Spectrum Program

Essence

Logan River Academy’s program for students on the autism spectrum. ESSENCE is composed of two boys and two girls specialized dorms with programming that is geared specifically for the unique needs of these students. ESSENCE is an acronym for the key areas we focus on: Executive Functioning, Sensory, Self Care, Emotional Regulation, Communication, and Empathy.

Program Overview

Communication

Within our Essence Program, we focus on teaching our students how to better navigate relationships and communicate with others. We teach our students valuable coping skills to regulate their emotions and communicate them with others. Our goal is to help them progress in order to build a strong foundation and be able to cope with the normal demands of life, as well as find enjoyment in life through being successful.

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Responsibility

We teach our Essence Program students responsibility through a variety of activities they participate in during their stay with us. Paid jobs are available to our students on campus, including kitchen, landscaping, tutoring, and janitorial duties. Students keep a time card, get paid every two weeks, and learn to budget their money. Our students find the amount of responsibility they learn during their stay with us empowering and feel ready to meet the challenges of life.

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Therapy

Our therapists provide weekly individual, group, and family therapy and are passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced in working with boys on the spectrum. Our therapeutic approach is clinically sophisticated, flexible, and individualized to best meet the needs of each student. The focus in treatment is to help the students mature, grow, and develop.

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We use the ESSENCE model as our guide to treatment and focus on these core issues:

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Executive Functioning

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Sensory

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Self-Care

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Emotional Regulation

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Navigate Relationships

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Communication

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Emotional Regulation

We develop individualized treatment plans to specifically address the needs that each student has in these seven domains. A phase system provides ongoing feedback for the student, as well as a concrete method to help them to reach their goals.

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Dorm Life

Adventure Learning

Essence Experience

Our dorms are structured, predictable, and consistent. This is well suited to help students on the spectrum. Our highly trained staff help coach, process, mentor, and problem-solve. Therapists and staff work very closely with students and family to provide evidenced-based and clinically effective strategies on an ongoing basis. Our goal is to balance school, skill building, work, therapy, and leisure through structured and predictable schedules and activities.

Our students enjoy frequent and consistent off-campus activities and remain active in our community. These activities are meant to be enjoyable, but they are also designed to help students learn balance, skill, variety, and moderation.

Our fully accredited school runs from 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The school atmosphere has a realistic and normal feel, with traditional looking classrooms and licensed teachers. The classroom size is small, and instruction is both verbal and visual. We closely track students’ progress in the classroom, with parents, students, teachers, staff, and therapists all knowledgeable of current grades and progress. For students who struggle academically, we provide extra assistance and implement individualized plans to help them succeed.

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Contact Information

1683 South Hwy 89/91 | Logan, UT 84321
(866) 755-8400
(435) 755-8400
information@loganriver.com

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ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS

Logan River Academy has a great deal of experience and success in helping adolescents, ages 12-18, who are having difficulties in the home, community and school. We help students struggling with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues including: autism spectrum disorders, adoption issues, anxiety, oppositional behavior, bipolar disorder, borderline issues, PTSD, substance abuse, depression, ADHD, impulse control, peer pressure, anger management, self-esteem, grief/loss issues, family relationships, communication, and academic struggles.

Adolescence is a period when individuals undergo intense moral, emotional, intellectual, and physical transformation. It is a particularly challenging phase because, as children change into adults, they begin to form a sense of individuality. These changes can cause emotional upheavals and confusion for the teenagers and their families alike. As one of the leading schools for struggling teens, we are committed to helping our students cope with their feelings of fear, loss, anger, and anxiety. We provide a safe and caring environment where our students can overcome the issues that are creating difficulty at home, in school, or in the community.

Our evidence-based approaches help students and families effectively deal with the challenges of emotional, behavioral, and neurological concerns that may be impacting happiness and success. We have a proven track record and are committed to changing lives for the better.

Each of our small and intimate programs offer specialized programming to students with specific diagnoses and needs. All students participate in a fully accredited school and an exceptional adventure learning program, keeping students active and learning new skills. At Logan River Academy we have an overarching philosophy that we call the Principle-Based Model. This model is based on five principles for effective living: honesty, respect, accountability, fairness, and caring. These guiding principles guide how we train our team, how we work with our students, and what we expect our students to learn while here. We believe that as a student learns, incorporates, and internalizes these principles, they will find great success. Within this model, we utilize Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as guiding therapeutic modalities.

Spectrum Program

Essence

Program Overview

Communication

Responsibility

Therapy

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Program Services

Essence Experience

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Emotional and Behavioral Issues We Help With

Adventure Learning

Dorm Life

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