Real Life Transition Program, that works very well with troubled youth. They stress personal accountability and responsibility for each individual. This is done in many effective ways to bring each one to realize that whatever they do has consequences, which can be changed with proper behavior.

There are arrangements for both boys and girls on the four campuses of the ranch. There is the Crystal Springs for girls ages 12 to 16 and Whisper Creek for ages 16 to 18. For the boys there is Stone Ridge for ages 12 to 16 and Lava Falls for ages 16 to 18. The ranch is fully licensed by the state of Utah, Department of Human Services. Each campus is specially geared to handle the specific ages that are lodged there and everything is geared to that level.

Sometimes parents, or guardians, are concerned at entrusting their child, or charge, completely to others. There is more than adequate outside supervision with periodic visits from a Licensing Specialist and an annual renewal of the ranch license. Each campus is given very careful inspection to be sure they comply with the Core and categorical Rules of treatment.

There are many interesting aspects to the program. One that is very effective is a peer-participant judicial system. This includes hearings, citations, fines and appeals, run by the students. The students are also able to earn money related as to how they do academically. The relationship of these situations to real life is emphasized.

Being responsible and having a strong work ethic training is begun at day one. They must be responsible for personal hygiene, clean living quarters, laundry and other things connected with daily living. In addition they are given a student job which may be Kitchen Assistant, Animal Care Taker or others. As they master one job they are able to move up to the next level.

Handling money is one of the hardest things to learn in life and some adults have still not mastered that task. In this program the students are not only able to earn wages but they learn how to balance a check register and learn the value of money management. In addition, they also learn to structure a schedule so they have time to take part in some of the personal interest activities offered.

There is excellent medical facility at the ranch for the youth. The medical staff is on a 24 hour schedule with a Physician's Assistant who supervises all their medical care. The registered nurses are fully trained in adolescent treatment and there are dentists, psychiatrists and psychologists on call from a nearby community.

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