Waterford Country School IncResidential Treatment in Quaker Hill, CT
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Waterford Country School serves children with special educational needs through a therapeutic, nature-based educational program. Founded in 1922, the school's mission is to create educational opportunities through strong relationships and a natural, therapeutic environment. The organization operates multiple programs including children's therapy, a quality parenting center, therapeutic boarding, summer camp, wildlife rehabilitation, a children's farm and nature center, a challenge ropes course, emergency shelter, and foster care services. The school takes a "Whatever It Takes" approach to help children be successful by leveraging a therapeutic environment with animals and nature-based activities as part of their comprehensive care model.
Role
Residential Treatment
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Mental health treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
- Residential/24-hour residential
Facility
- Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Family psychoeducation
- Therapeutic foster care
- Education services
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Children/Adolescents
- Adults
Special programs
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
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