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Major Provider Organizations
Acadia Health Care, current owner of former CRC Health and Aspen Education
Acadia Health Care, current owner of former CRC Health and Aspen Education — Introduction
Aspiro Group
Aspiro Group of Programs — Introduction
Devereux Foundation
Evoke Therapy
Evoke Therapy — Introduction
Family Help and Wellness
Family Help and Wellness — Introduction
InnerChange
Odyssey Behavioral Health
Pyramid Healthcare
Pyramid Healthcare — Introduction
Q & A Associates
Second Nature (Wilderness and Transition)
Second Nature — Introduction
Universal Health Services, Inc.
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Introduction
Utah Youth Village
Reviews and Discussion of Individual Schools and Programs
Allynwood Academy
Allynwood Academy — Introduction
Family Foundation School (Introduction)
Family Foundation School — Archived 2013 Review
Allynwood Academy/ Family Foundation School — History
The former Family Foundation School: Controversy Surrounding the School
Family Foundation School: Controversy Detail
Allynwood Academy — Recommendations
The Bridge
Alpine Academy
Alpine Academy — Introduction
Anasazi Foundation
Anasazi Foundation — Introduction
Arivaca aka Arivaca Boys’ Ranch
Arivaca aka Arivaca Boys’ Ranch — Introduction
Asheville Academy
Asheville Academy — Introduction
Aspiro Wilderness Adventure Therapy (Adolescent)
Aspiro Wilderness Adventure Therapy (Adolescent) — Introduction
Bellefaire Review
Bellefaire — Introduction
Benchmark Transitions
Benchmark Transitions — Introduction
Benchmark Transitions — Supplement 1
Benchmark Transitions — Supplement 2
New Services Announcement — Benchmark Transitions
Beyond the Reef
Birdseye RTC
Birdseye RTC — Introduction
Black Mountain Academy
Black Mountain Academy — Introduction
Blue Fire Wilderness
Blue Fire Wilderness — Introduction
Boys Town
Boys’ Town — Introduction
Brandon Hall School
Carlbrook School
Carlbrook School (Introduction)
Discussion of Slow Processing at Carlbrook School
History of Problems (now resolved) with Carlbrook School
Catalyst
Catalyst — Introduction
Cedar Ridge Academy
Cedar Ridge Academy — Introduction
Center For Change
Center for Change — Introduction
Cherokee Creek Boys’ School
Cherokee Creek Boys’ School — Introduction
Comparison of Northern Utah RTCs
Comparison Between The Heritage Community and Logan River Academy
Comparison of Northern Utah RTCs — Introduction
CooperRiis Healing Community
CooperRiis Healing Community — Introduction
Crossroads Academy
Crossroads Academy — Introduction
Cumberland Hospital
Cumberland Hospital — Introduction
Daniels Academy
Daniels Academy — Introduction
Elements Wilderness Program and Elements Traverse
Elements Wilderness Program and Elements Traverse — Introduction
Elevations
Elevations — Information Page
Elevations — Introduction
Elevations — Research Citations
Equinox
Equinox — Announcement from November 17, 2016
Equinox — Introduction
Eva Carlston Academy
Eva Carlston Academy — Introduction
Forest Heights Lodge
Forest Heights Lodge — Introduction
Foundations Asheville
Foundations Asheville — Introduction
Four Circles Recovery Center
Four Circles Recovery Center — Introduction
Gateway Academy
Gateway Academy — Introduction
Hampshire Country School
Hampshire Country School — Introduction
Heritage Community
Heritage Community — Introduction
Spiritual/ Religious Support at Heritage
Innercept
Archived 2010 Review of Innercept
Innercept — Guest Review — Without Editorial Comments
Innercept — Guest Review — With Editorial Comments
Innercept — Introduction
Intermountain
Intermountain — Introduction
Journey Home and Journey Home East
Journey Home and Journey Home East — Introduction
Kaizen Academy
Kaizen Academy — Introduction
