Philosophy
Our Mission
PWAA is a STAD(skills training and development) year round program offering the ability for students to receive their education through Braintree Academy with the support of staff to decrease behavioral issues. This program is a highly structured environment providing nurturing and safety as our biggest priority. will be primarily done without the use of electronics as this decreases temptation of any student to engage in maladaptive activities that does not support positive mental health and growth. Our goal is to create a learning environment that balances academics and therapeutic interventions.
Our Approach
We will utilize many different learning approaches and a variety of hands on activities. Topics relate to real life, life skills, transferrable skills and are realistic and non-threatening. Students will have the opportunity for extracurricular classes to work on life skills including but not limited to sewing, cooking, budgeting, meal planning, career planning, appropriate use of electronics, empathy building opportunities on animal rescues. Students will complete feelings journals daily, exercise 30-60 minutes, have an hour long lunch to learn about proper digestion, learn table setting, appropriate conversations throughout lunch, guided activities to encourage communication, friendship building and how to navigate difficult interactions with others. Because we are a year round program, we are able to focus on life skills and behavioral management to meet your child's or children's needs. With the flexibility of PWAA, families will be able to complete school on vacation or play “catch up” when home because their school goes with them. Staff with PWAA will never take the role of the parent and parents will work closely with staff to ensure needs are reasonable and realistic for each student. Here we value our parents/families and everything we do will be to facilitate healthy relationships and growth.
Meals
Here members are provided with nutritious meals if their family prefers. Members will receive a high protein, low carb breakfast and/or lunch consisting of a protein, small carb, fruit and vegetable. They may participate in snack time as well provided their family is alright with this. They are not allowed to have caffeine, sugar, red dye, MSGs/GMOs and are taught how to create nutritional meals even on a budget. Many members LOVE to experiment with food!
Braintree Academy
PWAA will utilize resources from Braintree Academy which is a public school through Oneida School District. They are Awesome! They follow our program amazingly and allow us to use minimal electronics for IRIs, ISATS and any other state requirements on the computer. This platform encompasses anything public schools do and have an exemplary team that works to design IEP/504 plans catered specifically to your child's needs. They use interventions alongside our STAD program to provide your child and/or children with an amazing opportunity to learn and grow in every way! Members are given an opportunity to complete their work in a "job" like fashion with requirements teaching them responsibility, integrity, accountability, and perseverance when things are hard.
Learning Environment
Children participating in PWAA STAD Program will work on behavioral modification for issues related to severe emotional disturbances, severe anxiety, issues in mainstream public school setting or just need a different environment to be successful. Members will be safe guarded from many of the issues facing our youth in schools and communities today while being provided with an unique opportunity designed especially for them!
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Cost
PWAA is a STAD program meaning for members of Medicaid, YES Program and Katie Beckett this program is entirely free!
If you would like to participate and do not qualify for the insurances above cost is $400.00/month which averages to about $20.00/day.