Northwest College Support

Age Groups :: Young Adults (18 - 30)

Gender :: Female | Male | Transgender

Director of Admissions

Theresa Wardle

Admissions Email

info@collegesupportnw.com

Admissions Phone

(877) 485-2776

Physical Address

211 E Coeur d Alene Ave
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814

Mission Statement

Northwest College Support provides supportive housing, education coaching, therapy, and life skills mentoring to create a sustainable path towards college success and independent adulthood.

At Northwest College Support, we provide a place for change with an experienced team of guides to come alongside each young adult. Our educational-therapeutic transition programming helps young adults to live healthy, independent lives.

Northwest College Support is a young-adult transition program serving families and young adults from across the United States and around the world. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Northwest College Support provides supportive housing, educational coaching, counseling, and life-skills mentoring to cultivate a sustainable path toward becoming an independent adult.

Northwest College Support provides truly individualized support for young adults. This may include young adults:
🔸with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, level -1) or Asperger's Syndrome🔸ADHD🔸Executive Functioning Difficulties🔸Learning differences🔸Neurodiversity🔸Sensory processing differences🔸Non-verbal Learning Disorder🔸Anxiety/ depression🔸Failure to Launch

Maybe you have been home for a while, and it's starting to feel like everyone else is moving forward. Maybe you are wrapping up wilderness therapy, a residential treatment program, or a therapeutic school and wondering what's next. Northwest College Support meets you wherever you are and helps you figure out where you're going.
For life skills, job coaching, or details on the "ReSet House" (24-hour support), click over to the website or reach out to admissions to learn more.

The right support at Northwest College Support can change everything.

General Information

Participant Age Group(s)

Young Adults (18 - 30)

Year Founded

2011

Director of Admissions

Theresa Wardle

Admissions: Rolling or scheduled?

Rolling admissions

Admissions

Which age groups does your organization accept?

Young Adults

Professional Associations/Affiliations

National Association of Therapeutic Schools & Programs (Associate Member)

Young Adult Transition Association (YATA)

Payment Options

Insurance

School System | IEP

Private Pay | Out-of-pocket

Call for more information

Other

Does the program have more than one location for this particular program?

How does the program prevent clients/students/patients from leaving (running) from the program?

Call for more information

Average Length of Stay

Maximum Age of Participants

Minimum Age of Participants

Location of Program

Suburban

Gender(s)

Female

Male

Transgender

What is the average number of clients you see per year?

Religious Affiliation

Minimum length of stay

Only accepts participants who are voluntarily enrolling only.

Yes

Maximum Enrollment

Can support 18 yo, if they enroll before 18?

Call For More Information

Certified to accept students with I-20 Visa (SEVIS)

Call For More Information

What are the interview requirements for applicants?

Call for More Information

Religious Affiliation?

Billing & Payments

Payment Type

Insurance (see above for specifics on insurance)

Private | Self Pay

Call for more information

Cost per month/workshop/programming (in USD)

8500

What percentage of participants receiving funding from a state Adoption Assistance Programming?

What percentage participants who are Court Ordered?

What percentage of your participants are 'Private Pay'?

What percentage of your participants are funded by the School system? | FAPE / IDEA

What percentage of participants are 'State Funded' (example: medicaid)?

Is there an enrollment fee/outfitting fee/payment in advance?

Yes

If applicable, is the last month’s fees due at enrollment?

Yes

Insurance

Do your students receive insurance coverage for more than two weeks?

Call for more information

Levels of Care

Number of Phases or Levels

Not Applicable

Treatment Categories | Levels of Care

Residential Treatment - Failure to Launch/Emerging Adulthood

Residential Treatment - Mental Health

Residential Treatment - Transitional/Step Down

Transitional Living

Transitional Living - Sober Community

Transitional Living - Social Skills/Life Skills/LD/ASD

Transitional Living - Supportive College Environment

Gap Year

Additional levels of care offered by facility

Independent Living | Sober Living | Transitional Living

Outpatient Treatment

Does your organization have a Gap Year?

Yes

Accreditation

Professional Associations/Affiliations

National Association of Therapeutic Schools & Programs (Associate Member)

Young Adult Transition Association (YATA)

Other

Academic Accreditation

Other

Ownership

Ownership Type

Private Company - Owners On-Site

Name of Parent Company

Cultivation LLC

Facility Operations | Type of Land

Privately Owned

Who owns the land?

combination of rental and owned by program

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Are there medical rule outs

Yes

Possible medical rule outs

Actively Suicidal

Fire Starter

Less Than 30 Days Sobriety

Need for Detox?

Call For more information

Is there a minimum BMI

Can program accept insulin-dependent diabetics

Yes

Are there additional professionals?

Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatrist

Psychologist

Registered Nurse

Other

Additional types of therapies

Other

Percentage of clients on meds at enrollment

< 50%

Psychiatrist

On staff

If psychiatrist is available to students, what percentage of students change meds?

< 50%

Clinical Operations

Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside of organization?

Not Applicable

What is the largest caseload a therapist can have?

Max 8 Students

Percentage of licensed therapists?

All therapists are licensed by the state of operation

Average number of days/week therapist are with clients?

Number of Individual Sessions with Therapist

Do clinical assistants work with lead therapists?

Do any of the therapists have more than one case load?