La Europa Academy
La Europa Academy — Introduction
Lake House Academy
Lake House Academy — Introduction
Legacy Outdoor Adventures
Legacy Outdoor Adventures — Introduction
Lindner Center of Hope; Sibcy House; Williams House
Lindner Center of Hope; Sibcy House; Williams House — Introduction
Logan River Academy
Logan River Academy — Introduction
Logan River Academy — Self Description
Maple Lake Academies — Part 1
Maple Lake Academies (Introduction)
Maple Lake Academies — Part 2
Maple Lake — Correspondence
Mental Health Co-Op
Mental Health Co-Op (Introduction)
Montcalm School
Montcalm School (Introduction)
Starr Commonwealth
Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy
Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy — Introduction
New Haven
New Haven — Introduction
Oakley School
Oakley School — Introduction
Outback Therapeutic Expeditions
Outback Therapeutic Expeditions — Introduction
Provo Canyon School
Provo Canyon School — Introduction
Real Recovery
Real Recovery — Introduction
Responses to our Questions (Real Recovery)
San Marcos Treatment Center
San Marcos Treatment Center — Introduction
Solstice Group
Solstice (aka Solstice West)
Solstice (aka Solstice West) — Introduction
Solstice East
Solstice East — Introduction
Solstice Group — Introduction
Timbersong Academy and Fernwood Academy
Timbersong Academy and Fernwood Academy — Introduction
Summit Preparatory School
Summit Preparatory School — Introduction
Surf House of Puerto Rico/ Puerto A Vida
SUWS of the Carolinas
SUWS of the Carolinas — Introduction
Synergy Youth Treatment
Synergy Youth Treatment — Introduction
Telos
Telos — Introduction
The Academy at Trails Carolina (aka Trails Academy)
The Academy at Trails Carolina (aka Trails Academy) — Introduction
Trails Carolina
Trails Carolina — Introduction
Trails Group of Programs
Trails Group of Programs — Introduction
Trails Momentum
Trails Momentum — Introduction
Turn-About Ranch
Turn-About Ranch — Introduction
Uinta Academy
Uinta Academy — Introduction
University Neuropsychiatric Institute (University of Utah)
University Neuropsychiatric Institute (University of Utah) — Introduction
Valley View School
Valley View School — Introduction
Viewpoint
ViewPoint — Introduction
Vista Treatment Centers
Vista Treatment Centers — Introduction
Waypoint Academy
Waypoint Academy — Introduction
Waypointe
Waypointe — Introduction
Wediko School
Wediko School (Introduction)
West Ridge Academy
West Ridge Academy — Introduction
White River Academy
White River Academy — Introduction
Youth Care
Youth Care — Introduction
Trade Associations
Independent Educational Consultants Association — IECA
Independent Educational Consultants Association — IECA — Introduction
National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Treatment Centers — NATSAP
National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs — NATSAP — Intro
Therapeutic Consulting Association — TCA
Therapeutic Consulting Association — TCA — Introduction
Transport/ Escort Service
First Step Adolescent Services — Eddie and Tyna Curry
First Step Adolescent Services — Eddie and Tyna Curry — Introduction
Vision Adolescent Services — John Haywood
Vision Adolescent Services — John Haywood — Introduction
Search Guide
Topics of Interest
Arbinger Principles
Arbinger Principles — Introduction
Equine Assisted Therapy
Equine Assisted Therapy — Introduction
Interventions and Interventionists
Interventions and Interventionists — Introduction
Residential Treatment, Therapeutic Boarding Schools, and Emotional Growth — Introduction
Emotional Growth
Slow Processing Speed — Index
Merridee Michelsen, Ph. D., on Slow Processing Speed
Merridee Michelsen, Ph. D., on Slow Processing Speed — Introduction
Processing Speed Deficits and Rigidity
Justin Carter, Psy. D.
