Life Contract by Brian Parker MS, MFT

August 2007 Cross Creek Newsletter: 
  We are coming up to that time again that so many have been working towards and have been looking forward to for some time, Parent-Child 3.  Those who are preparing to return home or have a child to return home are often both excited and nervous.  This is the time when […]

Teacher at Cross Creek

  Mr. John Poutinen was selected as Employee of the month.  He is a teacher on the girls’ side, and has taught school for over thirty years.  He received his B.S., B.A., and M.A. from the University of Minnesota and taught in Minneapolis for 30 years.  Mr. John is married and has one daughter.  He moved […]

Message from Administration - August 2007 - Cross Creek Newsletter

  One of the most frustrating stages of having a child in the program is the bargaining stage.  At first denial, then anger, and finally bargaining comes into the picture.  Bargaining  vacillates between believing there is something we can do to change things and realizing there isn’t.   Many of us have turned ourselves inside out to […]

ALWAYS THERE

You came here stubborn, frightened and unpredictable.  Now you are leaving humble, more aware and confident.
You were ready to leave the minute you came.  Now you’re holding back with all your will not ready for what lies ahead.
You made sure you let everyone know that you were the victim of foul play.  Now you smile […]

THE EFFECTS OF TRIANGULATION

An article in the New York Times reported on the results of two studies of divorced families, and the impact of the divorce on the children. A variety of outcomes for children of divorce were outlined, but both agreed on one point: DIVORCE GENERALLY HURTS CHILDREN. Some say that children will eventually […]

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Our featured employee is Garth Lasater, CWS. Garth has worked at Cross Creek since the beginning of time it seems - he is one of the dinosaurs of our program having been here over 14 years.
he is a certified social worker within the State of Utah and received his Master’s Degree in Social Work […]