TAP (Therapeutic Academic Program)

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Clinical Director: Kirby Strohm, (815) 439-5521

The mission of the Therapeutic Education Program is to help students who are struggling with emotional and social challenges to achieve their potential academically and adaptively so they may become healthy, responsible and productive adults.

This is achieved in a highly structured and consistent environment in which expectations are taught and positively reinforced through-out the program day. By utilizing both verbal and visual feedback, the students take ownership of their progress and responsibility for their actions. Group and individual counseling serve to strengthen coping and problem-solving skills that are reinforced in the program. All of this is combined with a challenging curriculum ensuring growth in the academic, emotional and social domains.