Director of AdmissionsMeg Fields, RN, Psy. D.
Admissions Emailmegfields.aspen@gmail.com
Admissions Phone(925) 262-3135
Physical Address
Mission Statement
Aspen Network is 3 different homes that are part of a larger social community for ages 18 – 35.2020 exacerbated the difficulties of young adults who are isolated with social anxiety + fears. Loneliness may permeate every aspect of the young person’s life…relationships with family and peers, college life, employment, independent living, community involvement, leisure activities, and emotional wellbeing. The ability to make + keep friends is a huge problem that young people face. ENTER -> Aspen Network. Do you know someone who would benefit from living with peers in a supported collegiate-like living environment? Aspen Network is a social living model located in Orinda, California providing supported community living programs for young adults with social anxieties, mood differences, general learning disabilities (ADHD/ADD). Oftentimes these young adults have dropped out of college, retreated to their rooms, and self-isolated. Aspen Network is an opportunity for these young adults to reconnect and experience success. Friendships, living with peers, learning + living skills, while pursuing college, vocational or employment goals. We collaborate with many educational institutions in the larger Bay Area: Degrees, Certifications, Work experiences, and Real Friendships are what we are about.
Treatment Specialties
Transitional Living – Failure to Launch/Emerging Adulthood, Transitional Living – Social Skills/Life Skills/LD/ASD, Transitional Living – Supportive College Environment
Aspen Network, located in Orinda, CA, is an inclusive program for 18 – 35 year-olds who have retreated from their worlds. It was established as a space for people without a community. Our clients are either neurotypical with psychological problems or neurodiverse with similar social issues. Aspen Network is a safe space for young adults stuck at home to begin to discover their authentic best selves.
Our clients have high expectations for themselves, and unexpected failure leads to feelings of incompetence, anxiety, and depression. We treat neurotypical people with fragilities as well as those who are neurodiverse; we find the combination of diagnoses to be very helpful, combining different skillsets, breaking barriers, and making a community.
Our clients’ disabilities are often invisible and that characteristic leads them to be brutally criticized rather than assisted.
Individuals with social anxiety, mood differences, learning disorders, or trauma history that prevent them from possessing the self-esteem required to even consider their right to accommodations.
For people who don’t need a treatment center, who have untapped potential. We aren’t about “fixing things,” we are for those who want to learn how to make their lives work. Aspen is a program for people who don’t want a program. They don’t have behavioral issues, they aren’t acting out, and they need to feel accepted just how they are. To quote a former client, “Aspen Network is like ‘Be Yourself 101’!”
> Visit the website link to the right or call owner + operator Meg Fields RN, Psy. D. to inquire about this unique community.
Ownership Type
Name of Parent Company
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Name of Sister Company
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Type of Land
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Do your students receive insurance coverage for more than two weeks?
Do you have an insurance utilization person?
Is the program on any insurance panels?
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State and/or National
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Academic Accreditation
N/A
Is there individual therapy?
Number of individual therapy hours student receives on a difficult week?
N/A
Number of individual therapy hours student receives on typical week?
N/A
Percentage of licensed therapists?
Therapist average case load
N/A
Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside a program?
Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?
N/A
Is there group therapy?
N/A
Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist
N/A
Average number of hours per week of group processing? (i.e. run by staff, interns, grad students, etc.)
N/A
Average number of formal family therapy hours per week (not social calls to teen)
N/A
Is Skype accessible for family therapy?
N/A
Are there Additional Professionals? (Select all that apply)
N/A
Are there Medical rule outs
N/A
Possible Medical Rule Outs
N/A
Is there a minimum BMI
N/A
Can Program accept insulin-dependent diabetics
N/A
Psychiatrist
Percentage of students on meds at enrollment
If psychiatrist is available to students, what percentage of students change meds?
Types of Therapy Offered
N/A
Does the program have a level/phase system?
N/A
If yes, are phases/levels tied to privileges?
Does program have a milieu-driven residential model? (Staff are trained in model)
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If yes — select all that apply
N/A
Integrated Wellness
N/A
Does program use time out rooms?
N/A
Line staff to student ratio during awake hours
N/A
Does program run background checks on all staff?
