Evangelhouse Christian Academy

Age Groups :: Teens

Gender :: Female

Director of Admissions

Mark D. Barrentine, LCSW

Admissions Email

admissions@evangelhouse.com

Admissions Phone

(800) 924-4012

Physical Address

7084 Cemetery Highway at Live Oak Landing

Saint Martinville, LA

evangelhouse.com

Director of Admissions

Mark D. Barrentine, LCSW

Admissions Email

admissions@evangelhouse.com

Admissions Phone

(800) 924-4012

Physical Address

7084 Cemetery Highway at Live Oak Landing

Saint Martinville, LA

Mission Statement

We provide the premier therapeutic boarding school for fa …

Evangelhouse® Christian Academy is a boutique, fourteen-bed therapeutic boarding school for girls ages 12-18. The academy offers a unique integration of licensed clinical therapy with non-denominational Christian values. The school’s DBT and EMDR therapy are ideal to treat students who struggle with: -emotional distress -self-harm behaviors -depression -anxiety -social problems -technology and social media misuse -and so much more. Listed below are the facts about the program or you can click on the website link to the right for more information.

Therapy 13-18 years old

General Information

Ownership Type

Private Company

Name of Parent Company

Live Oak Behavioral Health Group, LLC

Type of Land

Privately Owned

Live Oak Landing, LLC

Residential Treatment

Religious Affiliation

Age of Participants (Minimum / Maximum)

12 - 19

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

Yes

Program can accept students with I-20 Visa?

Yes

Average Length of Stay

12 Months

Maximum Enrollment

Location of Program

Rural

Dorm / Housing

Dorm Rooms

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

10%

Percentage of Court Ordered Students

Percentage of Private Pay Students

100%

Percentage of School Funded Students

Percentage of State Funded Students

Insurance

What percentage of your students receive insurance coverage for more than two weeks?

> 50%

Do you have an insurance utilization person?

Contractor

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?

3 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

10 Clients

Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?

Therapy - Group

Is there group therapy?

Yes

Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist

5 Hours

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

5 Hours

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

1 Hours

Is Skype accessible for family therapy?

Yes

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Additional Professionals

Licensed Practical Nurse

Medical Doctor

Neurofeedback Specialist

Psychiatrist

Psychologist

Registered Dietician

Percentage of students on meds at enrollment

< 50%

Are there Medical rule outs

Is there a minimum BMI

Can Program accept insulin-dependent diabetics

Yes

Treatment Modalities

Types of Therapy Offered

12 Steps Groups

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Behavior Modification

Behavior Tech Trained staff & Therapists

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

Equine Assisted or Therapeutic Horse Back

Expressive Art Therapy

Eye Movement & Desensitization and Reprocessing

Family Focused Therapy(FFT)

Narrative Therapy

Neuro Feedback

Psycho educational

Recreation Therapy

Clinically Driven - Christian Focused

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)

Yes

If yes -- select all that apply

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Family Teaching Model

Positive Peer Culture

Dialectial Behavior Therapy Skills Support

Integrated Wellness

N/A

Does program use time out rooms?

Staff

Line staff to student ratio during awake hours

1:5

Does program run background checks on all staff?

Yes

Is there an educational requirement for staff?

Yes

If Yes, what is it?

College Degree

Average number of hours staff are trained before their first shift

100 Hours

Academic

Grades Served

6 - 12

College

Average student to teacher ratio

1:7

Teaching / Classroom

Packets with teacher support

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

Classes

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

Yes

Transition Programming

Does program have transition services for students?

Yes

If Yes, select all options that apply to your program

Family Or Student Coaching Support For Certain Amount

Integrated transition planning

Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?

Yes

Percentage of families participate in various transition programming?

> 50%

Accreditation

State &/or National

State License

Academic Accreditation

AdvancED (formally Northwest Association of Schools)

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCSPA)

Ai - Accreditation International

Professional Associations / Affiliations

National Association of Therapeutic Schools & Programs (Professional Member)

Nuts & Bolts

Rolling Admissions

Enrollment Fee / Outfitting Fee

Call for more information

Last month deposit due at enrollment?

Call for more information

Cost per month

Call for more information

Closest Airport

New Orleans International Airport [MSY]

Drive time from Airport

2 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?

Yes

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

Link to Weekly/Daily Schedule

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

Elopement

Major Injury | Death

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

1 Hours

Mission Statement

We provide the premier therapeutic boarding school for families who wish to integrate Christian values with their daughter's recovery.

Evangelhouse Christian Academy

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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