Our services.

 
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CEC is an intensive highly structured therapeutic private day school that operates 12 months with students attending from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CEC provides a comprehensive behavior management system based on natural and logical consequences that encourages and facilitates youth to accept responsibility for their actions. Students are under constant supervision with a staff to student ratio of up to 1:3. Program routines and limits are clearly outlined and enforced to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the program.

 
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Education

As part of The Positive Regard Network CEC has access to administrative support, training services and staffing. 

Academic programming includes but is not limited to: 

  • Academic focus leading towards success on the SBAC/MCAS

  • ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science, Social Skills Education and Health Instruction at all grade levels consistent with Common Core.

  • Electives include: swimming, experiential and community based education, current events, art, music, and computer tutorial.

  • Physical Education instruction

  • Individualized daily homework plans 

  • Small classroom size

  • Community Based Education 

  • Remedial reading instruction

  • Behavior Management policy

    The goal of our behavior management policy is to create a safe learning environment where communication replaces behavior that disrupts learning and the pro-social development of each student grows.

    The objectives of the behavior management policy are to:

    • assist students in developing an expanded repertoire of adaptive coping skills

    • coach students through collaborative problem solving techniques

    • assist students in developing age appropriate peer and pro-social skills

    • teach students the skills of negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution

    • use narrative play to teach students communication tools to displace disruptive behaviors

    • assist students in developing study skills

    • guide to their intellectual and social potential.

  • Clinical

    CEC provides a comprehensive clinical services department including individual psychotherapy by licensed clinicians, group therapy, psycho-education, family therapy as needed. Psychiatric consultation is provided when possible. On-site nursing and clinical services are available at all times for psychiatric emergency and support services. Some of the psycho-education and specialty therapy groups offered include but are not limited to:

    • pro-social skills development

    • conflict resolution

    • cognitive restructuring

    • substance abuse prevention

    • violence prevention/anger management

    • health and hygiene

    • social pragmatics

    • animal care

    • life skills