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The New image program is a holistic culturally specific rites of passage program for youths 10 to 18 years old. It uses experimental methods which enables youths to develope a healthy functional attitude through a process of introspective intervention. It facilitates personal growth and development, and the transitional period from adulescent to adulthood. The process enables participants to examine their personal life situations, identify strengths and weaknesses, make future plans and personally follow-up with the execution of the plans.
The program promotes the aquization of skills needed for the development of positive personality, social relationships, social interactions, and the ability to make decisions and solve problems in conflict situations without turning to drugs and violence.
The new image passage of rites program is based on the values system, the Ngozo Saba, developed by Maulana Ron Karenga. Karanga extracted the seven principles of blackness from the traditions of the African people who lived along the Nile Valley during ancient times.

Group Schedule

All groups start at 4pm and end at 6pm
Tuesdays: 10 years - 11 years Co-Ed
Wednesdays: 15 years - 18 years Co-Ed
Thursdays: 12 years - 14 years Co-Ed
1st and 3rd Fridays: 14 years - 18 years Girls
2nd and 4th Fridays: 11years - 14 years girls

Field trips are for all participants

Addison Behavioral Care, Inc. offers summer program to children between the ages of 8 years to 13 years. This program keeps children busy through out the summer with a nominal fee for activities. The following is a schedule for the summer camp activities:

Addison Behavioral Care, Inc. developed the "Youth on the Road to Success" which is a work preparedness program for adolescents. This program will enable youth to develop those attitudes and behaviors that will enable their procurement, retention, and satisfaction in employment. It has three unique aspects which address youth and they are:

Introspective Intervention: This is a process evolved from value clarification models which was adopted and utilized by Addison Behavioral Care, Inc., in most of it's personal growth and intervention activities. The process provides not only information on certain subjects or issues, but also provides information through a process which enables the participants to identify where they fit personally or where they would like to fit within any given subject. Once it is identified and acknowledged, the participant will then develop steps to grow toward an attitude or behavioral goal which he/she has selected as appropriate and functional.
The program does not assume the existence of any particular attitude, behavior or skills among the participants, and therefore works with whatever evolves from the Introspective Intervention Process.
The program recognizes respects and utilizes the influence of cultures, lifestyles, and family/community traditions as important vehicles for growth among the youth participants.

The program is structured in five introspective Intervention Modules as follows:

There will be a maximum of fifteen persons per group. An attempt should be made to balance age and sex within the groups. There are two co-facilitators (one male and one female) for each group who will work with the participants throughout the duration of the program. The facilitators will be responsible for all workshop exercises, survey administration, assessments and reports on the progress of the participants.
The program operates through workshop exercises which are experiential and are designed for maximum participation of the audience. These exercises comprise the majority of the sessions within the week and include the individual, duet and triad small group participation. The task will also take the participants into the living community and various work environments. Field trips are designed to expose participants to on-site experience in job acquisition. The experiential workshop will prepare them for the trip.