Kellar School (vs. Cedar Lane or CSS?)

[Anonymous]

Also, be able to articulate why the current IEP (small group classes) either have not been meeting his needs OR will not be able to meet his needs going forward.

[Anonymous]

Thanks PP. I think I will be able to do that. I am not ANTI-CSS necessarily, just haven’t found many people, including psychiatrists at the hospital, who are conversant with psychosis in a young teen. It tends to be more prevalent in 17-18 or older and my kid is just 15. I guess I was assuming that with its affiliation with INOVA that Kellar might have more psychiatrist involvement/have more therapeutic options (more psych observation, 1:1 therapy specific to their condition, skill building, etc) for my child.

I am uneasy with the idea of stepping straight from the hospital to a school setting yet PHP is probably not the right fit either. My fear is we start these conversations in August and my child is in a poor environment for their healing let alone learning until the new year at earliest.

I appreciate the reality check and will work with doctors to ensure we are getting placement in the most beneficial environment we can. Small group classes were already on their way out for my kid and we were looking at CSS or Cedar Lane with the IEP team before my kid started down newest mental health condition path, so maybe it will be easier.