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THERAPEUTIC DAY SCHOOLSWith therapeutic day schools in Berryville, Richmond and Winchester,Virginia, Grafton provides comprehensive, structured and customizededucational services for students aged five to 22 and includes K-12 as wellas career and technical training. Our research-based approach toinstruction includes informal and formal assessments, curriculum alignment,mapping and data analysis.Grafton serves individuals with mental health challenges, and intellectualand developmental disabilities, as well as those with co-occurringdiagnoses. We are also able to serve students with high-functioningAutism. In fact, we are at the forefront in working with individuals on theAutism spectrum, having worked with this population throughout the pastsix decades.We often accept — and, based on clearly defined indicators, are successfulwith — the most challenging students. In many cases, the needs of thesestudents exceed what traditional schools are able to provide.Our approach is person-centered, trauma-informed and data-driven, witheach plan of care as unique as the individual it serves."In public school, [my son] wasspending as much as four hours out ofa six-hour day in seclusion.I askedhow much time was spent in seclusionat Grafton. The answer? None."- Grafton Parent

A Different Kind ofPrivate Day SchoolBy combining special education and behavioral health —balancing academic and functional skills — we allowstudents to recognize and use their strengths to achievesuccess in learning across diverse subjects andenvironments.We exceed behavioral health quality standards todetermine what and how much a student can achieve on ahighly individualized basis. In addition to looking at overallquality of life standards — such as level of independence,vocational participation and opportunity todemonstrate voice and choice — we take into account thestudent’s unique strengths and needs. The wishes of thestudent and family are made a focus of the individualizededucation program (IEP). Further, we collaborate with thestudent’s family and other supports to ensure that he orshe will have the resources needed upon returning to hisor her home community.

A Trauma-Informed ApproachGrafton’s philosophy is one of comfort versus control. We recognizethat students with intellectual disabilities or mental health challengeswill inevitably face frustrating circumstances on a daily basis; thesesituations do not have to be artificially constructed. Rather than seekingto control the student through manipulation or coercion, we monitorbehavior in a natural setting. In this way, we are not forcing potentiallytraumatizing circumstances on the student, but are able to provideappropriate support when obstacles arise during the school day.Monitoring, Measuringand Mastering GoalsGrafton has successfully implemented a formal goalmastery initiative that seeks to assure objectivesestablished for each individual are clearly defined,meaningful and measurable. And what that means canlook very different for each student we serve.Whereas grade-level advancement may be anappropriate goal for one student, such advancementmay not be reasonable for another. At Grafton, wework closely with each individual and family to identifygoals that are appropriately ambitious, based on his orher unique abilities and circumstances.Once set, data for each goal are graphed and formalsystems put in place for review. Changes are made, asthe need indicates, to treatment and instructionalstrategies. Since Grafton’s goal mastery initiative wasimplemented, Grafton has consistently exceeded itstarget goal rate of 80% across the organization.

PROVEN SUCCESSMinimizing Restraint and Eliminating SeclusionWell over a decade ago, Grafton implemented an organization-wideinitiative to minimize and, where possible, eliminate the use of coercivetechniques, such as restraint and seclusion.Today, not only have weachieved a 99.8% reduction in the use of restraint and 100% reductionin the use of seclusion, we have dramatically reduced the number ofinjuries to clients and staff and significantly increased the rate oftreatment goals mastered across the organization. Through our UkeruSystems division (www.ukerusystems.com) — currently used in close to30 states and more than 130 private day and residential programs,private and public schools, psychiatric hospitals and forensic units —Grafton now shares this expertise with other 0920102011 201220132014 2015201620172018

RecognitionGrafton’s minimization of restraintsinitiative has been recognized by:For more information on Grafton’stherapeutic day schools, see contactinformation below.AccreditationGrafton’s specialized therapeuticcommunity living options areaccredited by:Contact:Email: admissions@grafton.orgPhone: 540-955-2400 x 6460Fax: 540-542-1721Corporate Address:P.O. Box 2500Winchester, VA 22604LicensingGrafton’s therapeutic communityliving options are licensed by:www.grafton.org/TDS

For more information on Grafton's therapeutic day schools, see contact information below. Contact: Email: admissions@grafton.org Phone: 540-955-2400 x 6460 Fax: 540-542-1721 Corporate Address: P.O. Box 2500