Imagine U Summer Program

Get Started with

Imagine

U Summer

4-week program

Get Started with Imagine U Summer 4-week program

Imagine what this summer could look like for your teen with the support of our Imagine U program. By helping our clients discover the power of self-insight and supporting them as they build healthy coping skills, we can help your teen thrive. This summer program involves more than just therapy—it incorporates team-building projects and academic endeavors that will help your teen develop both emotionally and socially. Our highly-skilled team of experts is passionate about helping adolescents find the solutions they need to succeed in the long term.

What Is the Imagine U Program?

Our standard Imagine program is 10–12 weeks in duration. However, the Imagine U program is a four-week program designed to help adolescents in our community gain new emotional and behavioral skills that they can use to manage their day-to-day life.

The hallmark of our program is insight: specifically, helping our clients gain insight into their current thought processes and behaviors. These insights can promote healthy living skills, emotional regulation, and social engagement through intensive short-term interventions.

Getting Started

Clients begin by building insight through cognitive-behavioral techniques in a group setting. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is one of the most effective treatment methods for teens—it helps them understand and identify problematic thoughts, develop problem-solving skills, and create healthier patterns of behavior. A group setting allows clients to learn from each other’s experiences and also provides a supportive environment for teens to practice new skills. Various meditation and mindfulness techniques are also introduced to encourage self-reflection and self-regulation.

We are excited to offer adolescents and their families a new and unique experience in Summer 2023! Imagine U combines a concentrated-clinical environment with engaging STEM learning activities in one program. Upon graduation your child will leave with improved insight, strengthened social skills, and a completed STEM project they created. Call our team for more details- we look forward to seeing you this summer!

Shane Duty, Imagine Corporate Director

Skill-Building and Emotional
Regulation Groups

Moving from a cognitive-behavioral approach, clients then begin participating in a combination of skill-building and emotional regulation groups. Centered on psychoeducation, these groups will also involve role-playing and peer interaction. Group content is pulled from various evidence-based therapy (EBT) models in order to meet the needs of each client on an individual basis.

Clients then make a clear move from the theoretical to the practical by learning to implement the skills they’ve learned in social settings. This can help clients:

Manage Anxiety

Discover how to effectively manage anxiety and overcome fear

Find Self-confidence

Develop self-confidence through active problem solving

Choose Health

Make healthy lifestyle choices

Stay On Course

Gain better self-control in social situations

STEM Projects

Clients will have the ability to participate in athletic team-building exercises, team STEM projects, or a combination of both. For clients who choose the athletic route, they’ll exercise in a local gym where they’ll receive instruction from our staff as well as work in groups to create success-oriented goals.

In the STEM portion of the program, clients will design projects and receive guidance on how to think critically and work together as a team. These activities are designed to help our clients learn emotional regulation while honing in on academic achievement during the summer break. If a longer programming duration is selected, clients may have the ability to participate in both sets of activities.

Get Started with the Imagine U Summer Program

By meeting our clients where they are and providing opportunities for growth, we are committed to helping your teen develop the skills they need. Our four-week summer program highlights Imagine Boise’s unique approach to helping adolescents learn healthy coping strategies and gain self-confidence.

Danielle Fanopoulos

Corporate Director of Outreach-Imagine

(208) 954-6626
[email protected]