Justice Resource Institute
The Swansea Wood School/Meadowridge
789 Stevens Rd.
Swansea, MA 02777
ADMISSIONS: Maribeth Balzano-August, Program Director, 508-672-6560.
AGES/GRADES: Males and females, ages 12-22 in a long-term residential program.
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES: Individual, group and family therapy available. Psychiatric consultation, psychological assessment and evaluation services. Each student is assigned a team including a lead clinician, counselor, and teacher who supervise the student’s plan and progress.
THERAPEUTIC ORIENTATION: Clinically-sophisticated, individualized education, treatment and behavioral plans; daily on site nursing support; year-round educational/recreational program, greenhouse, garden and pre-vocational workshops; extensive community service and job training opportunities.
POPULATION SERVED: Complex psychiatric diagnoses, cognitive impairment, medical fragility and behavioral symptoms.
766 APPROVED: Yes
COMMENTS: Combines a proven therapeutic model with a full course of academic study and career counseling. Small student to teacher ratio and individualized programs.
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