New Lifestyles

Young Adult Program

New Lifestyles Program Information

Gender: Coeducational
Ages: 18 - 26
Grades: College
Estimated Enrollment: 10
Length of Stay:
Program was founded in: 1985
Accreditations:

• Clinical Psychologists licensed by the State of Virginia

Affiliations:

• NATSAP-Full Member
• APA
• SACAVA

New Lifestyles Contact Information

Address:
230 West Boscawen Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: (540) 722-4521
Fax: (540) 722-0223
Email: drcuave@newlifestyles.net
Website: www.newlifestyles.net
School Contact: Tina Haslacker
Alternative Contact: Kenneth L. Cuave, Psy.D.
Therapy Provided?: Yes

Program Description:

New Lifestyles is an intensive, therapeutic program for emerging adults located at the northern tip of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia.

Committed to the unique needs of individuals ages 18 to 26, New Lifestyles provides a clinically intensive transition experience for students with average to above average intellect who present with Axis I and/or Axis II diagnoses to include:

• mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder);


• anxiety disorders;


• eating disorders;


• personality disorders and traits (dependent, avoidant, narcissistic, etc.);


• learning and attention disorders; and


• Aspergers disorder


For students, New Lifestyles offers the ability to grow and thrive beyond current limitations and discomforts while making friends and continuing educational and/or career development. At New Lifestyles, the decision to enroll in a program need not mean isolation from other young adults and educational pursuits.

For parents, New Lifestyles offers the ability to foster their child’s development and success as an emerging adult, and the opportunity for an exceptional value when the cost of comprehensive services is compared to other programs. Parents also have an opportunity to participate in multi-family workshops where they meet other families struggling with similar issues.

New Lifestyles is successful at providing a sense of freedom and autonomy to program participants within the context of a safe and nurturing environment. Our intensive services support but do not overwhelm emerging adults. The New Lifestyles approach integrates several components. These include:

-Clinical services
-Immersion in “real-life”
-Family involvement
-Behavioral support
-Autonomy and independence
-Clinical Services

Individual psychotherapy two to four times weekly
Group psychotherapy at least four times weekly
Psychiatric consultation (adjunct services)
Our list of current groups

Immersion in “Real-Life”

-Private living quarters in New Lifestyles houses (separate men’s and women’s facilities)
-Life skills practice including cooking, shopping, and maintenance of personal living space
-Community recreation opportunities
-Educational Options

Family Involvement

-Family phone conferences weekly
-Family therapy quarterly
-Multi-family workshops quarterly

Behavioral Support

-Phase reward system
-Behavioral economy and opportunities to earn money within the program
-Autonomy and Independence
-Goal setting and individual determination in treatment plan devleopment
-Opportunities for high school completion or college coursework
-Opportunities for employement and career development

New Lifestyles assists individuals with concerns about transition from:

-Home
-College
-Boarding school
-Residential treatment
-Wilderness treatment
-Other program or psychiatric facilities

Transitional difficulties are often the result of underlying and less apparent problems. Unrecognized due to either reluctance of the individual, family, and even professionals to clinically label adolescents and emerging adults, or to the fact that these issues in many instances are “emerging” and have not met criteria for diagnosis, these presentations require accurate identification and treatment directives. A clinical perspective is therefore critical in understanding and remediating transitional difficulties.

Psychological difficulties may include the emergence or presence of any of the following (Axis I) symptoms or diagnoses:

-Depression
-Bi-polar disorder
-Anxiety disorder
-Verbal learning disability
-Nonverbal learning disability
-Aspergers disorder
-Eating disorder
-Substance abuse

Although frequently managed in outpatient settings, the above clinical presentations are sometimes unresponsive to treatment based on complications presented by emerging or apparent personality traits. These personality styles may include characteristics of:

-Entitlement/Narcissism
-Dependence
-Avoidance
-Passive aggressiveness
-Oppositionalism
-Borderline functioning

All New Lifestyles students have an opportunity to participate in a comprehensive psychological evaluation as a component of their placement. Additionally, a consulting psychiatrist evaluates students who have been prescribed or who might benefit from psychotropic medications.The Clinical team, with the benefit of assessment data and consultation, and in conjunction with input from the students and parents, then form a comprehensive treatment approach for each student.

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