Black Mountain Academy

Age Groups :: Teens

Gender :: Male

Director of Admissions

Becca Jefferies

Admissions Email

mmccoy@thebackmountainacademy.com

Admissions Phone

(828) 365-6033

Physical Address

501 W. State Street

Black Mountain, NC

theblackmountainacademy.com

Director of Admissions

Becca Jefferies

Admissions Email

mmccoy@thebackmountainacademy.com

Admissions Phone

(828) 365-6033

Physical Address

501 W. State Street

Black Mountain, NC

Mission Statement

Providing opportunities for young men with learning diffe …

Black Mountain Academy is a therapeutic boarding school supporting adolescent males ages 13-17 with level 1 autism or who struggle with social relationships, anxiety, and traditional academic approaches.

Therapy 13-18 years old

General Information

Ownership Type

Private Investment Group

Name of Parent Company

The Aspiro Group

Type of Land

Privately Owned

The Aspiro Group

Residential Treatment

Religious Affiliation

Age of Participants (Minimum / Maximum)

15 - 18

Can program support 18-year-olds if they enroll before 18?

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Program can accept students with I-20 Visa?

Average Length of Stay

14 Months

Maximum Enrollment

Location of Program

Rural

Dorm / Housing

Call for more information.

How does the program prevent students from leaving (running) from the program

Students are Always in "Line-of-Sight" with staff

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

Family Involvement

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

Percentage of Aid to Adoptive Family Students

Percentage of Court Ordered Students

Percentage of Private Pay Students

100%

Percentage of School Funded Students

Percentage of State Funded Students

Insurance

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

Yes

Do you have an insurance utilization person?

N/A

Is the program on any insurance panels?

Therapy - Individual

Is there individual therapy?

Yes, part of the program cost

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

0 Hours

Number of individual therapy hours students receives on typical week

Percentage of licensed therapists?

All therapists are licensed by the state of operation

Therapist average case load

0 Clients

Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?

Yes

Therapy - Group

Is there group therapy?

Yes

Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist

0 Hours

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

0 Hours

Average number of formal family therapy hours per week (not social calls to teen)

0 Hours

Is Skype accessible for family therapy?

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Additional Professionals

Licensed Practical Nurse

Percentage of students on meds at enrollment

> 50%

Are there Medical rule outs

Is there a minimum BMI

Can Program accept insulin-dependent diabetics

Treatment Modalities

Types of Therapy Offered

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Call for more specifics.

Does the program have a level / phase system?

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

Yes

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

Integrated Wellness

Breathing Techniques / Breath Work

Does program use time out rooms?

Staff

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?

High School Diploma

Average number of hours staff are trained before their first shift

0 Hours

Academic

Grades Served

9 - 12

College

Average student to teacher ratio

1:0

Teaching / Classroom

Traditional teacher-led class

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Is the program able to implement IEP's

Yes

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

Yes

Academic Calendar

Year Round School (either quarters, trimester, semesters)

Can program support a student to complete a GED?

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

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

Transition Programming

Does program have transition services for students?

Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?

Yes

Percentage of families participate in various transition programming?

> 50%

Accreditation

State &/or National

CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation)

Academic Accreditation

AdvancED (formally Northwest Association of Schools)

Nuts & Bolts

Rolling Admissions

Yes

Enrollment Fee / Outfitting Fee

Call for more information

Last month deposit due at enrollment?

Cost per month

Under $5,000 / month

Closest Airport

Asheville [AVL]

Drive time from Airport

0 Hours

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

> 50%

Does a student have to sign self into the program?

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

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

Incidents: select all that are required to be reported to state

Elopement

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

0.5 Hours

Professional Associations / Affiliations

National Association of Therapeutic Schools & Programs (Professional Member)

Mission Statement

Providing opportunities for young men with learning differences that foster academic, social, emotional, and personal development.

General Information

Residential Treatment

Insurance

Therapy - Individual

Therapy - Group

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Treatment Modalities

Staff

Academic

Transition Programming

Accreditation

Nuts & Bolts

News

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