Programs & Services : Adolescent Services

Education

Caron is the only treatment center
that provides onsite education.

Teens with drug/alcohol-related problems have many areas of their lives affected by their use of chemicals. Often, education is one of the most severely affected. During the course of the adolescents' stay in Primary and Extended Care, they are involved in Caron's education program, a program that is individualized in nature. Patients receive assignments from their home school and the Caron teaching staff helps them to catch up and maintain their academic status.
 
Caron provides an alternative education program licensed through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The teachers are licensed to teach in an alternative education setting and have solid experience in handling the emotional and behavioral difficulties that our patients bring into the classroom setting. In addition, through these educational resources, we are able to provide up-to-date educational testing as needed. Special tutoring for GED testing is available, as is tutoring over the summer months. In many cases, patients can gain school credit for attending group, lecture and recreation sessions that are a part of their daily schedule while in treatment.