Turning Winds Academic Institute

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Does your teenager exhibit negative behaviors such as anger, defiance, rebelliousness, impulsivity, stealing, or manipulation? Is your child suffering from lack of motivation, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma-related issues, bereavement, or attachment issues? Is your child abusing drugs or alcohol? Do you feel your child is bright and talented but you are wondering why he or she is underachieving?

If you are looking for ways to help your teenager, look no further. Turning Winds can help you.

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Established in 2002 and located in a beautiful campus in Troy, MT, Turning Winds Academic Institute can be the answer that parents of troubled teens have been waiting for. It specializes in providing therapeutic help to troubled teenagers suffering from various problems, including:

Adoption and Attachment issues
Anger issues
Anxiety disorders
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Defiance issues
Depression issues
Developmental disorder
Impulsivity
Lack of Motivation

Lack of self-esteem
Manic–depressive disorder
Manipulation
Poor academic achievement
Rebelliousness
Running Away
Substance Abuse
Trauma-related issues
Weight disorder issues

Turning Winds utilizes a proven program that combines various cognitive, behavioral and eclectic approaches with known therapeutic methods to approach the most common problems that at-risk youth face. Therapy is a huge component of the program; there will be regular therapy sessions and one-one-one counseling all aimed to mentally strengthen teens and assist them in finding effective ways in managing stress. After a Turning Winds’ program, teenagers are usually able to re-integrate into their families and continue productively with their lives.

Turning Winds offers various academic programs to ensure that each teen is continuously learning. The school has license and accreditation to give high school diplomas to students who finish the required courses. Students that earn credits through TWAI can also transfer to other schools and carry over the credits that they earned. Turning Winds also offers a college preparatory program, preparation and testing for CLEP, and a college program that is offered Brigham Young University (BYU) for distance education.

In brief, TWAI:

Is a residential therapeutic school that helps troubled teens.
It provides help for most kinds of teenage problems.
It is a residential program that typically runs for 12 months
It is nationally accredited by NWAC and NIPSA. Credits can be used to gain high school diploma or when transferring to a different school.
Students can earn a high school diploma or earn up to 20 college credits, which is almost a full year of college
All personnel working at Turning Winds are experienced professionals of their fields. Teachers are certified by the state, and the therapists and the clinical team are fully certified and licensed by the state of Montana

To get a better idea on how Turning Winds can help your family, call 1-800-845-1380 to speak to a professional counselor.