?Recovery and Academics through Nature, Counseling, and Healing?
Parent Introduction Packet
Table of Contents
Introduction?
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Program Philosophy?
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The R.A.N.C.H. Experience?
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Some Important Tools for Change?
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Camp Rules?
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Rules for Family Visits and Outings?
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Important Program Regulations?
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Consequences?
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Daily Schedule?
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Introduction
Resolution Ranch is a 24-hour a day, 7-day a week therapeutic camp for male residents, ages 13-17 years old. Resolution Ranch is designed around addressing the need for behavioral modification of young men dealing with or suffering from discipline problems, lack or respect for authority and the law, poor academic achievement, family dysfunction, substance abuse and addiction, self-mutilation, violent tendencies, depression and much more. Our motto for the Resolution R.A.N.C.H. Experience is ?Recovery and Academics through Nature, Counseling, and Healing.?
Resolution Ranch is centered on change, honesty, and trust, with a core foundation of individual and group therapy sessions and outdoor activities to provide a nurturing environment for making positive life changes.
The length of stay varies according to resident needs and contract. In general, self-referred residents can expect to be in Resolution Ranch for three months. Of course, each client is unique and each teen brings their own level of abilities, commitment and motivation. Therefore, length of stay varies for each individual and is contingent upon counselor assessment.
Aside from being a residential camp, Resolution Ranch is a fully-functional longhorn cattle ranch sitting upon more than 400 acres in the pristine Texas countryside. As a resident, along with his recovery, your child will learn how to apply the skills and knowledge gained in the program towards hands-on ranch work.
We know that the difficult decision to place your child in a treatment facility is extremely difficult. To help ease this process, we are committees to communicating with you on a regular basis regarding your child?s progress and recovery. The following are some of our policies that pertain to this communication as well as other pertinent information regarding our program policies, rules, and procedures.
If you have any further questions or concerns not addressed in this packet, please feel free to contact us at any time.
Program Philosophy
The Philosophy of Resolution Ranch is based on a commitment to personal growth through change, honesty, trust, experiencing nature and people helping people. We employ this philosophy in all of our day-to-day activities in this program. We are a family?a group of people involved in the total sharing of our lives. We know that change happens as a result of meaningful sharing and honest relationships. We also know that growth in the areas of honesty, trust, improved relationships, responsibility, and stress management will reduce your child?s dependence on unmanageable behavior, thus increasing his ability to find joy and fulfillment in his life.
Change
In the past, addiction was a way of life for your child. It was not just a habit, but rather an obsession, which led him down a path of self-destruction. Here at Resolution Ranch, he will have the opportunity to discover a totally new way of living.
This is a place of change, and all changes, no matter good or bad, bring stress in our lives. If you are going to bring positive changes in your life, expect some feelings of discomfort and even hurt along the way. Remember, change takes time, do not expect instant gratification.
In this program, as in life, we should constantly asses our lives and behaviors, and seek to employ changes as they become necessary. Here at Resolution Ranch your son will learn this invaluable skill. After all, the only thing that happens consistently in life is change.
Honesty
Honesty is the bare necessity to a successful recovery. It is the fuel that drives meaningful change; without it, your child will leave here the same person he was when he arrived ? riffled with problems and addicted to negative behavior.
Learning to be honest will take a lot of effort. In fact, for many of our sons, dishonesty has been as much a part of our lives as the air we breathe. Although dishonesty has been a cause of much pain in his life, like alcohol or drugs, he felt he could not live without it. When we are dishonest, either to ourselves or with others, we cannot expose our true feelings. And without being in touch with our feelings, we cannot help ourselves to change our lives.
At Resolution Ranch, we deal with dishonesty in the same way that we deal with any other threat to our lives?swiftly, openly and conclusively. In other words, any violation of the honesty ethic becomes an issue for the entire family at Resolution Ranch. Everyone grows by dealing with the causes and effects of dishonesty in an open and honest manner.
Trust
If you?re like everyone else in this world, you?ve been hurt by someone you trusted?parents, friends, loved ones, and the list goes on and on. So why should you trust this program or the people in it now? Well, what choice do you have? Unless you start trusting in someone or something outside yourself, you?re doomed to stay where you are now?trapped in anger and addiction. Your being here is proof that you need help. It is also proof that you are willing to make change. The next step is to trust the program and people in it to lead you to a life of recovery.
