Asheville Academy for Growth
Pledged by:
Catherine (Cat) Jennings
Pledged on:
Apr 3, 2024
Contact Information
Catherine (Cat) Jennings
Title:
Executive Director
Phone Number:
828-772-7200
Email Address:
Program Information
Type of Program:
Therapeutic Boarding School
Address:
Black Mountain, NC
Provider Highlights and Information
Population Served:
Assigned female at birth, 10-14 years old at the time of admission
Average length of stay 6-12 months
Anxiety, depression, school refusal/under performing, trauma, attachment, social difficulties, family conflict
Therapeutic Modalities:
Across campus, all staff are trained in community resiliency model interventions - this includes psychoeducation around the nervous system and regulation skills. All staff are trained in regulation skills and distress tolerance skills pulled from cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. All staff are trained in assertive communication skills that are taught to all students to support social skills development. All staff are trained in principles of trauma-informed equine assisted psychotherapy, which translates to social skill development, regulation skills, and trust-building.
All staff
- community resiliency model
- DBT distress tolerance skills
- trauma-informed equine assisted psychotherapy
Our primary therapists have many specialties in order to provide individualized care that is most effective for each of the unique profiles of our students and families.
- Trauma-informed approaches including EMDR, brainspotting, trauma-focused equine assisted psychotherapy
- Attachment-based approaches including internal family systems, theraplay, trust-based relational intervention
- Experiential approaches, expressive arts therapy, sandtray, recreational therapy.
- Solution-focused approaches, motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Academic Information:
Congnia accreditation as a traditional boarding school
SEVIS accreditation
NC Department of Public Instruction Special Education Accreditation