PROGRAM PLACEMENT

Finding the right fit for your child, academically, psychologically, and emotionally is a delicate matter. Dr. Burdick and staff act as a bridge for you, assessing your child’s educational, psychological and emotional state, and finding the right match between your child and an appropriate program. Whether it be a day or boarding school, therapeutic treatment program, a wilderness treatment program, or a college geared to the needs of a student with specific learning needs, BPS is the right choice. An empathetic attitude towards kids and families and tremendous knowledge of programs nation and worldwide, we will help you find the program that will be both most beneficial and most comfortable for your child.

Educational Programs and Therapeutic Residential Schools can be confusing given the wide array of options. What services are necessary? Who are the staff? Why certain laws and regulations apply to certain factions of the educational process (e.g., special education) is often unclear and at times seemingly bias. Dr. Burdick has administrated special education programs for years in some of the most prestigious school districts in the US, including Palo Alto Unified. His experience spans K-12 to college and graduate programs. He is a credentialed administrator and school psychologist. Additionally, Dr. Burdick has served as college faculty and is aware of the “best” college choices for learning disabled to under-motivated to gifted students. Dr. Burdick provides both successful national, international placements and gap year options.

ADVICE
1. Only hire a practitioner holding an appropriate credential.
2. Only hire a licensed mental health practitioner who has worked for over 5 years within a school setting.
3. Only hire licensed and credential practitioners with over 10 years experience in special education or therapeutic boarding school placements.
4. For international placement, make certain that the practitioner is certified by the appropriate international agency.

SERVICES:
• Individual assessment for proper placement in boarding and non-boarding settings, including college preparatory, specialized therapeutic and residential programs.
• Advocacy and Placement in "least restrictive and most beneficial" special education settings
• IEP services, including prescriptive services.