Experiencing Nature
Many of us, especially when consumed by addiction, lose touch with life, who we are, and what we are a part of. The healing philosophy of Resolution Ranch supports the idea that no man is an island, meaning that our actions and lives have far-reaching repercussions, and that we are responsible to not only ourselves, but to the world around us. This includes other people, as well as the environment and other living things. At Resolution Ranch we get you back in touch with the world you have strayed from with a variety of activities including but no limited to hiking, camping, ranching, horseback riding, tending to animals, gardening, composting, fishing, water sports, food preparation and recycling.
People Helping People
After introducing your child into Resolution Ranch it is natural to feel misplaced, scared, alone, and even angry. But what you must accept is that you are no different from any other parent or staff here. We have all either gone through or are currently experiencing what you are at this moment. It is this uniting factor that fuels the R.R. Philosophy of People Helping People. Let others help your son, listen to their advice, feedback, and constructive criticism. If you don?t like what you hear, still keep an open ear, because sometimes what we need is not what we want.
The R.A.N.C.H. Experience
The Resolution Ranch Program Philosophy and Concepts are implemented in the day-to-day workings of the camp via the R.A.N.C.H. Experience: Recovery and Academics through Nature, Counseling, and Healing. The R.A.N.C.H acronym will be integral to your stay here helping bring focus for each level you reach. Each level has five main concepts around which various written work and activities are centered.
Level 1 (Orientation): Ranch Hands
- Respect
- Awareness
- Narrative
- Constructive Criticism
- Honesty
Level 2: Cattle Men
- Responsibility
- Acknowledgement
- New Beginnings
- Character
- Heart
Level 3: Ropers
- Resolve
- Admission
- Nurture
- Change
- Humility
Level 4: Wranglers
- Relationships
- Amends
- Nourishment
- Confidence
- Helpfulness
Level 5: Cowboys
- Reexamine
- Affirm
- Navigate
- Commit
- Hope
Some Important Tools for Change
We have numerous activities within our program. All of these activities are designed to provide your son with the tools to change and grow in ways that will increase your abilities to live a better life.
Special care is given to ensure that scheduled activities accommodate the diverse needs of all residents. Resolution Ranch provides a drug free environment where personal, emotional, mental and spiritual growth can take place. The program emphasis is to teach and enhance basic communication skills, develop awareness and insights into past destructive patterns, improve self-esteem, instill self-responsibility, establish options and alternative plans for leisure time activities and, overall, learn how to make choices that will support your desire for life-long sobriety.
Academics
Resolution Ranch is as much dedicated to educational success as it is to recovery. Every resident will be in school for a minimum of 10 hours per week. Your child?s course of study will be tailored to meet his individual grade level and needs.
Education is coordinated through independent study programs and proctored by a credentialed teacher. We will make every attempt to arrange for continued study from your child?s current school, but there are other options as well. Although we are not an accredited school, we can arrange for credits to be attained through an accredited independent study program such as the University of Nebraska, Texas Tech, University of Texas, or many others. We do not endorse any one specific program. Take your time and research several, and choose the one that best suits your child?s needs.
In addition, Resolution Ranch offers individual tutoring and consultation often lacking in our nation?s overcrowded classrooms. We also work hard to prepare those individuals in need standardized test preparation for TAKS, SAT, GED, CHSPE, high school exit exams, and much more.
Since many of our residents struggle with getting good grades, ADD/ADHD and other concentration inhibiting disorders, peer pressure, and a general lack of confidence in their own academic abilities, we know that school is often the most difficult environment for teenagers today. We also know, however, that a solid education opens up many doors in life, crucial to prolonged security and happiness. It is our priority to reinstate the values of hard work, organization, and responsibility that come with being a model student. Learning is the key to giving your son options in life, and a huge tool in promoting the growth and change integral to his recovery and personal development.
Community Service
Every week certain residents will go off property to participate in various community service based activities for the city of Cameron, Texas. All hours will be documented and applicable to any court ordered service mandate.
Family Services
In an effort to assist residents, their families and concerned friends to understand the effects of addiction, and to rebuild core foundations of communication, respect, trust, and love, Resolution Ranch provides a family program and family weekend retreats to address these issues.
Parents are encouraged to participate in the family program after each resident has completed their orientation period (first 30 days). After completing orientation, family members can write, call, and visit the resident at Resolution Ranch. Written contact can happen as often as you like, phone calls are limited to one 10-minute call per week, and visits can occur up to 36 hours every 3 weeks. This is all contingent of course on resident behavior, and what is best for your recovery at the moment.
