NARM: Empowering Equinox Students for Success in Programming and Beyond
Students at Equinox are embracing a powerful tool that goes beyond conventional learning approaches. NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is a transformative framework that equips students with technical skills and nurtures emotional intelligence, resilience, and adaptability. In this blog, we'll delve
Rock Climbing and the Experiential Education it Provides at Equinox RTC
At Equinox, we are proud of the incredible influence of rock climbing on our students' transformative journey. Led by Director of Recreation Therapy Natalie Stark, our indoor and outdoor rock climbing activities offer a unique and powerful experiential education. In
Empowering Your Child Through Experiential Education
Equinox understands how learning through experience is a transformative power in shaping young individuals' lives. In this blog post, we will delve into how our specialized approach at Equinox harnesses experiential education's benefits to unlock your teen's potential. By combining
Student-Chosen Guides Mentor and Celebrate the Journeys at Equinox
We have an intricate mentor system that pairs students with staff members, better known as guides. A guide can be any employee at Equinox chosen by the student after their first month in the program. Choosing their own guide is
How Does Fishing Improve My Child’s Mental State?
In today's fast-paced and technology-driven world, children are often exposed to high levels of stress and pressure from various sources. As parents, we constantly strive to find activities to promote our children's mental well-being and provide them with a healthy
Help Your Teen Overcome Struggles: Equinox’s Healing Gap Year
If you’ve gotten to the point where you feel like you have tried every single avenue and nothing is getting through to your teenager, it’s time to seek outside help. An extended enrollment at a therapeutic program like Equinox is
Relational Trauma in Teenagers: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Most people think of trauma as something that happens only in cases of abuse or severe violence. However, trauma can occur in any situation where there is a significant disruption in the development of a secure attachment between a child
Beneficial BFFs: Building Relationship Skills for Future Mental Health
Beneficial BFFs: Building Relationship Skills for Future Mental Health As our children move through adolescence, it’s natural to begin building relationship skills. Often, many hit a wall with social growth and fail to make positive advances though. Those that struggle to
Social Media Warning Signs for Boys
Given the high prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, children are beginning to become exposed to a much wider range of content at much younger ages. It’s inevitable that children and adolescents are going to be exposed to social
Emotional Issues In Teen Boys: Getting Teen Boys Talking About Emotions
Beginning from when most children are able to walk, talk, and begin to express themselves they are assigned and enforced upon gender roles. Gender roles are unwritten “rules” created by our society that speak to how boys and girls should