Dear MAPS Community
Our dedicated teen and young adult center provides a space that fosters real world friendships. The space features an open great room design with multiple conversation spaces, various gaming tables, and areas for projects.
Our social groups are based on Montessori philosophies, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Social and Emotional Intelligence, and Mindfulness. Teens and young adults meet in small groups twice a week for two hours where they learn ways to change, “behavior, emotional thinking and interpersonal patterns associated with problems in living.” -Dr, Marsha Lineham, creator of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Our clients will gain mastery of their emotions preparing them to competently manage difficult situations and a mindfulness that increases happiness. We will help teens and young adults learn to balance priorities and demands, manage negative emotions, and cope with real world problems. Our goals for our clients include social competency, life skills, and social and emotional intelligence. We will guide our teens and young adults to build a sense of mastery, self-respect and calm focus so that they can make wise, safe and logical decisions.