Family therapy with the licensed therapist, along with family-resident-counselor consultation is encouraged here at resolution Ranch. We need to address and correct the negative issues surrounding your home life?communication barriers, stresses, and possible threats to your child?s sobriety before he graduates and leaves Resolution Ranch. We believe strongly in family, and bringing them back together is what we do.
Family weekend retreats are scheduled biannually at Resolution Ranch, as a way to emphasize the family unit even more. Parents and residents together participate in daily activities and meetings. These weekends are highly anticipated, entertaining, and emotional, giving the chance for families to help families.
Group Sessions
Group sessions at Resolution Ranch are designed to look at reoccurring behaviors, address issues and vent feelings. Residents will have plenty of opportunity to examine their own values and behavior patterns with the help of peers in small and entire community group settings. The goals of the group sessions will include improved self-esteem, self-awareness, self-understanding, self-acceptance, improved trust levels and enhanced interpersonal communication. It is our hope that the tools and skills gained will be instrumental in your quest for a better life.
Content of the groups will vary. The aim is to realistically focus on the individual?s feelings and awareness as they affect the present moment. Here we attempt to know others and ourselves as thinking, feeling persons and identify our defenses (denial, rationalization, projection and protection) that prevent this discovery.
Individual Consultation & Life Space Interviews
Individual Consultation is conducted between each camper and a licensed therapist once a week, or as needed. Individual concerns and problems are dealt with during these sessions. In addition, treatment plans, goals, objectives and progress evaluations are discussed.
Bear in mind, all Resolution Ranch staff are available for individual consultation sessions on an as needed basis. Your child is encouraged to get to know each staff member and to request ?life space interviews? to discuss personal issues.
Level Work
Level Work is the ?guts? of our program. In consists of the written assignments your child will complete on his journey through the levels. Each level highlights 5 core concepts of the R.A.N.C.H. experience and is designed to be a catalyst in recovery. Time to work on Level work is scheduled daily, but as always free time may be used as well
After completing the required level work packets and assignments for a level, your child will submit it for review to his primary counselor. After it has been read and approved, his counselor will submit a level change request form to their Lead Staff for final approval. After Lead Staff approval is granted, he will be given a date in which he may attempt to move up. Your child may not move up the levels unless he completes all required level work.
Religious Services
Our ultimate goal at Resolution Ranch is to help with your child?s recovery. This can only be accomplished through spiritual growth and awareness. Religious preference is not the issue here. What is important is becoming aware and in contact with a higher power.
Resolution Ranch believes that spiritual renewal of the individual is an essential part of recovery. The primary counselor is responsible for ensuring that the effective and efficient coordination of spiritual awareness and growth experiences at Resolution Ranch are accomplished in a manner that is both congruent with and supportive of each resident.
Residents will be allowed to attend a Sunday church service (either off site, or with an in house minister) if they so desire. Alternate activities will be available for those who do not wish to attend. The resolution Ranch program, in congruence with AA/NA, references ?God? as a label for each person?s personal spiritual higher power. Resolution Ranch claims no specific religious affiliation, will be tolerant of all religious and spiritual beliefs, and will make every attempt to accommodate appropriate needs.
Camp Rules
Cardinal Rules
As in any family, we have rules and general guidelines for acceptable behaviors and attitudes. Our community at Resolution Ranch has 11 of these Cardinal rules that must be followed at all times. Learning Experiences for these rules vary from case to case, but usually include Work Detail, followed by some degree of Loss of Privileges.
(1) No Drugs or Alcohol.
- This includes knowledge of anyone using or possessing drugs. This includes using prescription drugs or other chemicals as inhalants. This includes any conspiracy or knowledge of a conspiracy to use drugs.
(2) No Physical or Verbal Acts or Threats of Violence.
- This includes verbal or physical threats as well as provocation. This also includes initiations, unsupervised wrestling or boxing, grabbing, holding or forcing someone against his will.
(3) No Stealing.
- This includes borrowing staff or other resident?s possessions without written permission from staff. This also includes stealing or hoarding food from the kitchen.
(4) No Destruction or Damage to any Camp or Personal Property.
- This includes defacing, tagging, marking and carving of any kind.
(5) No Breach of Confidentiality.
- This includes discussing other resident?s issues with ANYONE other than R.R. Staff. This also includes shaming; mocking or intentionally humiliating another resident?s confidential issues shared in-group. We all need to feel sage in our sharing.
