The AMIkids Personal Growth Model (PGM) is a comprehensive approach to treatment for 10- to 17-year-old youth who have been adjudicated and, in lieu of incarceration, assigned to a day treatment program, residential treatment setting, or alternative school or who have been assigned to an alternative school after failing in a conventional school setting. The AMIkids PGM, which is intended for use over 6-8 months, is designed to target and reduce the risk factors that sustain delinquent behavior and academic failure, reduce recidivism, improve program completion rates, and promote academic achievement.
Before services are provided through the AMIkids PGM, the risks, needs, and motivation to change of the youth and his or her family are assessed.