Boys’ Unhealthy Sexual Behaviors —
Programs for Boys Ages 11-20

Boys who come to Onarga Academy for harmful sexual behaviors have issues surrounding sexual behavior initiated by a child or adolescent toward another child, adolescent, or adult, including personal victimization, sexual behaviors, sexually-reactive behaviors, sexual perpetration, family relationships, abusive behavior, empathy, aggression, cognitive distortions, reactive attachment disorder, and trauma-based mental health issues.

Onarga Academy programming also addresses harmful sexual behaviors with lower intellectual functioning (IQs from 55-70) who have significant mental health issues, harmful sexual behaviors, sexually reactive behaviors, pervasive developmental delays, and/or other special needs. These youth may also struggle with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effect, Attention Deficit Disorder, Disruptive Behaviors, Impulse Control Disorders, and/or other Brain-Based Disorders. Youth in these programs have been sexually, physically, or emotionally abused. Youth are diagnosed at admission according to DSM-IV-TR criteria, from which an individualized treatment plan is created to address his level of functioning, special needs, age, and history.

Snapshot

Field of Dreams Program

Youth Served: Young Adolescent Males, ages 11-14, with unhealthy sexual behaviors and other behavioral and emotional issues.

Program Model/Services

15-bed residential unit
Private bedrooms
Family partnership in the treatment process
Trauma-Informed Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Licensed, on-site, year-round, private school
Expressions Day School – special classroom environment for students on the Autism Spectrum

Snapshot

Victory Lane Program

Youth Served:Middle Adolescent Males, ages 14-17 at admission, with unhealthy sexual behaviors and other behavioral and emotional issues.

Program Model/Services

17-bed residential unit
Private bedrooms
Family partnership in the treatment process
Trauma-Informed Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Licensed, on-site, year-round, private school
Expressions Day School – special classroom environment for students on the Autism Spectrum

Snapshot

The Pathfinders Program

Youth Served:Older Adolescent Males, ages 16-20, with unhealthy sexual behaviors and other behavioral and emotional issues.

Program Model/Services

17-bed residential unit
Private bedrooms
Family partnership in the treatment process
Trauma-Informed Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Licensed, on-site, year-round, private school
Expressions Day School – special classroom environment for students on the Autism Spectrum

All Onarga Academy Unhealthy Sexual Behaviors Programs Share the Following Accreditaiton/Licensing/Referral Standards

Accreditation/Licensing

Accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA)
Licensed as a Child Care Institution by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Staff certified as Addiction Counselors through Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association
Chemical Health Program licensed for Level I and II care through the Illinois Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and is Medicaid certified for Level I care.
Grand Prairie School accredited by North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA-CASI)
Medicaid eligible