(6) No Sexual Activity.
- This includes any simulation of an act of anal intercourse, genital stimulation, erotic activity, touching another, oral sex or any type of sexual come-ons.
(7) No Disobeying Staff.
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No AWOP (Absent Without Permission).
- This includes attempting to leave the property as well as being involved in a conspiracy to leave the property (AWOL). This also includes tampering with the door alarms.
(9) No Mutilation of Oneself or Others.
- This includes burning, drawing, cutting, tattooing, piercing or any other form of mutilation.
(10) No Out of Bounds.
(11) No Failure to Submit to Take a Drug Test or be Searched When Staff Needs.
General Rules
In addition to the 11 Cardinal Rules, there are 11 less severe General Rules, which are also in affect during your entire stay. The Learning Experience for breaking a general rule is either an immediate zero or a redirection and then a zero. If you have received multiple zeros for the same infraction, insight writing or some degree of loss of privilege is employed. The general rules are:
(1) No cursing.
(2) No racial or equally derogatory slurs.
(3) No disrespecting staff.
(4) No splitting staff (This means asking different staff the same question hoping for
a different response.
(5) No horseplay.
(6) T.B.C. (Time Bound Commitment)
(7) No haircutting. (With out staff permission.)
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No drug glorification.
(9) No gang activity (Including wearing baseball caps in any way other than forward,
making gang signs, drawing or writing gang material, glorifying gangs or wearing any clothing attributed to gangs; and no sagging).
(10) No using the TV, stereo or any other electronic equipment without permission.
(11) Shoes and shirts must be worn at all times when outside one?s room.
Group Rules
Group Rules are necessary to follow to ensure a safe, respectful circle of trust. Any group rule infraction has an immediate zero consequence.
(1) T.B.C. Residents must be in-group no later than 5 minutes after group is called.
Group officially starts when the facilitator arrives in group.
(2) No cross-talking. This means no talking when others are talking.
(3) No horseplay.
(4) No slouching or sleeping.
(5) No playing with animals during group.
(6) No leaving group for any reason. Use your T.B.C. to use the bathroom before
entering to group.
(7) No eating, drinking or spitting.
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Eye contact
(9) Feedback and lots of it.
Dormitory Rules
(1) The last one out of the room is responsible for turning the light off.
(2) All lights in the room must be out at 10:00 P.M. (M-TH) 12:00 am (F-S)
(3) No eating, drinking, storing food or storing drink in your room.
(4) Nothing is to be left lying on your bed after it is made.
(5) All beds should be made once you wake up and kept until you use them at night.
(6) All rooms and personal areas should be kept neat and clean at all times.
(7) No horseplay in your room.
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No one may go into the staff quarters without staff permission.
(9) Dirty clothing must be cleaned in a timely mater.
(10) Slippers or sandals must be worn at all times.
(11) No borrowing or using another resident?s clothes without staff permission.
(12) No exercising in the rooms.
(13) No lying on the floor.
Lodge Rules
(1) The TV and Stereo may only be used during appropriate hours. Staff must give
permission for the use of either piece.
(2) No one may go into the billiards loft without staff permission, and it may only be
used during appropriate hours.
(3) The lodge is to be straightened up after meetings, groups, etc.
(4) Furniture cushions are to stay in place at all times. They are not to be used as
pillows.
(5) No sleeping or lying down is allowed in the lodge except during specified
relaxation or meditation times.
(6) No exercising in the lodge.
Meal Rules
(1) All residents must be seated at the tables and silent within 5 minutes of the meal
call.
(2) Grace will be given either by a staff or a resident.
(3) The meal is served after grace and staff, guests and kitchen help are served first.
(4) Residents should line up at the cafeteria, and sit at the appropriate table.
(5) During the meal, there should be no horseplay or loud talking.
(6) No one can leave the dining area until everyone is done eating, the tables are
cleared and cleaned and staff has dismissed everyone.
Orientation Rules
While you are on Orientation, along with adhering to all the above program rules, there are certain orientation specific rules that you must follow until you move up.
(1) Shadow. For your first seven days at Resolution Ranch you will be assigned to an upper level shadow. You must be within arm?s length of your shadow at all times.
(2) You may not communicate with any other orientations. This includes verbal and nonverbal forms (e.g., smiling, gesturing, eye signals etc.). This may seem silly, but it is a very important rule. All orientations still have a street mentality, are homesick, and more than likely not happy to be here. Negativity breeds more negativity, so we prevent you from communicating with residents that may be a hindrance to you recovery.
