The Residential Treatment Program is designed to provide comprehensive therapeutic services for 57 children between the ages of 6 and 14. The belief in a child's capacity to grow and change is central to the Residential Treatment Program. Each cottage is staffed by trained child behavior specialists who work with youngsters in daily living skills, peer relationships, and self-development. Activity groups, special trips, and campuswide events enrich daily life at Andrus.
Clinical specialists guide and support the work done in the therapeutic milieu.
Also on the campus is the Andrus Acute, Diagnostic and Treatment Center, which provides thorough, comprehensive evaluation and treatment planning for every child. The initial goal of the Center is to address the immediate crisis and then to stabilize the behavioral condition. Whenever possible, the Center's goal is to help the child avoid admission to a more intensive level of care. Children may be admitted for stays ranging from 24 hours to seven days, for emergency assessment and close monitoring of medical and behavioral needs. Collaboration with the family and referring parties is directed toward easing the crisis and to returning the child to his or her regular environment.