El Pueblo…an Adolescent Treatment Community is committed to serving the children of Colorado in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Human Services, focusing on safety, permanency and well-being.

Treatment Philosophy

Any child who meets the admission criteria set forth by El Pueblo and who is accepted into its program shall receive the prescribed treatment without prejudice to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.

A holistic approach to treatment is sought with a consistent message being delivered throughout the various quadrants of the program – clinical, milieu, education, and recreation and leisure.  The El Pueblo Boys’ & Girls’ Ranch Performance Program for Youth© incorporates structure, discipline, consistency, safety, and positive reinforcement.  Our goal is to restructure the child’s thoughts, perceptions, and beliefs.  Such restructuring facilitates behavioral and emotional change.  During therapy and daily milieu, coping skills and abilities are assessed and further developed.

El Pueblo utilizes the El Pueblo Boys’ & Girls’ Ranch Performance Program for Youth©, a POSITIVE, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL MODEL, which includes:  therapeutic interventions, education/vocation services, addiction education and recovery, mental health services, recreation, daily living skills, gender specific programming, family therapy, anger management, transition and subsequent after-care services.  

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