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BreakThrough by BasePoint’s empowerment curriculum is a novel approach developed with the program’s young adult clients in mind. It is an integral part of the BreakThrough “Resiliency Program,” a clinical/medical approach to treatment providing an immersive experience where young adults are taught how to bounce back from life’s biggest challenges. BreakThrough by BasePoint is equipping young adults with the capacity to prepare for adversity.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our country began to see a significant uptick in the general awareness of behavioral healthcare needs. At the same time, the BasePoint team recognized that there was a disparity between awareness and access to effective care. The mental health sector was flooded with young Americans seeking treatment for the first time after developing maladaptive coping mechanisms while experiencing untreated behavioral healthcare needs.
Resiliency And Trauma
BasePoint understood that this population had a deep need for training around resiliency and trauma. The BreakThrough by BasePoint’s empowerment curriculum addresses those needs.
BasePoint therapist India Bradley, LCSW, was the chief architect of the innovative curriculum. “India Bradley developed most of this,” says BasePoint’s Bryan Gray, LPC-A, supervised by Rochelle Schutte, LPC-S. “I helped out with the section on interpersonal effectiveness, but she had the idea of splitting it up into five different sections.”
Depression
A typical week begins Mondays with a focus on depression. The curriculum emphasizes that depression is more than just stress. Therapist and client discuss experiences with depression and stress. Recognizing the signs and sources can help clients manage episodes of depression. “The empowerment curriculum encourages clients to identify the difference between stress and depression,” explains Gray.
Interpersonal Effectiveness
On Tuesdays, the theme is interpersonal effectiveness. The therapist encouraged clients to complete a worksheet on values. “The values worksheet explores a variety of core values,” explains Gray. “Clients identify values that resonate the most with them. Therapists ask clients to examine past conflicts and consider how the argument stemmed from a violation of their core values.”
Emotional Awareness
On Wednesdays, the focus is on emotional awareness. “Clients look at how they’re communicating with others in their life,” says Gray. “We’re helping them become aware of the things that they’re feeling. A BasePoint therapist also provides psychoeducation on the difference between guilt and shame and ways to address both.”
Anxiety
Thursday’s topic is anxiety. “This condition is presented as all-consuming stress,” says Gray. “Something that takes over your thoughts and emotions and influences your choices. Clients are encouraged to engage in an activity that is meant to help them identify the difference between anxiety and stress.”
Self-Esteem And Self-Compassion
Finally, Friday is dedicated to help clients improve their self-esteem and self-compassion. “The therapist asks clients to participate in an identity exploration exercise,” says Gray. “The exercise encourages them to explore parts of their identity and what each component means to them.”
As people experience trauma, triggers, stressors, or even uncomfortable situations, they begin to develop ways to cope with the experience, whether healthy or unhealthy. The empowerment curriculum is designed to provide insights into common mental health issues and how to cope with them.
“India was very strategic with the curriculum,” says Gray. She started off with the basics—what is depression, what is anxiety? How is depression different from just being sad? How is anxiety different from stress? And then we’re looking at core values, which is my favorite because the values play a huge role in the rest of treatment.”
BreakThrough by BasePoint offers a complimentary mental health assessment with a licensed clinician to guide you toward the appropriate level of care for young adults, whether needing intensive outpatient services, depression treatment, or trauma care.
Getting Started
BreakThorugh by BasePoint’s expert team of therapists is here to help. They ensure transparency about costs, including how much therapy and outpatient mental health services may cost, as well as the partial hospitalization program cost. Additionally, they provide clarity on the cost of intensive outpatient program (IOP) with insurance in Texas and assist in navigating insurance coverage, including UMR, Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield, for services such as ADHD testing.
Explore BasePoint services to find young adult group therapy near you and take the first step toward healing. Call to schedule a complimentary same-day assessment at 469-629-6355 or complete our inquiry form.
