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Elk River Residential Treatment Program, an 8-week therapeutic intervention program, promotes character building through accredited academics, intensive therapy and an off-campus expedition course.
Elk River Academy is an individualized transitional therapeutic school with a flexible length of stay up to one year.
Elk River Healthy Lifestyles, an 8-week teen weight loss program, provides intensive therapeutic services to address the underlying physical and emotional issues that contribute to obesity.
Pinnacle Academic Resource Center, located in Huntsville, Alabama, specializes in educating students in grades 6 - 12 and offers a college resource program.

Brat camps.Brat camp is a term related to wilderness programs or boot camps. A camp for a "bratty" teenager. Typically, brat camps offer little or no follow up care, are not accredited schools and are not for violent or seriously troubled teens. Sometimes called an intervention camp, brat camps are used to "shock" teens into realizing their parents are needed and deserve respect. Military schools.Military schools are very structured boarding schools that operate on a regular school year with a summer vacation. Military schools are not appropriate for students with emotional or behavioral problems because in-house treatment services are not provided as a general rule. They are not equipped to sufficiently provide for serious behavioral issues and do not have a solid parent support system. Boot camps.Teen boot camps typically have a military type structure. Boot camps are short-term (usually 30 days) and are not meant for teens with emotional or behavioral programs. Boot camps do not provide treatment services and do not offer follow up services or parent support. Therapeutic boarding schools. Boarding schools, or residential treatment centers, have students reside on campus and provide academics and a therapy component. Teens typically attend the school for 6-18 months. Most of these schools have a therapist on staff and don't usually contract outside the school to provide individual and group therapy. These programs are for teens with severe problems (emotional, behavioral, drug/alcohol abuse) who require long term treatment. Rehab centers.Rehab centers provide treatment for teens with a chemical or drug dependency. There are many approaches to rehab treatment centers such as support groups and court-mandated random drug tests. There are a wide and diverse set of options including short term, long term, residential and day programs. These centers do not usually provide a strong support system for parents or accredited academics. When you realize your teen is in trouble, the hundreds of options can be daunting, even frightening. When you don't know where to turn, help is here. Our caring and trained staff is here to listen, help and share personal experiences. We are available 24 hours a day to help you find an appropriate program to meet your family's needs.

The Programs of The Pinnacle Schools provide diagnostic, assessment, education and intervention services for troubled teens, ages 12-18, and their families. Our programs are based on a medical model with physician-directed medication managementTPS staff physicians and professional referral sources work together to help manage your child's medications. TPS will not change your child's medications or dosages without parents' and professional referral sources approval. and 24 hour medical/nursing care.


Education is Essential

 

We believe "no child left behind" also applies to teen residential treatment programs. The Pinnacle Schools pioneered the use of Accredited Academics in the short-term residential setting, and because of our flexible length of stay students can complete a quarter, semester or full academic year. Continued medical and psychological therapies, along with education, insure long term success. Our Academic Administrator works closely with parents, students and counselors to design an individualized program of study that best supports each student's specific goals. Our curriculum is SACS & CITA accredited and offers courses for students in grades 6-12. Our academics are designed to support students therapeutically by providing a safe learning environment in which their self-esteem is positively impacted by success in school.

 


Financing Options

 

The Pinnacle Schools understands the financial responsibility of a residential treatment program can be overwhelming. As a company, advocating for troubled teens and their families is of utmost importance. We have several options for funding including some insurance reimbursement, relationships with two behavioral health loan companies and multiple scholarships. Call an Admissions Counselor today (866) 906-8336.

 


Typical Student Profile

 

Our programs are designed for struggling teens that are experiencing one or more of the following difficulties:

 

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