Therapeutic Day Treatment Program
The Therapeutic Day Treatment Program, with two schools located on the Camp Aldersgate Campus in Little Rock and at the Magale Therapeutic Day Treatment School in Magnolia, provides services for students ages 5-18 (K -12) with behavioral, emotional, and/or learning problems.
The program addresses the needs of youth who need more structured, intensive services than public schools provide, yet may not need residential placement. Students' educational goals follow the Arkansas Frameworks for academic skill acquisition and credit is given for their educational time. Students work with a multidisciplinary team to address their educational, behavioral, emotional and social needs. The staff of educational therapists, behavioral instructors, mental health therapists and psychiatrists work as a team, and they meet at least once weekly to evaluate the student’s progress and needs. Staff ration is 1:5.
Locations:
- Little Rock
- Magnolia
Referral sources - The youth’s home school district, families, other mental health agencies
Capacity
- Little Rock - 50
- Magnolia - 30
Criteria for acceptance - ages 5-18 (K-12) with approval by the youth’s home school district, history of aggressive behavior and/or emotional disorders
Length of stay - Average length is one year, can stay as long as three years, supports transition into the public schools for up to 30 days
Uses the Teaching-Family Model
Payment sources - Youth’s home school district, Medicaid, private insurance
Aftercare, placement and follow-up - Continuum resources
Approved as a Non-Traditional program and educationsite by the Department of Education
To request information about placement in the Therapeutic Day Treatment School, e-mail: Day Treatment Info