Shortridge Academy
Milton, NH

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Shortridge Academy Announces Publications And Research Activity

Shortridge Academy Founder Adam Rainer and Research Consultant Dr. Kristine Baber recently co-authored an invited chapter in the series, Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 41, September 2011. A copy of the chapter, Shortridge Academy: Positive Youth Development in Action within a Therapeutic Community can be accessed by contacting Shortridge Academy or the series in its entirety is available on amazon.com.

This chapter represents the first publication describing in detail Shortridge Academy's redesigned program for embracing Positive Youth Development (PYD) while systematically implementing its formal Program Evaluation. The chapter includes a discussion of the history of Shortridge Academy and its implementation of a PYD perspective, a description of the unique approaches to managing an authoritative community in a therapeutic boarding school environment, and an identification of strategies and examples of power-sharing and staff-student partnerships in running the daily operations of the school. Additionally, the chapter contains information on challenges and opportunities in starting a PYD infused program, such as methods to measure program effectiveness through research.

Look for other publications and research from Shortridge Academy in the future including:

• Baber, K.M. & Rainer, A. (In press). Positive Youth Development: Bridging Theory into Practice at Therapeutic Schools and Program. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (JTSP).


• Program Evaluation Results - available in early 2012

Shortridge Academy is a year round, college preparatory, therapeutic boarding school for young men and women ages 14-17 years old at enrollment, grades 9-12. Shortridge Academy is one of only a few therapeutic boarding schools in the Northeast accredited by the rigorous New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the only school of its kind that explicitly utilizes the evidenced-based Positive Youth Development (PYD) perspective to guide the individualized therapeutic programming for students. Since 2002, Shortridge Academy has been helping students and families who are struggling with academic performance, loss of interest in activities and increased conflict in family or peer relationships.