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Safety & Success
Safety Standards
Stone Mountain School considers your child’s safety to be of primary importance. As a member of the nation’s most comprehensive network of behavioral health programs for youth, Aspen Education Group, we proudly abide by the following safety guidelines:
- Current physical required at admission
- Review of health history by nurse with parent / guardian at admission
- Review of medications (when applicable) by nurse with parent / guardian at admission
- Medication management by child psychiatrist (for students who are on meds)
- Safety watch and frequent monitoring during first 48 hours until signed off by therapist
- 24-hour access to medical personnel
- Hydration requirements - require students to drink 3 liters of water per day
- Ongoing health checks and physical assessments - staff conduct feet checks multiple times per day, and thoroughly investigate any and all complaints
- Weekly health checks by nurse with follow-up as needed
- Additional precautions in inclement weather - field staff is aware of any changes in weather and adjusts the group’s agenda accordingly; if there is a serious storm warning, staff adjust plans to keep students safe; if the temperature reaches 90 degrees in summer, the groups stop hiking; if the temperature dips below 20 degrees in winter, the groups move indoors
- Weather- and activity-appropriate clothing, gear and equipment
- Evacuation plans
- Staff safety training and drills
- All head field instructors are Wilderness First Responders which means they have received approximately 80 hours of advanced training in how to respond to emergency situations in wilderness settings
- Well-established, research-backed therapies
- Accessible communication - groups in the field are in regular contact with base via multiple forms of communication, including radio and cell phones
- Weekly Safety (Risk) Committee meeting