It’s good to have choices for placement of adolescents and young adults needing structure to help direct the families down the road of success. And throughout Utah there are many options, and in the end it’s about the consultant’s ability to recognize and know the differences between the programs to help guide the family’s decision. Welcome to St George, home of Red Rock Canyon, Falcon Ridge, and the (soon to be open) Lava Heights. Mariah admissions director provided me with a tour of facilities and meetings with staff to better understand how the PPC (positive peer model) work at all three locations. RRC has a terrific recording studio in providing creative outlet for students, along with art, theatre, sports, and a diverse staff of caring individuals to work with the youth. Falcon Ridge also follows the PPC model, along with an amazing Equine program work that works well with young women to promote their emotional and character development. I assessed the differences in structure and how one site would work better than the other for particular youth. Lava Heights will be perfect for those with more creative aspirations, and need for academic progress. The physical site is under development, and I look forward to visiting the finished product at the open house sometime this spring. More questions? Give us a call and visit our website to set up an appointment.

World Educational Consultancy & Burdick Psychological and Placement Services have teamed in providing a professional, easily accessible consultant services package for families looking for specialized educational and / or educational and treatment options. Look no further. We are licensed and trained to help you find your “best fit” of domestic and international options. Whether you are looking for K-12 private, HS, College, Special Needs, Recovery, in the US or Abroad for world class options, we do it. No one in the industry of placement knows as many world options as Dr Burdick and his staff. And now these services are available in Los Angeles to those families with the foresight of seeing how the world of education and treatment are radically changing. The internet simply does not give you the inside knowledge or experience of using practitioners within the programs, and too often borrow stories emerge around placements performed by ill trained, non licensed individuals practicing outside of their scope of training. Welcome to our practice, we look forward to making your dreams a complete success.

Maybe it was the Miami location of Turnberry Isle, but that alone was not it. The international school partners plus the international agents and consultants in a professional arena put it over the top. The importance of international “thinking” is not be underestimated. In speaking with overseas agents about clients we share, and with whom I had just met in Switzerland and Berlin, the students and families are clearly benefiting. No longer can one simply depend on the US economy to attract students who are of incredible talent and knowledge. By “thinking outside of the box” opportunities begin to emerge such as pursuing an overseas education in film and making your mark before bringing it back to the states. Pursuing a Swiss hospitality & tourism degree, and opening your own B&B back in California or Costa Rica for that matter (both have been done). MBA from China can make you a strong candidate for the “world” economy, not just your own neighborhood. Send me your email with your international success story. Everyday I receive a new one to put in a collection “blog” to be published shortly.

Few association meetings are as important to licensed educational consultants as the annual NATSAP conference. It allows scholarly individuals and practitioners to confer and learn what works and what doesn’t in the therapeutic settings apart from home environments. The intent is certainly always “when the youth comes home” and the curriculum and philosophy guide the practice. Dr Burdick has found in his work spanning 30 years that one thing is true: When people feel “heard”, it makes a difference, and changes the perception for the individual in need of treatment. That’s true of the IP (identified patient or person) directly participating in a treatment intervention, as well as the other family members indirectly participating in the same. The “art” comes into knowing when timing is right to bring those two parties back in touch in demonstrating the maturity with newly learned communication skills and the strength to make it happen. Dr Burdick has traveled literally millions of miles to find “the right staff” in the “right place” to reach the needs of his individuals in need of treatment. If it’s in their own backyard, then, the plan to work with the individual and the family will will be coordinated and effective. Dr Burdick has recently authored a new test to assist in the determination of necessity of out of home vs. in home treatment. And, at NATSAP he will be sharing that test with others in similar practice.