Demographic Info
Program Type
Therapeutic Boarding School
Established
1934
Location
On 90 acres in a residential area of the shoreline community of Madison, CT. One hour south of Hartford, 2 hours from New York and Boston. Easily accessible by plane, train, and I-95
Grades
7–12 on the main campus, post-graduate/Transition Program in the Madison community
Capacity
116 residential students; 30 day students; Transition Program capacity 18 students
Average Length of Stay
1 year+
Ages
11–18 on campus; 18-23 in the Transition Program
Students Served
Heterogeneous population of students across the diagnostic spectrum
Approvals/Licensures/Memberships
CT Department of Education, DCF, NEASC, NATSAP, AACAP, WFMH
Calendar
12 month school year with four 2 week vacations
Clinical
Contextually-based psycho-dynamic psychotherapy that is rooted in a relational model
Clinical Staff
20 highly trained and experienced licensed clinicians
Therapy
Individual sessions twice weekly; Group sessions once weekly (themes include adoption, divorce, social skills, DBT, nutrition, Art and Recreation Therapy); Open themed groups; Family therapy sessions once a month (at a minimum); Community meetings once a month.
Health Center
10 RNs and LPNs who staff the Health Center daily from 8:00AM to 10:00PM
Related Services
Speech and Language Pathologist on staff for social pragmatics, speech and NVLD related issues; Dietitian on staff for individual and group sessions.
Special Programs
Art Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation, EMDR, DBT, affiliation with Yale Child Study Center, internships and residencies with Southern Connecticut State University, Yale University and Albertus Magnus College.
College Credits on Campus
Grove has an affiliation with the University of Connecticut that awards college credits to seniors for courses delivered by specific Grove master level personnel in English, Physics and History.