Processing-Speed Deficits and Rigidity — Introduction
Tom Croke on Slow Processing Speed
Tom Croke on Slow Processing Speed — Introduction
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Christian Recovery
Celebrate Recovery
Christian Recovery — Introduction
Teen Challenge
Twelve Step and Christian Recovery
Process Addictions
Process Addictions — Introduction
Substance Abuse and Addiction (Meeting Special Needs) — Introduction
Substance Abuse and Addiction — Introduction
Twelve Step Resources
“Powerless”
“Powerless” — Introduction
Demographics Impacting Twelve Step Recovery
Demographics Impacting Twelve Step Recovery — Introduction
Twelve Step Resources — Introduction
Twelve Step Alternatives
Twelve Step Alternatives — Introduction
The Destructive Battle over Recovery Methods (“The Twelve Step Wars”)
Dr. Lance Dodes
Dr. Lance Dodes — Introduction
The Destructive Battle over Recovery Methods — Introduction
The Seven Challenges
The Seven Challenges — Introduction
Composite of Evidence for The Seven Challenges®
Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change, and Transtheoretical Model (TTM)
Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change and TTM — Introduction
Harm Reduction Model
Harm Reduction Model — Introduction
History of Differences Over Addiction Treatment
History of Differences over Addiction Treatment Methods — Introduction
Virtual Consultant
Records Review Information
Schools and Programs Most in Play
Adult Supportive Living Most in Play
Assessment/ Evaluation Services Most in Play
Attachment Programs Most in Play
Autism Spectrum Specific Programming (Young Adult) Most in Play
Bargain Shopping
Eating Disorder Specialization
Hospital Level Care Most in Play
Intensively Clinical/ Psychiatric (Residential Treatment) — Young Adult Most in Play
Older Adult Residential Treatment Most in Play
Pre-Adolescent Resources Most in Play
Residential Treatment Centers Most in Play (Adolescent — Ages Eleven to Seventeen)
Schools and Programs Most in Play — Introduction
Substance Abuse and Addiction Programs Most in Play
Therapeutic Boarding Schools Most in Play
Therapeutic Farm Communities Most in Play
Transition Schools (High Schools) Most in Play
Wilderness Programs Most in Play
Young Adult Transition/ Failure to Launch Most in Play
Planning Approach
Choosing a Short Term Program
Choosing the Right School
Notes on Choosing the Right School
Jeff Brain, MA, CTS, CEP
Planning Approach — Introduction
Study Guide for Lynne Forrest’s “Three faces of Victim
Index to Schools, Programs, and other Entities
Index Explanations
Day Program of Potential Non-Local Interest
Eckerd aka Eckerd Youth Alternatives
Family Support Collaborative
Learning Disability School
Local Interest Programming and/or Interest only in Public Funded Participants
Military Schools
No Known Website
Not Clear on Identity
Other — Explanation
Outside area of focus
School Prefers not to be Included
Schools and Programs on the Margins of our Focus
Teen Challenge USA
Teen Challenge — Individual Programs
School and Program Search Function
School and Program Search Function — More Detail on How to Use
Search Categories and Tags — Part I
Search Categories and Tags — Part II
Search Categories and Tags — Part III
Search Categories and Tags — Part IV
School/ Program/ Related Services Reviews
Gradings and Ratings
Gradings and Ratings –Introduction
Ask FamilyLight a Question
Issues of Concern
Accreditation
Accreditation — Introduction
Alternative Methodologies for ASD Spectrum Children (Keeping Providers Honest)
Alternative Methodologies for ASD Spectrum Children (Keeping them Honest) — Introduction
Attachment
Attachment — Introduction
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder — Introduction
Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) — Introduction
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Coverage — Introduction
Supplement to “Insurance Coverage”
LGBTQ Supportive Programs
LGBTQ Supportive Programs — Introduction
Mental Health and Mass Shootings
Mental Health and Mass Shootings — Introduction
Northwest Passage Child and Adolescent Center
Northwest Passage Child and Adolescent Center — Introduction
Religion, Family, and Spiritual Dimension of Healing
Religion, Family, and Spiritual Dimension of Healing — Introduction
Research Supported Procedures; “Best Practices” and “Evidence Based Practices”
Research Supported Procedures; “Best Practices” and “Evidence Based Practices” — Introduction
Residential Treatment, Therapeutic Boarding, and other Services: A Guide to Terminology
Residential Treatment, Therapeutic Boarding, and other Services: A Guide to Terminology — Introduction
Ropes Courses
Ropes Courses — Introduction
Special Education in the USA — IDEA
Special Education in the USA — IDEA –Introduction
Substance Abuse and Addiction (link page)
Teaching Family Model
Teaching Family Model — Introduction
Testing and Evaluation
The Problem(s) with Publicly Funded Services
Warnings
Warnings — Introduction
Wilderness and Adventure Programming
Wilderness and Adventure Programming — Introduction
Forum
ForumPress
Program Reps
Contact
Odyssey Behavioral Health
To be developed.