(3) 30-day Blackout. For your first month here you may not have any communication with any one outside of Resolution Ranch (no phone calls, mail, gifts, or visits). This includes family members.
Rules for Family Visits and Outings
Hours:
Visiting hours are from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
The Sign Out sheet must be signed at departure and arrival. All residents will return to the camp no later then 7:00 p.m. And the parents will have to leave for the night. Visits should last no longer than 36 hrs.
Rules:
1. No alcohol, narcotics or firearms allowed on RR Property (this includes intoxicated
visitors).
2. Residents may not hold keys or cigarettes for visitors.
3. Do not sit in the car with your teen just to talk.
4. No friends or girlfriends of residents allowed on property at any time.
5. The residents are not allowed to have extra snack without staff permission (candy,
sodas, chips, beef jerky, chocolate, etc.).
6. Residents must be on time for all scheduled ranch activities.
7. Residents will not be able to leave the property unless they have reached level 3 or
above.
8. Residents will follow the same rules that they follow at the camp.
9. Residents will not manipulate their parents.
10. On the first on-site visit, the resident and family will have a shadow.
11. Residents will only spend the night out with special permission from the
Administrator.
12. If you are spending the night off property or going on an extended home pass a
separate contract will also apply.
Please remember that visits are meant to serve as a tool in bringing your family closer together. Parents and residents are advised that if the visit begins to turn manipulative, threatening, or generally negative they should return to the ranch to better resolve the issue with staff assistance.
Visits may be shortened or terminated at any time if these rules are not followed or if the visit proves to be destructive to recovery.
Important Program Regulations
The 30-Day Blackout
For the first 30 days, your child is under a communication blackout?he is not eligible to receive phone calls, mail, or visits. This is a difficult but necessary tool designed to allow your child time to reflect without distraction. During this time, your child will gain an appreciation for the people he once misused and mistrusted. We will be calling you for a weekly progress report during this blackout period to relay important information about your son.
Phone Call Policy
When your child is admitted to the program, we will arrange a ?call time.? This will be a specific time for your weekly phone call to your child. It is your responsibility to call us at that time. If you wish to reschedule your call time, you must let us know one week in advance. Emergency exceptions will be made, of course, but as we endeavor to keep your child on a regimented schedule, you can help us reinforce this by adhereing to your mutually agreed upon call time. Phone calls will be limited to 10 minutes, which will be strictly enforced.
Mail and Gifts
After the 30-Day Blackout mail can be sent and received as often as you and your child wish. Any family other than the immediate family that you wish to allow contact with your child must be submitted prior to mail acceptance. We require a list of each persons full legal name, relationship, mailing address, and phone number. Contact with friends or girlfriends are strictly prohibited.
You may also e-mail your teen at the teen mailbox e-mail address, and we will print them out and deliver them to your child. They will not be able to respond to any e-mails.
Unless it is your child?s birthday or Christmas, we would like to discourage you from sending gifts. Sometimes parents feel guilty that they have had to send their child away, and try to assuage that guilt through gift giving. Do not feel bad. You have already given your child an amazing gift by sending him to Resolution Ranch for a new start.
Progress Reports
Written progress reports will be sent by email once every two weeks and phone progress reports will be made on the alternating weeks. These will be comprehensive reports given by your child?s primary counselor. As always, if you would like more information regarding your son, feel free to call us anytime.
Trips Off Property
From time to time, we will reward certain residents by taking them o trips off the property this includes camping trips, trips to historical locations, museums, or other places of interest. If it is going to be an overnight outing, ever attempt will be made to contact you in advance.
Medication
All medications are kept in a locked cabinet near the office. Medications are self-administered at the proper time and under the supervision of the proper staff. A log is maintained in the office and it contains the resident?s name and what kind of medication they are taking. All over the counter drugs normally available in drug stores (vitamins, aspirin, cold tablets, dietary supplements, etc.) are also kept in the cabinet and may only be taken under appropriate staff supervision.
Drug Testing
Random urine tests will be given on all residents when the staff decides. The purpose of this test is to verify that you are following the camp?s rule of no drugs. Failure to be tested could result in immediate consequences.
Some visitors, if suspected of intoxication, may also be tested and/or searched. Failure to submit is grounds for an automatic revoking of your scheduled visit, and you will be asked to leave Resolution Ranch property.
