Perfection Unit

                                                                                                                                                                                       
The Perfection Residential Treatment Unit for females ages 13-17 is a specialized treatment program for adolescent females who have a history of sexual issues, substance/alcohol abuse, high-risk behavior, self-injury and/or violent behavior, in addition to general behavioral/ psychiatric problems that require the youth to be placed in a secure and safe environment because she cannot be maintained safely in the community.

The program is designed to treat residents using a combination of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), trauma focused cognitive behavioral treatment (TF-CBT), psycho-education and insight-oriented psychodynamic therapy. This program admits youth based on three principles: 1) risk of harm to self or others, 2) need for the special psychiatric and treatment needs of the youth, and 3) the responsivity principle that the treatment and interventions match the needs and characteristics of the youth.
 

General Admission Criteria:

• Meets criteria for PRTF placement in NC as a high risk adolescent.

• Meets criteria for DSM-IV ADD/ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and/or displays chronic symptomatology of any Axis II disorder outside normal adolescent limits.

• Repeatedly displayed inability to function in a less restrictive environment.

• Family or guardian agrees to be involved with treatment/family sessions.

• Between ages 13-17 at time of admission.

• IQ 80 or higher.