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Iowa Residential Treatment Center for Girls

Which Residential Treatment Center (RTC) For Iowa Girls Is The Best Fit?

It might be difficult to choose the right course of therapy because there are so many different Iowa programs for girls, residential treatment centers (RTCs), and care levels available nationwide. Although there are many varied reasons why people seek residential therapy, there are several challenges that virtually always necessitate this degree of care, such as:

  • Serious Mental Health Conditions
  • Trauma and Loss
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Concerns

Other criteria, in addition to specific diseases or diagnoses, may make residential therapy a good fit, such as:

  • Attempted lesser levels of therapy (outpatient, IOP, etc.) with little to no symptom alleviation.
  • Lack of sufficient community or domestic support
  • Safety concerns: impulses to damage oneself or a significant behavioral history
  • Diagnostic ambiguity: a residential treatment center for girls may be recommended if healthcare professionals find it difficult to identify your daughter’s diagnosis. Mental health specialists and medical experts can get a more comprehensive understanding of the patient’s symptoms, habits, feelings, etc. in a residential treatment facility.

Residential treatment centers for Iowa girls, sometimes known as rehabs, offer therapy for a variety of conditions, such as mental illnesses, behavioral difficulties, and problems with substance misuse and addiction. Residential treatment facilities are live-in, clinically focused settings where patients are constantly observed and guided by qualified professionals.

Choosing the Right Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for your Iowa Daughter

It might be difficult to choose which residential treatment center for Iowa girls is the greatest fit for your daughter and your family. Here are some pointers for assessing residential treatment programs:

  • To learn about families and children’s experiences with the program, check online and with the organization; if you can, speak to a family whose daughter has successfully finished the program. 
  • Ask why the program was reported to state authorities if it has been, and what the findings of any investigations were.
  • Programs that prevent family interaction should be avoided.
  • Make sure the residential program includes a strategy for upholding responsible conduct, encouraging virtuous behavior, and reducing hostility. Make sure that verbal threats of punishment and intimidation are forbidden.
  • Look for organizations having a history of assisting children with comparable problems.
  • Ensure that their therapies are based on ones that have been effective for people who have your child’s particular problems.

Ask the program’s staff questions. If staff members are unable to address your concerns, they should direct you to a program participant who can. Ask how you can keep an eye on your child’s growth as well. At any time, you should be able to learn how your child is doing.

Inquire about possible programs and ask the therapist or psychiatrist who treats your kid in your neighborhood to assist you in learning more.

Evangelhouse RTC for Iowa girls provides a structured program for your daughter in what was call a “Healthy Peer Culture.” With supervision, students experience the social atmosphere, group therapeutic process, and spiritual tone of campus life. We nurture a healthy peer culture that emphasizes social responsibility, accountability, and leadership. The staff leads weekly interactive small-group meetings to teach students character development within their current social interactions. Here students learn relevant ways to apply biblical teachings to their actions. As students progress, they learn to look beyond themselves to provide encouragement and support for others.

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    An RTC (Residential Treatment Center) Just For Iowa Girls

    Evangelhouse is an RTC (Residential Treatment Center) just for Iowa girls grades 6-12. While we are based on traditional values, we keep up with modern issues girls face including tech-related issues. Today’s Iowa teen girl has so many more potential dangers than any proceeding generation. Just consider that eating issues, self-esteem issues, and identity issues usually begin soon before or during puberty.  Eating disorders like binge eating, bulimia, or anorexia can have a negative impact on a teen girl’s family relationships, her physical health, her outlook, and her attitude

    Women are more likely than men to suffer from eating disorders. Add to this problem the invention of Instagram, Tik Tok, and other social media platforms and you have a recipe for disaster in today’s teenage girl.

    At Evanglehouse RTC, we see many teen girls trying to find their place in society and want to be recognized and appreciated for who they are. Many of the young ladies we work with from Iowa at Evangelhouse are dealing with anxiety and insecurity, and the root cause can be often traced back to a social media app. Often, it’s the student’s peers at their school who are causing the trouble. We address comparing ourselves to others in group therapy, and why the image you see on Instagram might not be an accurate portrayal of that person’s life.

    We understand that many Iowa girls may experience emotions of loneliness and even as far as depression as a result of not fitting in, whether that is real or imagined. Add to that, consider all of the negativity today’s teen girl finds online. Violent video games, sexualized content, bullying, hate speech, and more are readily available online. Add to this the constant comparison and competition for “likes” and followers their peers in the high school compete for. It’s no wonder so many girls report feeling depressed.

    Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms can be fantastic methods for kids to engage with the world when used appropriately. On the other side, they can be quite dangerous and harmful to self-esteem and more when misused.  Our staff oversees and influences the culture of positive-peer influence at Evangelhouse. In this way, we seek to guide our students towards a more mature and responsible way of interacting and facing the dangers in today’s world.

    Complete our free, no-obligation admission assessment to see if Evangelhouse is a fit for your daughter through your personal and private consultation. After creating your account, please complete the assessment as thoroughly as possible to get the best result. We will provide you with a research-based assessment to see if Evangelhouse is a fit based on your reports of symptoms, diagnosis, acuity, psychosocial factors, and prognosis.

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    The Evangelhouse RTC for Girls Community

    The unique setting at Evangelhouse RTC for girls from Iowa provides a safe community that we believe allows our students to grow and study. In our community, we eliminate many of the outside world’s stressors that can hinder our residents from performing well academically and feeling well emotionally. Many of the stressors in our outside world may create overwhelming situations for our teens that are difficult to cope with. In the interest of fostering beneficial change in our teenage girls, we help them to develop coping strategies. 

