"Problems Don't Occur In A Vacuum, Neither Do Solutions"

Guest: Janet Farnsworth

Allen is joined by Janet Farnsworth, program director of Alpine Academy, to discuss Alpine Academy's unique

and highly sophisticated therapeutic program, level system and token economy that assists the staff in

modifying behaviors using a rational that adolescent girls understand, as well as point to the direct

consequences of their behavior. Teaching interactions, role-plays, positive correction activities, and skills

such as: accepting the decisions of others, appropriately disagreeing, developing empathy for others, and

expressing feelings help students replace inappropriate behavior with socially appropriate

behavior.