Who tends to have the hardest time?
The challenges and freedoms of living in an open apartment setting can be a lot to handle. We have found this to be particularly true for some (not all) of the youngest adults — those in the 18 – 21 age range. Also, individuals who have spent long periods of time in hospitals, residential treatment facilities, or drug/alcohol rehabs may be accustomed to a highly structured environment. Because these situations may foster a reliance on external controls, they sometimes lead to behavior problems that are difficult to manage in our setting. We also acknowledge that a person who has been hospitalized many times will, upon coming to PT, go through an initial process of re-socialization that requires heightened levels of tolerance and responsiveness. When we evaluate a person for PT, we consider readiness, maturity, timing, needs and strengths, personal investment, as well as the factors above. Our program features relatively few imposed limits, no “lock-downs”, and we rarely physically rest
