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[This review
has dated information.
More recent information
on this program can be
found at www.strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/article_5486.shtml.]
Clarinda Academy
Clarinda, Iowa
Pam Herzberg, Admissions Director
712-542-6128
pherzberg@clarindaacademy.org
www.clarindaacademy.org
Clarinda
Academy, located in southwest Iowa, is a residential foster
care facility for adjudicated delinquent males between the ages
of 13 and 18. The school environment focuses on the establishment
of a positive peer culture, the intervention of negative behavior
and positive pro-social change. Licensed by the State of Iowa to
provide residential treatment, the program is highly structured
and models a positive peer culture.
Students attend on-campus individualized academic and vocational
education programs, which are credited through the Clarinda Community
School District. The academic education program provides standard
middle school and high school curricula, remedial education, special
education, and GED curricula while the vocational program offers
a range of classes and experiences designed to prepare students
for the world of work.
The Clarinda Academy uses a cognitive behavioral approach to assist
youth in developing new ways of behaving and thinking while receiving
constant feedback from peers and staff. Students work together with
peers and staff to set concrete goals and to determine the steps
to achieve those goals. Progress in all areas is constantly monitored
and related back to the student’s daily behavior and decision-making.
Throughout the student’s stay, he is challenged to experience success
and analyze failures in nearly every area of life.
Students typically attend Clarinda Academy for six months to a year,
depending on their progress. In addition to their residential treatment,
Clarinda also offers a 90-day impact program.
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