Copper Canyon Academy offers a full program of Equestrian Therapy, also known as Equine Assisted or Animal Assisted Therapy. This program is especially valuable to younger students, students who have a history of not responding well to traditional therapy, and to students with attachment/bonding issues. The Equine Therapy program is included in your daughter's tuition and is offered in addition to the existing individual and group therapy.
Stage Two: Contemplation
In the contemplation stage, your daughter begins to realize the consequences of her problem behavior and spends time thinking about her problem. She will consider the possibility of changing; however, she will feel ambivalent about it.
In this stage, your daughter will be considering the pros and cons of changing her behavior. Although she may be thinking about the negative consequences of her behavior, she is also thinking about the payoffs she receives by maintaining the behavior. She may doubt that the long-term benefits associated with changing will outweigh the short-term costs.
An adolescent may be in the contemplation stage for just a few weeks; others spend a lifetime just thinking about changing. During this time, the student is often more open to receiving information about her behavior, and is more willing to hear others and then reflect on her own feelings and thoughts about the problem behavior.