Troubled Teen Boarding Schools
Many parents are forced to consider the option of sending their troubled teen away from home. It is a frightening alternative to consider for any parent. Most parents feel that they are abandoning their child when they send them to a boarding school specializing in troubled teen help. Many parents are confused when it comes to determining if it is best to send their child away, and second where to send them. The first decision can be answered by doing research on many of the websites that offer free evaluations of troubled teen behaviors similar to the one on this link Teen Evaluation. .Another good way to determine if your child would be better served in a troubled teen boarding school would be to talk to one of our coordinators. By speaking to one of our trained placement coordinators parents can talk directly to someone who deals with schools and troubled teens for a living. The call is free and there is no pressure to enroll in, or buy anything. We are happy to help however we can.
The second question can also be difficult, but if a parent does their homework they can find peace in the decision they make. With the ever increasing list of boarding schools offered today parents should follow a few basic concepts when selecting the best option for their family. Here is a list of questions to ask a potential troubled teen boarding school before sending your child there.
Potential Boarding School Questions
Is your facility licensed? What are the age ranges? Are boys and girls kept separate? How? What types of financing do you have? What contact do parents have with teen? How often do parents get to talk to the school? Are there any required visits for parents to make to the program while the teen is there? How many students in a room? What kind of sleeping facilities? How many share a bathroom? Can my teen stay after the age18 if they are willing? Do they get to leave the facility during the program? What do the teens do for fun? What kind of extra charges beyond tuition are there? Do you need both parents signatures, what are custody stipulations? How long has your school been in existence? Have you ever had any deaths in your program? Have you ever had any life threatening or serious injuries? What is the average length of stay? What is program success rate? Are admissions done on an ongoing basis? What is your maximum occupancy? What form of discipline do you use? Are there any competitive sports available?
Behaviors and Academics
Can you take a teen if they dont want to stay? Can the teen get kicked out? What must they do to get kicked out? Do you take aggressive teens? What type of teens are not appropriate for your program? Academic: Can they take the SAT, ACT or other tests? Are college courses offered to high school graduates? Who is education accredited through? Is there any special tutoring offered? Is there an additional price for special tutoring? Is there and kind of special education help available? Is there any kind of music classes offered? Can teens bring musical instruments?
Security and Medical Questions
What is the procedure for a runaway teen? In a year how many teens runaway from your program? What kinds of regulations are put on phone calls and mail? What is the night watch like? Is the facility fenced? What is the staff-to-student ratio? Do you take teens with criminal records? Do you take court ordered kids? What kinds of contact do the boys and girls have if any? What are the credentials of the staff? What kind of back ground research do you do on your staff? Have their ever been any convictions against your program? Has their ever been any convictions against anyone affiliated with your program? Has your facility or any of its employees ever been convicted of child abuse? (If yes explain) Medical: Is therapy available? Is therapy included in the price? If not included what is the price of therapy? Do you take pregnant girls? How close to a hospital is facility? Do you take teens with suicide attempts in their history? Do you take teens that are self mutilating? Do you take teens with eating disorders? Is there a doctor or nurse on staff? If a doctor or nurse is not on staff is there one scheduled to come and how often? Is Orthodontia available? Do you take teens on medications?
Boot Camps For Children
When parents have decided they can no longer handle a child younger than 10 years of age they will have a difficult time finding any type of private placement for the child. Read More....Boot Camp For Children
