Geneva
Geneva

Higher-Structure Residential Support for Boys

Higher-Structure Residential Support for Boys

Geneva is a relationship-based residential treatment program for adolescent boys who require higher levels of structure, accountability, and therapeutic support to address significant behavioral and emotional challenges.

Geneva

Higher-Structure Residential Support for Boys

Higher-Structure Residential Support for Boys

Geneva is a relationship-based residential treatment program for adolescent boys who require higher levels of structure, accountability, and therapeutic support to address significant behavioral and emotional challenges.

Clear Boundaries, Routine, and Consistent Support

High structure and support play a pivotal role in helping behaviorally challenging teens in treatment.

Geneva provides clear boundaries, routine, and constant support to create a safe and predictable environment. When students understand expectations and experience consistent accountability, it reduces confusion and helps create greater stability, security, and trust.

This higher-support environment helps students:

  • build consistency through routine
  • improve emotional regulation
  • strengthen accountability
  • reduce chaos and reactivity
  • develop safer, more stable patterns

Individualized Care in a Smaller Setting

Geneva is designed to provide more individualized care and attention through a smaller program setting and limited capacity.

This more intimate environment allows students to receive consistent support, clear expectations, and individualized attention in a setting built to support growth and healing.

A Powerful Clinical Approach

Our highly specialized clinical approach combines sophisticated behavioral interventions and relational therapy to help students grow.

High Support and Structure

Our highly specialized clinical approach combines sophisticated behavioral interventions and relational therapy to help students grow.

Meet the Miracle Workers

A Day at Geneva

Structure, support, and real moments of growth — every day.

One of the most common questions families ask us is: “What will my son’s day actually look like?” At Geneva, every day is intentionally structured to balance clinical work, academics, relationships, and healthy activity — because healing happens in the in-between moments, not just in the therapy room.

Rise & Shine
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7:00 AM
Rise & Shine
Time to get up, do some morning chores, take care of hygiene, and mentally prepare for a great day!
Breakfast
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8:00 AM
Breakfast
Start the day right with a fresh, healthy meal.
Morning Skills Group
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8:30 AM
Morning Skills Group
A group dedicated to the skill of the day—DBT, ACT, and other skills designed to promote growth.
School
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9:00 AM
School
Finally, a feeling of accomplishment and competency in school. Just the right level of support and challenge.
Lunch
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12:30 PM
Lunch
Fresh. Tasty. Healthy.
School & Fitness
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1:15 PM
School & Fitness
Trained fitness coaches help break up the academic day with a customized PE workout. Academic classes continue until 3:30.
Therapy
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3:30 PM
Therapy
Group therapy is customized to each student's needs.
Dinner
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5:00 PM
Dinner
Just like Mom makes.
Activity
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6:00 PM
Activity
Our students receive a monthly budget and plan their own activities as a group.
Evening Skills Group
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8:30 PM
Evening Skills Group
A group dedicated to the skill of the day—DBT, ACT, and other skills designed to promote growth.
Lights Out
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10:00 PM
Lights Out
Time to recharge the batteries.

Explore Geneva and our South Campus

Geneva is located on Telos’ South Campus, where students receive structured support, academic care, and therapeutic services in a setting designed for safety, consistency, and growth.

Your Family Is Part of the Healing

We’ve built family involvement into every layer of the Telos Academy experience — not as an afterthought, but as a core part of the program.

  • Telos Connect portal — daily access to photos and videos of the happenings at Telos
  • PowerSchool access — visibility into academic performance and attendance
  • Family Resources — You will have access to the Family Systems Module, the playbook you will work through in treatment

When your son leaves Telos, the whole family leaves stronger. That’s not an accident — it’s the plan.

In Their Own Words

What Families Say

Geneva FAQs

Does Geneva offer academics and life skills support?

Yes. Students attend accredited academics while also receiving support in executive functioning, social skills, emotional regulation, and daily living skills. Students are paired with Life Skills Coaches who help them develop practical competencies needed for long-term success at home, in school, and eventually in adulthood.

What happens during a difficult behavioral episode at geneva?

When students become highly dysregulated or unsafe, Geneva may use a structured intervention called Stabilization. Stabilization provides increased support, supervision, accountability, and emotional regulation assistance until the student is ready to safely return to the community. The goal is always safety, learning, and recovery.

How involved are Geneva parents in treatment?

Family involvement is a major part of the treatment process at Geneva. Parents participate in therapy, receive regular updates and communication, and work closely with the treatment team throughout their child’s stay. The goal is not only to help the student grow, but to strengthen the entire family system.

How does Geneva help students build independence?

Students progress through Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced phases as they demonstrate stronger emotional regulation, accountability, decision-making, and life skills. As competence increases, structure gradually decreases, allowing students to practice healthy independence in a safe and supportive environment.

What types of students are a good fit for Geneva?

Geneva is designed for adolescent boys struggling with significant behavioral, emotional, relational, or impulsivity-related challenges. Many students have difficulty functioning safely or successfully in traditional home, school, or therapeutic environments and benefit from a higher level of structure, supervision, and accountability.

What makes Geneva different from other residential treatment programs?

Geneva combines high structure with deep relationships. The program is designed for adolescent boys who need clear expectations, consistent accountability, and intensive support, while still receiving compassionate, individualized care. Geneva emphasizes skill development, emotional regulation, healthy relationships, and long-term behavioral change rather than simple behavior management alone.

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