    Between grades 6-12, a lot happens, so it’s crucial to maintain your relationship with your daughter. They will turn to you for direction, leadership, clarifications, and responses to queries that may be awkward for you to address. Your teen’s journey to maturity will be determined by how you respond to these circumstances.

    Unfortunately, it’s possible that your teen didn’t manage these crucial years as well as they might have. In the modern world, when children have access to the internet from an early age, there is a lot of pressure to blend in, act like others, or appear a certain way. Your youngster may go down dark roads as a result of these kinds of contemporary social pressures. At Evangelhouse RTC, we provide a healthy peer culture to ensure your daughter has a positive social group that influences her. We call this a part of “milieu therapy.”

    Milieu Therapy at Evangelhouse

    The main goal of Milieu treatment programming is to eliminate the stressors that can trigger negative emotions from our teenage residents. In turn, when we achieve de-risking of our residents, we produce a therapeutic setting.  Under the protection of a controlled therapeutic setting, our residents are able to develop new coping mechanisms. These new coping mechanisms become their personal set of tools to better cope with and understand the world. As our residents from Iowa become more familiar with the routine at Evangelhouse, their ability to feel safe increases. Likewise, in a mutually safe environment, the peer group is able to build trust and make great progress in promoting emotional growth within each individual.

    There are many advantages to participating in Milieu therapy in a residential treatment center for girls from Iowa. One advantage is that our teenagers learn to accept responsibility for their own actions. Another advantage is that they learn how to open up and disclose their difficulties. Our peer group receives regular feedback during therapy and this allows our residents to observe how their actions affect the community. This therapy setting offers them time to process and reflect on the consequences of the actions or decisions they have made in the past and how they can improve moving forward. 

    At Evangelhouse, our residents from Iowa will participate in milieu therapy and gain coping skills that will help them in the real world.

    TESTIMONIALS

    Rose B
    Rose B
    2022-01-18
    This school literally has given my daughter her life back and has given us the tools to help her and herself into the future. This is a full circle, all encompassing program. From admission to graduation. Do not delete this school from your list! I almost did because it was far away...and...to be honest, I wasn't sure how I felt about a "Christian" school. Whether you are religious or not, don't be put off or think your child is going to be brainwashed. She's not! It is a part of the day and I thought my daughter would hate it (and so did she). But it turns out she found great comfort there and her faith! I thoroughly investigated this school. In addition to my own research, I also hired a company that researches and screens these types of programs. I also had my daughter's psychiatrist interview the director! I've done all the researching and investigating for you. Whatever your daughter's issues may be, I probably have them covered! My daughter's diagnosis' range from ADHD, Anxiety, High Risk Behavior, Adoption issues/trauma and psychosis. Do not waste your time. Don't wait for Spring or end of school or whatever timeline. Act now! The happiest day of my life was delivering her to the ECA. I actually slept for the first time in years. Knowing my daughter was finally getting the help she so deserved. Therapy, school, socialization, faith, responsibility, accountability, self-worth and confidence. We all ask or pray for help. Consider ECA as prayers answered.
    Tori Rivers
    Tori Rivers
    2020-08-27
    I graduated from ECA 4 years ago, and I can genuinely say that this place is truly amazing. It can and will help your daughter if she wants to put in the work. The staff and the girls I was with all made me feel like family and that I mattered. This place really saved my life, so if you are looking for a place that will help your daughter please send her here, I promise they will take care of her.
    Mark Brown
    Mark Brown
    2019-06-02
    We had a troubled teen. I found ECA online. I made a call and set up a visit. We were looking for a place that included God and biblical principles in their program. Now that our child has finished the program, WOW! Thank you ECA leadership. Every one on staff believes in the program. It shows! and it works!!
    Andy Pohl
    Andy Pohl
    2018-12-02
    This school has been an absolute Godsend for my daughter and our family. We realized a few months ago that she needed residential treatment. After an exhaustive search, we found the wonderful people at Evangelhouse. They do an amazing job keeping parents updated and are always available when we call. I have been impressed with the way that they are firm with the girls but also loving and caring. The process there is amazing, especially since it involves the family also. We were so happy to find a place that provides professional counseling with a Christian focus.
    Holly Savage
    Holly Savage
    2018-05-27
    Two years ago we were struggling to get our daughter on the right track. We had tried everything and knew that she would need to be placed in a residential treatment facility. We had searched for at least a year to find the right place. Were looking for a Christian, all girls, small, therapeutic program not too far from Texas. Somehow, someway, God lead us to the Evangelhouse website. We are so glad that we took his direction because it has meant a world of difference for our daughter, our family, our marriage, and our peace of mind! Evangelhouse has taken a once broken, low-self esteem, miserable, self-centered, hostile, angry, self-doubting teenager in crisis and changed her into a Christ-centered, selfless, self-loving, servant-hearted, mature, sensible, responsible, thoughtful young adult. ECA implements a program that strips each student down to the bare necessities in order for them to focus on what is truly important in life. I don't know where we would be without ECA. I now know what it is like to have a functional, happy, and peaceful family life.
    Ari Lawrence
    Ari Lawrence
    2018-04-27
    This place is absolutely fantastic. It has changed my life more than I can express in words. My family is whole again, and I have left my negative behaviors in the dust. This place will make all the difference for your daughter.
    Anna Page
    Anna Page
    2018-01-06
    Amazing place. Truely changed my life.
    G W
    G W
    2017-05-16
    I have know Mark and Karen for over 20yrs. You will not find a more dedicated and compassionate couple to work with and care for your children.

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