Celebrating 20 years of service!
What We Do
We provide Special Education instruction and related services to students from individual school districts who require a more specialized educational setting than is available in the public school.
STAFF:
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Program Director, Assistant Program Director, Clinical Supervisor, Vocation Director, Clinical Director, Certified Teachers, Behavior Specialists
Student Population Served
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Ages 4-22 years; grades Preschool - 12th grade.
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1:6 Staff to student ratio.
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Special Education -Identified students (i.e. have completed MFE and/or IEP).
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Unidentified, Students/Regular Education Students
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Students being discharged from Residential/Group Home facilities or Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment placements.
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Students assessed to have:
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Learning or Developmental Disabilities
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Traumatic Brain Injury
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders (i.e., Asperger's Syndrome, higher functioning Autism)
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DSM-V Diagnoses, including ADHD, Oppositional/Defiant Disorder, Bipolar Disorder & other Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders & Phobias, Tourette's Syndrome, Schizophrenia (under medication management) and mild-to-moderate forms of Conduct Disorder
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DSM-V diagnoses, including all Personality Disorders (i.e., Obsessive-Compulsive, Borderline Paranoid, etc.)
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Special Services Provided
Unique Program Characteristics
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No minimum or maximum length-of-stay requirements
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Student intakes typically occur within 1-2 business days of initial request; while placements are usually within 2-3 days after initial intake meeting.
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After placement, students remain on the ADM counts of their school district of residence; thereby, resulting in no disruption with receipt of state funding and non-problematic transitions back to school district-of-origin.
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Full academic services, as regulated by the State of Ohio, including up-to-date curriculum for all age & grade levels, based on adopted State Standards & Proficiency expectations
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Vocational Program at our Green, Kent, Rittman, and Garfield locations
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Extended School Year (ESY) services, based upon individual needs and school district requests
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Clinical services, including: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with Supervisor Classification, on staff
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Short-term & crisis counseling for students, as needed
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Daily psychoeducational groups (with topics including: conflict-resolution skills training, emotion management, self-care & hygiene maintenance, self-esteem enhancement, social skills development, financial budgeting/planning, relationship maintenance, how to ask for help, accepting consequences, etc.)
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Diagnostic assessment of all mental health disorders (according to DSM-V guidelines)
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Medication management assistance, including clinical observation of medication effects on student's behavioral & emotional functioning, as well as available clinical reports on the effectiveness of prescribed medications
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Clinical consultation to parents & staff, including strategies for effective behavior management both in the classroom & at home, as well as therapeutic interventions
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Therapeutically-based level system incorporated into each classroom, providing daily monitoring of behavioral & emotional performance; daily, weekly and monthly incentives; and graphic measurement of performance while in placement
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Formalized clinical referrals for counseling, psychological, and/or psychiatric services made to surrounding community agencies, based upon onsite clinical assessments & observations
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Weekly review of individualized self control plans.