Therapeutic Boarding Schools
Therapeutic boarding schools are not all alike. For starters, a therapeutic boarding school's general aim is to balance an education with a varying level of appropriate supervision and supports in a safe living environment.
School to school, the developmental priorities vary. Some therapeutic boarding schools focus on assisting with emotional struggles, others cater more to behavioral challenges, and some provide a mix of both in addition to emphasizing issues of socialization. Today, therapeutic boarding schools in general are placing a higher priority on and involving the participation of the family when relevant and feasible.
Most of these schools are credentialed to grant a high school diploma or at least provide credits for transfer. You can expect a student to spend, on average, one to two years at a therapeutic boarding school and you can expect to pay an incremental amount above what a traditional boarding school would charge, primarily due to the therapeutic component added to customary room and board and academic charges.
Trust our consultants at The Goldberg Center for Educational PlanningTM to help you and your family navigate the wide array of therapeutic boarding schools.