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September 22, 2004 |
September 14, 2004
Media Contact:
Julia Andrick
jandrick@cedu.com
Rocky Mountain Academy is pleased to unveil their enhanced
curriculum designed to help adolescents who have traditionally
been using drugs and alcohol as coping mechanisms.
Overseeing the academy is Scott Addison, M.A., M.P.A., who
has been named Rocky Mountain Academy School Director. Scott’s
leadership and administrative experience, combined with his
background as a National Certified Addictions Counselor,
make him the ideal individual to lead the academy and direct
its expanded therapeutic offerings.
Scott is an experienced addictions counselor and licensed
therapist who has developed substance abuse treatment polices,
directed clinical operations, formulated long-range development
plans, and provided visionary leadership to staff. Most recently,
Scott was the Executive Director of a non-profit agency in
Richmond, Virginia, that provided residential mental health
and drug and alcohol treatment services. Scott holds a Master’s
of Public Administration from the University of Wyoming,
a Master’s of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Regis University,
and is a National Certified Addictions Counselor II.
Scott and the Rocky Mountain Academy team have preserved
the essential and time-tested elements of the CEDU emotional
growth philosophy and infused it with valuable chemical dependency,
addictions management, and motivational enhancement programming.
The 14 to 18 month program highlights include:
- Each of the time-tested CEDU emotional growth workshops
have substance abuse and other addictions concepts incorporated
into the experiences
- Emotional growth workshops now include two post-reflection
groups to reinforce lessons learned in the intensive therapeutic
experience
- Three new therapeutic seminars have been added to the curriculum:
Thinking Errors, Rational Emotive Therapy, and Values Identity
- Each week, students will participate in AA/NA in addition
to focused campus-based therapy groups where specific issues
including adoption, anger management, and eating disorders
are addressed
- A 12-step based model will be integrated into the program
serving as a critical piece to aftercare
- Students will be participating in a new Life Summit Trip,
a relational service experience, designed for students to
actively take part in giving to others and putting their
12-Step work into practice
- Vocational training will be offered in the areas of carpentry,
woodworking, and welding
- A student’s progression will be determined by individual
performance
An appropriate candidate for Rocky Mountain Academy is 14
to 17 years of age, does not need inpatient treatment or
to detoxify, and requires more structure than a traditional
outpatient program. A typical student struggles with chemical
dependency issues and is faced with co-occurring disorders
such as oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder,
and AD/HD. In addition, they are challenged with family turmoil,
poor decision making skills, influence from negative peer
groups, and school failure. It is strongly recommended that
students participate in a therapeutic wilderness program
prior to enrollment.
As always, our Admissions Department welcomes your calls
and is able to help identify if you have an appropriate candidate
for Rocky Mountain Academy. Scott Addison will be personally
calling many education professionals in the near future and
also invites you contact him with any questions. Scott and
our Admissions Office can be reached at 877-457-6170.
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