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Specialized Day Schools

The Help Group's specialized day schools offer pre-K through high school programs for more than 1,300 students and are certified by the California State Department of Education. The schools provide diagnostic prescriptive teaching, small classes, individualized curriculum, counseling, speech, language and occupational therapy and adaptive physical education.

Village Glen School serves children with social and communicative disabilities, including Asperger’s Disorder, high-functioning autism, and nonverbal learning disabilities. It offers a unique, individualized education with an emphasis on social skills in a nurturing, therapeutic environment. The Pace Program is available for gifted students. The Beacon Program educates students with behavioral challenges.

1) WEBSITE
2) APPLICATION CHECKLIST
3) BEACON PROGRAM
4) PACE PROGRAM
5) APPLICATION
6) SUMMER CAMP 2008
7) SUMMER CAMP 2008 APPLICATION

(Culver City & Sherman Oaks Campuses)

Young Learners Preschool for Autism is designed for children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental delays. This program assesses the nature and degree of the challenges each child is confronting and fosters development in all essential areas through an interdisciplinary approach.

  1) WEBSITE
  2) APPLICATION CHECKLIST
  3) APPLICATION

             (Sherman Oaks & Culver City Campuses)

Bridgeport School integrates an academic curriculum with hands-on life skills training and vocational services for students with mild cognitive delays and challenges in the areas of social communication and/or language development. The Bridgeport Transition Program prepares students who are 18 to 21 years old to transition from the school environment to young adulthood by fostering vocational and independent living skills.

  1) BRIDGEPORT SCHOOL
  2) APPLICATION

              (Sherman Oaks Campus)

Sunrise School is dedicated to promoting communicative, behavioral, social, academic, motor, adaptive and independent living skills. These comprehensive programs enable each student to maximize their potential.

  1) WEBSITE
  2) APPLICATION CHECKLIST
  3) APPLICATION
  4) SUNSHINE CAMP
  5) SARC Report
  6) CAMP SUNSHINE 2008
  7) CAMP SUNSHINE APPLICATION 2008

                                                    (Sherman Oaks Campus)

Summit View School fosters the fullest potential of students with specific learning disabilities. In this dynamic environment, students build their academic skills, experience the educational process as positive and rewarding.

1) WEBSITE
2) APPLICATION CHECKLIST
3) APPLICATION
4) EVENTS

(Culver City & Valley Glen Campuses)

Coldwater Canyon Prep Program offers a comprehensive academic and therapeutic curriculum in a highly specialized day school setting for students with specific learning disabilities and accompanying social-emotional needs.

1) PROGRAM
2) APPLICATION

(Valley Glen Campus)

Pacific Schools comprises three unique educational and therapeutic day school programs. Pacific Ridge addresses the educational needs of students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Pacific Cove Program is designed for students with autism spectrum disorders and significant behavioral challenges. The Harbor Program serves students with internalizing disorders, such as anxiety and depression.

  1) APPLICATION CHECKLIST
  2) PACIFIC RIDGE
  3) PACIFIC COVE PROGRAM
  4) PACIFIC HARBOR PROGRAM
5) PACIFIC SCHOOLS APPLICATION

(Van Nuys Campus)

Clinical Programs

Serving children, adolescents, young adults and families, The Help Group Child & Family Center, offers a broad spectrum of clinical services encompassing the following programs:

The Mental Health Services Programs provides psychiatry, individual, family and group therapy, case management, day treatment services for at-risk preschoolers and after school enrichment for at-risk children and vocational services.

The Help Group Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders features multidisciplinary assessment, consultation, intervention, family support, after school programs and summer camp for children with autism and Asperger’s Disorder. This program offers seminars for parents and professionals and promotes public awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Stepping Stones Preschool Program for children with behavioral and emotional difficulties offers a therapeutic day treatment program for preschoolers who are challenged by special needs, providing early childhood education in combination with comprehensive mental health services.

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The The Speech and Language Disorders Program and Occupational Therapy Program provides comprehensive assessment and intervention services on current research and best practices in individual, small group and classroom settings.

The Help Group - UCLA Neuropsychology Program is an innovative partnership of The Help Group and UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute. This program provides neuropsychological assessments and consultations for children, adolescents and young adults and enriches the field of knowledge through their research and educational endeavors.

The Help Group - UCLA Autism Research Alliance is an innovative partnership between The Help Group and the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. It is dedicated to enhancing and expanding clinical research into Autism Spectrum Disorders education and treatment and to contributing to the development, greater understanding and use of best practice models by educators and clinicians.

The Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Programs include child and family counseling, family preservation, teen parenting counseling, parent education and family reunification counseling.

Project Six creates therapeutic living opportunities in nurturing, home-like settings. With a full continuum of integrated services, these programs promote personal and interpersonal development, vocational and independent living skills.

All of the programs of The Help Group admit clients of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion and of either sex.

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