Treatment Modalities

Is program focused on full recovery? (Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC))

Types of Therapy Offered

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Behavior Tech Trained staff & Therapists

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

Eye Movement & Desensitization and Reprocessing

Psycho educational

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) (pioneer to CBT)

Telephone Therapy

Does the program have a level/phase system?

Yes

If yes, are phases/levels are they tied to privileges?

Call for more information

Does program have a milieu-driven residential model? (Staff are trained in model)

Does program use time out rooms?

Family Involvement

HIGH: Family Expected on weekly calls (or more) & to attend all family workshops (weekly , monthly or quarterly)

Family involvement

HIGH: Family Expected on weekly calls (or more) & to attend all family workshops (weekly , monthly or quarterly)

What is the typical amount of time a family should expect before hearing about an major incident?

Type of Family Therapy/Work Offered

1 hour max call with therapist per week

Family process facilitated by another therapist

Flexible length of call with therapist per week

Parents Visit as Needed

Other

Therapy - Group

Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist

Average number of hours per week of group processing? (i.e. run by staff, interns, grad students, etc.)

Is video conferencing accessible for family therapy?

Yes

Therapy - Individual

Is there individual therapy?

Yes, part of the program cost

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on a difficult week?

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on typical week?

Percentage of licensed therapists?

All therapists are licensed by the state of operation

Therapist average case load

Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside a program?

Not Applicable

Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?

Yes

Staff

What percentage of the line staff are full time employees?

< 50%

Line staff to student ratio during awake hours

Does program run background checks on all staff?

Yes

Is there an educational requirement for staff?

Yes

If Yes, what is it?

Some College

Are night staff awake or asleep

Awake

Programming

Dorm/Housing

Single Rooms with Private Baths

Single Rooms with Shared Baths

Neurodiverse Specialties

ADHD/ADD

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Clinically Complex (possible behavior, genetic, students "who are puzzles")

Development Delay

Genetic Disorders

Intellectual Disabilities

Mood Deregulation &/or Anxiety

Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NLD)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Primarily DX Learning Disability

Speech & Language Disorders

Other

Type of Programming Offered for Neurodiverse Students

Academic & life skill Focus

Academic focus

Academic, functional living skills, life skills and social skills focused

Clinically-driven programming (addresses individual life, living, social and academic needs)

Other

Academics

Can programming support a student to complete a GED?

Yes

Post high school options offered

Call for more information

Average student to teacher ratio

What does the Teaching/Classroom look like?

Online school/Classes

Teachers support blended learning

Other

Is the program able to implement IEP's

Yes

Can provider handle a student who is more than two grade level's behind in reading?

Yes

Can program support a student who wants vocational training?

Yes

Does the school have AP Classes or the ability to give or take a student to the AP Test?

Tests

Classes

Does the academic program have the ability to provide ACT or SAT Tutoring (on or off site)?

Yes

Transitions

Do you offer transition services for participants/students?

Yes

If Yes, select all options that apply to your program

Additional Therapist To Work With Student Or Family As Transition

Transition House Associated With Program

Formal Transition To Another Therapist

Family Or Student Coaching Support For Certain Amount

Other

Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?

Percentage of families that participate in various transition programming?

> 50%

Assessments

Does the client receive a neuropsychological evaluation?

Other

What percentage of participants receive psychological evaluations?

> 50%

Who completes the psychological evaluation?

Other

Does program receive a fee for evaluation or referral?

Sober Living Houses

Community Service

Random Drug Testing

Transportation Options

Public

Can bring your own Vehicle

Provided by Program

Support Services

Choose an option

House/Community Meetings

Other

Are participants required to do chores in the house/community?

Yes

12 Step Meetings on Location

Housing Options (+18+)

Support Staff: apt, dorm, house(s) with on-call to apt, dorm, houses

Monitored: apt, dorm, house(s)by a senior resident or house manager

Supervised: administrative oversight, clinical services, life skills (licensed)

Integrated: administrative oversight is generally part of a larger addiction or behavioral healthcare treatment program with clinical services, life skills, community design (licensed)

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Technology

Computer Access

Hardwired Computers

Students have Laptops

Students have Laptops and unlimited Internet Access

Access to Internet turned off nightly

Other

Call for more information

Cell Phones

Earned Privilege

Staff secured at Night

Other

Eating Disorders

If specific eating disorder care provided,

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)

Expert Specifics

Associations

National Association of Schools & Programs (NATSAP)

Other

Research

Percentage of clients who return home, or to a more traditional setting (like transitions to college or gap year, boarding school, etc.)

> 50%

Has the program previously been part of an evidence-based study?

Yes

Is the program presently part of an evidence-based study?

Yes

Wilderness Therapy

If program has phases/levels, are they tied to privileges?

Percentage of students who complete all phases/levels prior to leaving the program

> 50%

Workshops

If you have workshops choose all that apply.

Individualized | Custom

Accommodations

Nearby Hotel

Call For More Information

Use of Personal Vehicle

Yes

Use of Electronics

Off During Worskshop Hours

If you have a workshop, where is it located?

Varies Based on Workshop

Average Length of Workshop

Call for more information

General Information

Admissions

Billing & Payments

Insurance

Levels of Care

Accreditation

Ownership

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Clinical Operations

Treatment Modalities

Family Involvement

Therapy - Group

Therapy - Individual

Staff

Programming

Academics

Transitions

Assessments

Sober Living Houses

Technology

Eating Disorders

Expert Specifics

Research

Wilderness Therapy

Workshops

Reviews of Northwest College Support