The Crossings program is designed to fill the gap in the range of available treatment between weekly instruction sessions and long-term residential or inpatient treatment programs. The program works well as a complement to an outpatient program or as preparation for long-term residential care.

Our goal is to help adolescents work through their resistance to accepting the need for continued treatment and to give them a boost toward maturity.

Instruction concentrates on current issues: resolving conflicts, discussing strong feelings, processing solutions (as issues come up), helping young people to see their own and others' behavior objectively, gaining a sense of control over their behavior, and finding sources of self-confidence. We also apply the lessons of current experience to life "back home," sharing and working to resolve the frustrations, fears, angers, and perceived inadequacies that have led to their problems.