I. CALO acceptance process:

CALO admissions must have the following material in order to consider and accept a student. Student acceptance can be confirmed within several days of receiving the below information:

1. Completed application
2. Completed adoption history  form (if applicable)
3. A copy of  all psychological testing
4. School transcripts for last three years (behavioral reports are also requested, if applicable)
5. Court Order/Divorce Decree pertaining to custody and visitation rights (if sole custody)
6. A copy of the students most recent physical examination
7. We require a current list of medications from the prescribing physician.
8. If the youth has been classified with special education needs, a current IEP (Individualized Education Plan) must also be submitted.
9. Treatment Reports from previous placements (If applicable)

Once a student is accepted:

The following materials must be completed, signed and returned to CALO prior to a student’s enrollment. They may be faxed or mailed to the Admissions Director.

• A copy of a current dental exam (dated within the last calendar year)
• A copy of the students Childhood Immunization Record
• A copy of  the students current Insurance Card
• A copy of  the students Birth Certificate
• All CALO forms (Enrollment Agreements, Participant Risk Agreement, Nutrition Questionnaire, Privacy Notice Acknowledgement, Conflict Resolution, ICPC 100A form, Acknowledgement, and the Financial Contract)
• All CALO releases (educational consultant, consulting physician, consulting psychiatrist, consulting dentist, etc.)

II. Psychological Testing Requirement

A full battery of psychological testing is required prior to a student’s admission into CALO. This is a key item used by the CALO admissions staff to help determine a students’ appropriateness for CALO. The testing must be less than one-year old and preferably include the following items: 1) a diagnostic interview, 2) intelligence testing, 3) personality testing and 4) achievement testing. In lieu of current testing CALO will accept a current detailed Psychiatric Evaluation dated within the last calendar year, with this documentation, CALO reserves the right to require an updated psycho-educational testing upon enrollment. If updated testing is requirement for your child, the CALO admission staff will inform you.  

III. CALO Campus Tour

Our parent(s)/guardians are a large part of the treatment process at CALO. We encourage at least one if not both parents to start their involvement early by touring CALO as part of the admission process. This allows parent(s)/guardian(s) the opportunity to get to know the CALO program and staff on a more personal level. The initial tour/visit includes the following: a tour of the CALO grounds and facility, meetings with the CALO leadership, clinical, recreation staff and academic staff.

 IV. CALO Admission Criteria:

Ø  Academic decline

Ø  Adoption issues

Ø  Anxiety disorders

Ø  Attachment issues

Ø  Bereavement issues

Ø  Bipolar disorder

Ø  Depression or Dysthymia

Ø  Family conflict

Ø  Identity Issues

Ø  Low self-esteem

Ø  Low motivation

Ø  Manipulation

Ø  Oppositional behaviors

Ø  Personality disorders (borderline, histrionic, narcissistic traits)

Ø  Poor impulse control

Ø  Poor social skills

Ø  Post traumatic stress disorder

Ø  Promiscuity

Ø  Severe control issues

Ø  Self-destructive behaviors

Ø  Self-harming behaviors

Ø  Trauma history

Ø  Victims of abuse and/or neglect

V. CALO does not accept students with the following:

Ø  Parents that are unwilling to actively participate in the CALO Program

Ø  Psychosis

Ø  A primary diagnosis of substance abuse

Ø  A diagnosis of Anti-Social or Conduct Disorder (confirmed)

Ø  Students who are actively homicidal or suicidal

Ø  Students with an IQ below 80

Ø  Students that are pregnant