A major component of any child/adolescent's world is school.
The Institute of Living's Child and Adolescent Services
are committed to providing services that support a child or adolescent while
he/she is in the hospital. All patients receive a minimum of two hours per day of
educational programming, unless not clinically advised. Instruction is provided
by the teaching staff of the Grace S. Webb School. The inpatient educational
coordinator communicates with the student's home school, parents, and the unit
staff regarding educational issues (pending releases).
Process/Services
Release/Communication
At the time of admission, the parent, guardian, or student over age 18 is asked
to sign a release of information for the purpose of coordinating with the
student's Local Education Agency (LEA). This may be the school where the
student attends and/or the school system responsible for the payment of
educational services for the student. The educational coordinator will FAX the
release to the LEA asking the district to send pertinent records or to call
the coordinator. The educational coordinator is available to discuss
educational concerns with parents and staff from the student's home school and
support coordination with the clinical staff. In some cases, a Planning and Placement
Team (PPT) meeting will be called.
Educational Program
For approximately the first 10 school days of inpatient hospitalization,
students receive instruction within a small group on or near their assigned
unit in the Donnelly Building. Instruction is planned so that all students
benefit educationally at their individual level.At times school
work is sent from the student’s local school program.Informal assessments may be
done to assist in this programming. If a student is hospitalized for more than
10 school days, he/she is assessed to determine the student’s ability to
benefit from increased education time, which approximates the public school
schedule. This may mean increased tutorial services on the unit or attendance
in the Grace S. Webb School. At this time, the school system may be asked to
call a PPT to develop the goals for this educational program. The Grace S.
Webb School, also a secured program, is located within the Braceland Building,
in close proximity to the Donnelly Building. There, students are assigned to
the appropriate program– elementary, middle, or high school– in order to
implement the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP), in a therapeutic,
full school day program. At the Grace S. Webb School, students are assigned an
advisor who, with the educational coordinator, integrates the student's
educational plan with any other Institute of Living departments, the school
system, other agencies, and the parents. Clinicians at the Grace S. Webb
School provide site monitoring and coordinate with the child’s inpatient
clinician.
Additional Services
Staff of the Grace S. Webb School provide speech, language, and occupational
therapy for any students who remain hospitalized for more than two weeks (or
earlier if requested), and
whose IEP requires those services. Requests for formal educational,
psychological, speech/language, and occupational therapy evaluations may be
made by the LEA (or other financially responsible party). Additional tutorial
services are available for students who are restricted to the unit but
clinically available for education.
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