Residential, or boarding, schools serve different populations and have different goals. Schools that address behavioral issues in children admit students with a variety of...

October 3rd, 2018

Latham Centers offers unique program for kids with Prader-Willi Syndrome

By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS

Tags: anxiety, asinotherapy, behavioral problems, developmental disabilities, donkey therapy, emotional problems, insatiable appetite, Prader-Willi Syndrome, skin picking
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October 2nd, 2018

Benton Center retrofitted for psychiatric patients

By Phyllis Hanlon

Tags: clinical social worker, correctional detention, DCYF, mental health assessment, psychiatric patients, pyschiatrist, Roosevelt Benton Center, treatment, youth
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October 2nd, 2018

Behavior analysts must be licensed in Connecticut

By Janine Weisman

Tags: BACB, Behavior Analysis Certification Board, Behavior analysts, change behaviors, Connecticut, consumer protection, license, licensure requirement, negative consequences
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October 1st, 2018

Collaboration results in enrichment program for kids

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Shortridge Academy, a private co-ed therapeutic boarding school in Milton, New Hampshire,...

October 1st, 2018

Youth Villages closes residential program for girls in Mass.

By Janine Weisman

Tags: depression, educational services, Germaine Lawrence campus, girls behavioral program, physical aggression, residential treatment, self-harm, suicidal ideation, truancy, verbal aggression, Youth Villages
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