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Further Research
- Aspen Programs Help Teens Feel Better About Themselves
- Aspen Programs Succeed Where Others Don't
- Better Lives For Teens
- Aspen Helps Families
- Results One Year Later
- Read the Entire Initial Study (pdf)
- Read the Entire One Year Later Follow Up Study (pdf)
Funding for this study was provided by Aspen Education Group
Outcomes
The Nation's First Study of Private Residential Treatment Programs Shows: Teens Improve at Aspen Education Group
Between August 2003 and January 2006, Aspen Education Group participated in the nation's first large-scale study of its kind, measuring the effectiveness of Aspen's private residential programs for teens and their families. The study collected survey responses, both at program admission and then again at discharge, from 993 young people ages 13-18, enrolled in Aspen's residential programs. The study also collected responses from their parents or guardians. The following are highlights that might prove valuable in evaluating your decision to enroll your child in a private residential program.
This ground breaking study was conducted by an independent research company, Canyon Research and Consulting, with oversight by the Western Institutional Review Board. Results of this study were presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association - August 2006.
Aspen's Programs Reduce Behavioral Problems
Teens Are Behaving Better As A Result Of Aspen's Programs
What Parents And Their Teens Told Researchers
At admission to the program, common behaviors included:
- Aggressiveness
- Withdrawal
- Rule breaking
Why This May Be Important To You
Both parents and teens agreed the teens' behavior was not in the normal range of a typical teenager prior to treatment. However, at discharge, teens were far more cooperative, with their negative behaviors diminished to 'normal' levels.
