The
Achievement Academy operates year-round, and
application for admission may take place at
any time. Acceptance is based on a review of
the student's current and past history of behavior,
psychological and educational testing when appropriate,
and consultation with parents and professionals.Appropriate
candidates are adolescent males and females,
ages 13-18, with a history of moderate to severe
emotional and behavioral problems, low self-esteem,
academic underachievement, substance abuse and
family conflict.
Admissions
occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays, however students
can enroll at anytime in case of a crisis.
We
are experienced in treating resistant adolescents
who are marginally involved in treatment, manipulative,
and for whom traditional outpatient individual
and family therapies have been ineffective.
Additional criteria used in making admissions
decisions are numbers and types of previous
interventions, family dynamics, aftercare orientation,
specific incidents leading to treatment, legal
system involvement, chronicity of symptoms,
likelihood of positive outcome, and safety of
each student.
