Mountain Home Academy
Mountain Home Academy was established in 2001 as an intensive, secured residential care facility for at-risk and adjudicated or non-adjudicated delinquent males between the ages of 10 and 18. All of the youth at our program have sexual behavior problems. With a licensed capacity of 60 residents, Mountain Home Academy serves youth mainly through the Department of Juvenile Corrections as well as through the Department of Health and Welfare. The Mountain Home Academy environment focuses on behavioral change through the establishment of a therapeutic milieu and the intervention of negative behavior.
Programs Offered
- Long-term residential treatment for adolescent males with sexual behavior problems
- Cognitive behavioral model with intensive group, individual, and family therapy
- Therapeutic milieu and peer empowerment model
- Specialized programming for younger residents ages 10-14
- Therapist-guided intensive sexual behavior problem treatment that is evidence-based
Student Profile
males, ages 10 to 18 years old - Adolescent males who have engaged in sexually-inappropriate behaviors
- Autistic spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome)
- Low cognitive functioning and special needs students
- Services for students with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
- Mental health disorders (Bi-Polar, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, ADHD, Substance Abuse)
- Students with poor academic achievement
- Students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
- Students who benefit from small classroom settings
- Students who benefit from experiential learning techniques
- Students needing to learn prosocial and life skills
- Adjudicated or Non-Adjudicated (accept Department of Human Services, Health and Welfare) clients
Whom Do We Serve?
The typical resident admitted to Mountain Home Academy is a juvenile offender who has sexual behavior problems. Our program specializes in serving youth with Pervasive Developmental Disorders such as Austism and Aspergers. A majority of our youth have serious emotional disturbance and/or learning disorders. Students typically show a low degree of empathy for others, have poor means-ends reasoning, are impulsive, have problems with anger control and aggression, are irresponsible, deny and/or justify negative behaviors (i.e., consider themselves victims when confronted), pride themselves on antisocial values and behaviors, lack self-discipline, and are counteractive and non-compliant with authority.
For additional information or to make a referral, please contact:
Paula Garay
Executive Director
Phone: 208-587-2679 Ext. 202
Email: paula.garay@sequeltsi.com