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Evidence-Based Treatment Models

Many of the youth who are placed at Denver Children's Home have been placed as a result of impulsive behaviors, difficulty regulating and dealing with their own emotions, self destructive or suicidal behaviors, and difficulties in relationships with others.  Evidence-based treatment and prevention practices are those that research has proved effective. Denver Children's Home has adopted these proven practices.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches clients to identify emotional difficulties while teaching them more positive and effective coping skills. DBT has been successful in increasing motivation and decreasing self-defeating and self destructive behaviors. Through a focus on teaching and reinforcing adaptive skills, it enhances a sense of efficacy, something many of the youth have not experienced in their life. DBT is a cognitive behavioral treatment which is solution focused. It teaches clients to accurately express emotions, communicate pain effectively and safely, tolerate distress, and to solve difficult daily struggles.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is often referred to as trauma-based therapy. It is primarily been applied to individuals who have been psychologically traumatized. That means it is effective with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as well as anxiety and depression related to psychological trauma. EMDR enhances therapists' ability to help children become empowered to make choices to overcome self-defeating beliefs structures, and most importantly to reclaim the joy of childhood innocence.

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence

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