Resident Dress Code
Residents are expected to dress appropriately and respectfully at all times.
(1) No piercings of any kind allowed.
(2) Tank tops or swimming wear are only allowed during appropriate recreational and exercise activities.
(3) Shoes and shirts are required at all time.
(4) Tee shirts or tank tops that glorify drugs or other negative life styles will not be allowed.
(5) Cut shirts and clothing with tears or holes are not allowed at any time.
(6) Footwear must be appropriate for the specific activity at hand.
Consequences as Learning Experiences
Zeros
Zeros are a reminder that a rule has been broken, and when a resident receives a zero they are expected to change their actions immediately. When a zero is given to you by a counselor, the proper response is ?Thank you,? followed by a positive behavior shift. Do not argue or talk back to a counselor when you receive a zero, or you will be issued another.
Each counselor will have a zero log sheet on them at all times, and zeros will be tallied and recorded on the white board periodically throughout the day. Each zero equates to 45 minutes of work detail on Sunday (i.e., 3 zeros in a week means you must put in 2 hours and 15 minutes of work the following Sunday).
When a resident receives 3 zeros in one day, they will receive one day of Work Detail (see below). A resident who receives 5 zeros in a week will have L.O.P. (see below) for one week. A resident who receives 7 or more zeros in one week will be assigned 3-5 days of Work Detail, followed by some degree of L.O.P. for one week.
Insight Writing
A popular learning experience used in Resolution Ranch is called insight-writing assignments. Insight writing assignments vary in length, content, and time allotted to complete depending on the resident and offense. All reports must be completed on time, and completely to the counselor who assigned it. Failure to do so is a Cardinal Offense.
Some examples of when insight writing would be employed are as follows:
1: A resident keeps glorifying drugs after several redirections and zeros. A counselor assigns him a 10-page report on 10 reasons it is inappropriate to glorify drugs at Resolution Ranch.
2: A resident keeps going for seconds at dinner and throwing away most of his food. A counselor gives him a redirection to raise his awareness, and assigns him a 5-page report on Starvation and Malnutrition.
3: A resident keeps speaking out in group, and interrupting other residents during their share time. He has already received a zero for this today. The facilitator of the group assigns him a 7-page report on ?Why I should respect others.?
Extra Duties/Chores and GI
Extra duties and chores are often the best way to provide a reminder that a behavior is not appropriate. For instance, a resident who forgets to do one day of kitchen duties may be assigned to complete two days of kitchen duty the following week. A resident who neglects to wash his clothes one week may be assigned to do laundry every day the following week.
GI or General Inspection is a term used which means to thoroughly clean. This is another way in which a learning experience can reinforce a change in someone?s behaviors. For example, if you refused to clean your room in the morning, you might be directed to GI your room on Sunday.
Loss of Privileges (L.O.P.)
L.O.P. or Loss of Privileges means that for a designated time your child loses certain privileges. It is designed as a learning experience to increase his gratitude and make him appreciate what he is given. L.O.P. has 3 degrees of increasing severity?that is the more privileges lost.
1st Degree: Loss of Recreational Time and Free Time (no movies, pool, group activities, outdoor activities, candy, soda, or dessert). While on L.O.P. your child may not attempt to move up?moving up is a privilege, and if you are breaking rules, you are not displaying appropriate actions to move to a higher level.
2nd Degree: Loss of the above plus loss of special outings or activities (no camping trips, off property excursions, outside meetings, etc.). You will also have extra duties and chores.
3rd Degree: Loss of the above plus assigned insight writing.
Work Detail
If you repeatedly offend, or break any Cardinal Rules, you will receive 1-5 days of Work Detail. Work Detail is labor or chore intensive consequence in which you are separated from the Ranch Community and all of its normal scheduled activities. You are also on a 3rd Degree L.O.P. status. Following your Work Detail shift, you will have to write a 5-page report detailing why you got work detail, what you learned, and what the community can expect from you. You will read this to the group, and they will give you feedback. You will be let back into the ranch community pending counselor approval. Following any time spent on wok detail, you will be on some degree of L.O.P. status for twice as many days as your work detail shift.
Room Ban
On occasion if a resident becomes uncontrollably violent, or poses any threat to the safety and welfare to anyone in the Resolution Ranch Community, Room Ban will be employed. While on room ban you must sit awake on your bed with no one else around except for a counselor or other appropriate staff member.