N/A
Is there an educational requirement for staff?
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If Yes, what is it?
Average number of hours staff are trained before their first shift
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Are night staff awake or asleep
What percentage of the line staff are full time employees?
Grades Served
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Average student to teacher ratio
N/A
Teaching/Classroom
N/A
Is the program able to implement IEP’s
Can Program handle a student who is more than two grade level’s behind in reading?
Academic Calendar
Can program support a student to complete a GED?
N/A
Can program support a student who wants vocational training?
Does the school have AP Classes or the ability to give or take a student to the AP Test?
N/A
Does the academic program have the ability to provide ACT or SAT Tutoring (on or off site)?
Does program have transition services for students?
N/A
If Yes, select all options that apply to your program
N/A
Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?
Percentage of families that participate in various transition programming?
Scheduled or rolling admissions?
Is there an enrollment fee/outfitting fee/payment in advance?
If applicable, is the last month’s fees due at enrollment?
Cost per month/workshop/programming (in USD)
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Percentage of clients who return home, or to a more traditional setting (like transitions to college or gap year, boarding school, etc.)
Does a student have to sign themself into the program?
N/A
Link to Weekly or Daily Schedule
N/A
For licensed programs, but state or under 18, please select Incidents required to be reported to the state:
N/A
What is the typical amount of time a family should expect before hearing about an major incident?
N/A
What is the average number of clients you see per year?
N/A
Professional Associations/Affiliations
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Payment Type
N/A
Has the program previously been part of an evidence-based study?
Is the program presently part of an evidence-based study?
N/A
Link to the study that the organization is part of
N/A
Type of Family Therapy/Work Offered
N/A
Family involvement
Who completes the psychological evaluation?
Minimum length of stay
N/A
Does the student receive a neuropsychological evaluation?
Type Of Programming For Students
N/A
Typical Student
N/A
Minimum IQ
N/A
Interview Requirements for Applicants
N/A
Additional Therapy
Therapist Case Load at Peak Season
Percentage of licensed therapists?
Average number of days/week therapist is in the field
N/A
Number of Individual Sessions with Therapist
N/A
Integrated Wellness Support
N/A
Do clinical assistants work with lead therapists?
N/A
Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside of wilderness?
Do any of the therapists operate more than one group at peak season?
N/A
What percentage of participants receive psychological evaluations?
Does program receive a fee for evaluation or referral?
N/A
Additional levels of care offered by facility
Types of eating disorder care provided
N/A
Specialized Programming
N/A
Is program focused on full recovery?
Housing
N/A
Community Service Requirement
Random Drug Testing
N/A
Transportation Options
N/A
Support Services
House/Community Meetings
Are participants required to do chores in the house/community?
12 Step Meetings on Location
N/A
Type of Students
Computer Access
N/A
Cell Phones
N/A
Academic Options
School Name (if applicable)
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School Website (if applicable)
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Types of Workshops Offered
N/A
Accommodations
N/A
Use of Personal Vehicle
Use of Electronics
Location of Workshop
Average Length of Workshop
Professional Associations/Affiliations
N/A
Ownership Type
Private Company – Owners On-Site
Name of Parent Company
N/A
Name of Sister Company
N/A
Type of Land
Privately Owned
Do your students receive insurance coverage for more than two weeks?
N/A
Do you have an insurance utilization person?
N/A
Is the program on any insurance panels?
N/A
State and/or National
Other
Academic Accreditation
Other
Is there individual therapy?
N/A
Number of individual therapy hours student receives on a difficult week?
0
Number of individual therapy hours student receives on typical week?
0
Percentage of licensed therapists?
N/A
Therapist average case load
0
Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside a program?
N/A
Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?
N/A
Is there group therapy?
No
Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist
0
Average number of hours per week of group processing? (i.e. run by staff, interns, grad students, etc.)
0
Average number of formal family therapy hours per week (not social calls to teen)
0
Is Skype accessible for family therapy?
N/A
Are there Additional Professionals? (Select all that apply)
N/A
Are there Medical rule outs
N/A
Possible Medical Rule Outs
N/A
Is there a minimum BMI
N/A
Can Program accept insulin-dependent diabetics
N/A
Psychiatrist
N/A
Percentage of students on meds at enrollment
N/A
If psychiatrist is available to students, what percentage of students change meds?
