Wediko Children's Services Inc.
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Wediko Summer Program
The Wediko Summer Program is a 45-day therapeutic residential program providing academic instruction, experiential education, and group and family therapy to 170 boys and girls, aged 7-19, of diverse socio-economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds. The Wediko Summer Program began in 1934 as a ""fresh air"" experience for children from the city whose behavior negated other summer options. From its inception, Wediko has offered a unique opportunity for children to receive intensive special education and clinical services, comparable to hospital-level care, in a non-stigmatizing setting.
Wediko School-Based Services
Wediko's School-Based Services was established in 1980 to meet the intensive needs of at-risk children and families during the school year. Wediko School-Based Services include clinical and program consultation to teachers and school administrators, direct clinical services to students and families, and trainings and workshops for parents and teachers. Wediko has a long history of building successful partnerships within school systems, including over 34 public schools, serving students in K1 through high school, in greater Boston and New York City areas. Other School-Based Services include Side by Side™ social skills groups and Living with Loss family grief support programs.
Wediko Home-Based Solutions
Wediko has a long history of individualized and family-centered continuum of care options, including family therapy, home-based services, mentoring, child-specific consultation, and collaboration with allied professionals and social service agencies. Wediko has formalized this wraparound approach into an organizational department, Home-Based Solutions. Wediko Home-Based Solutions offers families customized supports to enhance children's academic confidence, social and emotional well-being, and family problem solving.
The Wediko School
The Wediko School is a therapeutic residential school for boys, ages 9 to 21, struggling with complex psychiatric, emotional, and behavioral issues. Operating since 1989, the Wediko School provides a specialized educational program; family therapy; and collaboration with family, referring school, and home community for those students who need highly intensive services and supports beyond the capacity of most public school systems. The Wediko School operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year and works with children from a variety of national and international locales. Other School services include a Therapeutic Day Program, a 90-Day Assessment Program, and a Transitional Living Program.
Complex Trauma Resolution Initiative
When children hurt, families hurt. When families suffer, children suffer. However intuitive, even commonsensical, this idea seems, government funding unfortunately tends to segregate trauma interventions for children and adults. While each group has unique needs, this practice of separation ignores the shared contexts and mutual support caregivers and children provide one another in times of need. Wediko Children's Services (Wediko) proposes to combine resources with REACH Beyond Domestic Violence (REACH) to develop family-integrated responses to violence, neglect, and loss that meet the needs of victims AND their children. This Initiative will combine the strengths of clinical and advocacy perspectives to serve as a model for similar partnerships between the domestic violence and mental health professionals nationwide.
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New Jersey Department of Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire Division of Children, Youth, and Families
Massachusetts Department of Education
Illinois Department of Education
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
Affiliations & memberships
Massachusetts Association of 766-Approved Private Schools
American Association of Children's Residential Centers
Independent Small Programs Alliance (ISPA)
National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
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Wediko Children's Services Inc.
Board of directorsas of 05/31/2017
Mr. C.C. Chapman
Author and Media Consultant
Term: 2014 - 2016
Patrick Grant
Businessman
Ellen Janos
Mintz Levin
William Cornish
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Sheila Murphy
Consultant
William Parent
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Judi King
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Nicholas Leightman
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Andrew Russell
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Karan Paruvangada
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