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Posted: Aug 21, 2014, 18:48
WAYPOINT ACADEMY
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Huntsville, UT
Emily Leah - Admissions Coordinator
801-690-7000 ext 701
info@waypointacademy.com
www.waypointacademy.com
WayPoint Academy is a specialized boarding school of 36 students. It is dually-licensed as an independent school and residential treatment center. Waypoint provides clinical treatment and academic support to young men ages 13-18 who suffer from extreme anxiety. Their program addresses anxiety, mood, executive functioning, learning, and healthy identity development. The treatment plan includes strategic family involvement. Waypoint has a fully-accredited high school curriculum and certified teachers trained to motivate each student in completing tasks and in reaching academic potential. The campus is located in a scenic Utah setting that offers students an opportunity for recreational sports like skiing, snowboarding, boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, fly fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.
Jared U. Balmer, PhD, is the Co-founder and Executive Director. He has a MEd in Educational Psychology and a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy, both from Brigham Young University. R. Jeffrey Simpson, MS, MSW, LCSW is a Co-Founder. He earned a Masters degree in Child and Youth Care Administration from NOVA Southeastern University and a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Utah and has
over 30 years of experience working in the residential treatment field. Mike Bulloch, LCSW, is the
Associate Executive Director and Clinical Director. He studied social work at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah then earned an MSW from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, and he has more than 20 years of direct clinical practice as a therapist working with adolescents and their families.
WayPoint Academy provides specialized treatment for young men who are afflicted with Generalized Anxiety, Social Phobia, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Specific Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The criteria for admission includes students with symptoms of depression, as this is often associated with anxiety disorders. Students enrolled at WayPoint are not "troubled youth" and their admission is not a result of extensive misbehavior. Family participation is essential in the healing process. Through family therapy, parent visits, and seminars, WayPoint directs families toward making adjustments and changes to support the student's progress.
[This information came from the Waypoint Academy website.]
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