Therapeutic Boarding School Of A Different Kind
Designed for teens who need to be active, Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI) is a world-class boarding school dedicated to helping teens work through challenges and build a life of purpose and well-being. TWAI accomplishes this by providing an unparalleled boarding school experience for struggling teens, elevated by a relationship-based therapeutic model. We are a […]
Our Story: Told By Parents, Students And Staff
At Turning Winds Academic Institute, transforming lives is our passion. We are crisis workers, interventionists, who are constantly made aware of how fragile life is. And yet, because of what we have seen, we are also believers–believers in the reality that people can conquer anything, when they have something worth fighting for. Parents of teens […]
How Drug Addiction Is Affecting Entire Families
It’s notable that addictions treatment isn’t just for the individual consumed by a substance. It’s also for the family that has to deal with that individual. The oldest teenager of a family playing home to other siblings will be an influence on younger brothers and sisters. Whether or not the addicted individual realizes this, or acts responsibly, their choices are […]
Shame, Shame, Go Away My Child Has A Disease, An Addiction
Our children’s substance abuse creates such isolation for beloved addicts and parents alike. It feels like others cannot possibly relate to our struggles as parents of addicts unless they, too, have been hunkered down in the trenches of fear, anger and shame. But I have great hope that as we spread the word about addiction […]
Teach Teens How To Combat Stress Using Social Media
Coping with stress in healthy ways is an increasingly critical life skill, and according to a recent (’12) Placer County teen survey, 88 percent of ninth and eleventh graders said they felt stressed, and 54 percent said they were always stressed. Christina Ivazes, the new Director/Coordinator of CPY, explains that substance abuse prevention for youth […]
Treatment For Oppositional And Defiant Teen Boys
With oppositional and defiant teens, there are several levels of behavior. Some throw anger tantrums with screaming and cursing, whereas others are physically abusive and violent. Usually, teens who are exhibiting oppositional and defiant behavior view themselves as a victim who is being treated unfairly. As a result, they feel as though their behavior is […]
Alcohol Recovery For Girls
Alcohol builds a physical dependency in the user over time. While most teenage girls between the ages of thirteen and eighteen simply cannot acquire enough alcohol during this period to build up such a dependency (though it’s certainly not impossible), even more damaging are the effects alcohol has on the minds and bodies of developing […]
Understanding Your Daughter’s Erratic Behavior And Why Therapy Is Needed
Your daughter’s erratic behavior and poor academic performance may be due to peer pressure, lack of self-confidence, depression or experimenting with harmful drugs. She may not want to communicate with you yet she desperately needs your help. She does not know how to ask for or accept it. The catalyst that set her off can […]
What Is Addiction?
With all of the pressures teens face while heading towards adulthood, it is no wonder they sometimes fall prey to addictions. These addictions can range from behavior quirks to actual drugs and alcohol and can limit their ability to live life to the fullest. As a parent, it can be exacerbating attempting to find common […]
Turning Winds Videos and Testimonials from Parents and Students
Turning Winds Academy Commencement Video – Students, Staff & Parents Speak Turning Winds – Help For Parents Of Troubled Teens – Kevin & Diane Parent Testimonial Boarding School Reviews – Student Testimonial Turning Winds Academic Institute – Valentina Turning Winds Interview with Student Turning Winds Interview with Student | Troy, Montana […]