N/A
Types of Therapy Offered
N/A
Does the program have a level/phase system?
N/A
If yes, are phases/levels tied to privileges?
N/A
Does program have a milieu-driven residential model? (Staff are trained in model)
N/A
If yes — select all that apply
N/A
Integrated Wellness
N/A
Does program use time out rooms?
N/A
Line staff to student ratio during awake hours
1:4
Does program run background checks on all staff?
Yes
Is there an educational requirement for staff?
Yes
If Yes, what is it?
N/A
Average number of hours staff are trained before their first shift
0
Are night staff awake or asleep
N/A
What percentage of the line staff are full time employees?
N/A
Grades Served
N/A
Average student to teacher ratio
1:0
Teaching/Classroom
N/A
Is the program able to implement IEP’s
N/A
Can Program handle a student who is more than two grade level’s behind in reading?
N/A
Academic Calendar
N/A
Can program support a student to complete a GED?
N/A
Can program support a student who wants vocational training?
N/A
Does the school have AP Classes or the ability to give or take a student to the AP Test?
N/A
Does the academic program have the ability to provide ACT or SAT Tutoring (on or off site)?
N/A
Does program have transition services for students?
N/A
If Yes, select all options that apply to your program
N/A
Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?
N/A
Percentage of families that participate in various transition programming?
N/A
Scheduled or rolling admissions?
N/A
Is there an enrollment fee/outfitting fee/payment in advance?
N/A
If applicable, is the last month’s fees due at enrollment?
N/A
Cost per month/workshop/programming (in USD)
10000
Percentage of clients who return home, or to a more traditional setting (like transitions to college or gap year, boarding school, etc.)
N/A
Does a student have to sign themself into the program?
N/A
Link to Weekly or Daily Schedule
N/A
For licensed programs, but state or under 18, please select Incidents required to be reported to the state:
Other
What is the typical amount of time a family should expect before hearing about an major incident?
N/A
What is the average number of clients you see per year?
20
Professional Associations/Affiliations
Other
Payment Type
N/A
Has the program previously been part of an evidence-based study?
No
Is the program presently part of an evidence-based study?
No
Link to the study that the organization is part of
N/A
Type of Family Therapy/Work Offered
N/A
Family involvement
N/A
Who completes the psychological evaluation?
N/A
Minimum length of stay
5
Does the student receive a neuropsychological evaluation?
N/A
Type Of Programming For Students
N/A
Typical Student
N/A
Minimum IQ
N/A
Interview Requirements for Applicants
N/A
Additional Therapy
N/A
Therapist Case Load at Peak Season
N/A
Percentage of licensed therapists?
N/A
Average number of days/week therapist is in the field
N/A
Number of Individual Sessions with Therapist
N/A
Integrated Wellness Support
N/A
Do clinical assistants work with lead therapists?
N/A
Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside of wilderness?
N/A
Do any of the therapists operate more than one group at peak season?
N/A
What percentage of participants receive psychological evaluations?
N/A
Does program receive a fee for evaluation or referral?
N/A
Additional levels of care offered by facility
N/A
Types of eating disorder care provided
N/A
Specialized Programming
N/A
Is program focused on full recovery?
N/A
Housing
N/A
Community Service Requirement
N/A
Random Drug Testing
N/A
Transportation Options
N/A
Support Services
N/A
House/Community Meetings
N/A
Are participants required to do chores in the house/community?
N/A
12 Step Meetings on Location
N/A
Type of Students
N/A
Computer Access
N/A
Cell Phones
N/A
Academic Options
College University or Community
School Name (if applicable)
Many in the area.
School Website (if applicable)
Diablo Valley College, St. Mary’s College, Cal State East Bay University, SFSU, Mills College, Laney College, SF Community College, UC Berkeley
Types of Workshops Offered
N/A
Accommodations
N/A
Use of Personal Vehicle
N/A
Use of Electronics
N/A
Location of Workshop
N/A
Average Length of Workshop
N/A
Professional Associations/Affiliations
N/A