Monday, July 16, 2012
Interview by Lon Woodbury
David Brinkman, Founder and Director of Brinkman House, spoke to Lon Woodbury from strugglingteens.com on L.A. Talk Radio about a relatively new treatment option for at-risk teens called the Family Emerging Model.
David and Melinda, his wife, have actually worked with a variety of boys between the ages of 13 to 17 years old for practically a decade now. Prior to inviting troubled adolescents in to his house, David worked in a broad range of jobs related to therapy and learning. His work has varied from leading direct treatment programs for various schools to serving as a board member for numerous organizations, including serving on the state board of governors for the Head Start Course and working as chairman for the Boundary County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. He has attended North Idaho College as well as the University of Idaho, majoring in Psychology and getting a minor in History.
David talked about precisely how a home-based treatment model assists in developing a life-changing relationship with struggling teen boys. He detailed exactly how this informal structure, a home atmosphere living with a normal family and regular sessions of outsourced psychotherapy, was sometimes just the right solution to turn boys into men. While this treatment model of a residence away from home was established to supplement rather than compete against therapeutic boarding schools, it did offer special opportunities for personal growth and maturation not possible in more traditional therapeutic programs for at-risk teenagers.
Today, David and his wife, together with their own two young children, Liliana and Logan, help young men reintegrate into family life and participate in a community. While David plays a mentorship role in the lives of young men, he also arranges therapy for the boys with licensed psychotherapists. As a mentor, the line between work and play can sometimes become blurred because work may also involve snowboarding, cycling, and playing basketball with the young men who have become part of his family unit.
Brinkman House, in the northern panhandle region of Idaho, is only 25 miles south of Canada. It gives kids the option to experience a small town with caring townsfolk, access to regional schooling and enjoy recreational facilities. The picturesque region surrounded by the Purcell, Cabinet and Selkirk Mountains also offers the opportunity to bike, walk, fish, camp, canoe and raft.
The program only hosts four students at a time and the length of stay can vary from a school semester to a year. It is built on the idea that a structured, family-like relationship in a home environment can help young men relate better to their own homes and families and reintegrate back into society in a mature way, which includes doing volunteer work and making a contribution to the world.
Learn more about Struggling Teens. Stop by Lon Woodbury?s radio show where you can listen to the complete interview with David Brinkman.
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Source: http://www.parentingskillsworksheets.com/the-family-emerging-model-a-look-behind-the-scenes/
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