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WRA Troubled Teen Boarding School for At Risk Youth

Rate Your Teen

Please place a check mark next to the questions that apply. Click the "Calculate Results/Get Recommendation" button at the bottom of this list and a score will be produced. Use the reference information at the bottom of this page to determine the potential needs of your teen.

Rate Your Teen's Problems

This 20-question test can serve as a point of reference in understanding the severity of the problems your teen is facing. Sometimes these problems are so severe that they can only be properly addressed by getting professional help in a controlled environment, such as a RIC school. Other times, problems can be resolved right in the home setting by creating more structure. Parents who provide structured limit-setting and tightening up of basic family rules can sometimes get a teen who is experiencing moderate difficulties back on track.

1		Does your teen struggle with basic family rules and expectations?
2		Has your teen ever been suspended, expelled, truant or had a drop in school grades?
3		Has your teen ever been verbally abusive?
4		In your opinion, does your teen associate with a bad peer group?
5		Has your teen lost interest in former productive activities, such as hobbies and sports?
6		Do you have difficulty getting your teen to do simple household chores or homework without a major fight?
7		Has your teen had problems with the law?
8		Do you find yourself picking your words carefully when speaking to your teen so as not to elicit a verbal attack or rage?
9		Are you worried that your teen may not finish high school?
10		Is your teen's appearance or personal hygiene outside your family standards?
11		Has your teen ever displayed violent behavior?
12		Is your teen manipulative or deceitful?
13		Does your teen seem to lack motivation?
14		Are you concerned that your teen may be sexually promiscuous?
15		Do you suspect that you have had money or other valuables missing from your home?
16		Does your teen seem to lack self-esteem and self-worth?
17		Does your teen have problems with authority?
18		Do you think your teen is using or experimenting with drugs and/or alcohol?
19		No matter what rules and consequences are established, does your teen defy them?
20		When dealing with your teen, do you often feel that you are powerless?

Boarding School Definitions:

Short Term vs. Long Term Programs: Short term programs are those which occur over a relatively short amount time versus long term programs which occupy a longer space of time. Generally, but not strictly speaking, those programs which take more time are those which are more effective or are related to more serious issues being addressed.

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