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How to Receive Insurance Reimbursement for Summit Achievement Treatment Services

by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Admissions

We receive insurance type questions quite often at Summit Achievement. While Summit does not have direct contracts with any insurance companies, some parents have been able to get reimbursed for part, or all of their child’s stay in the program. It is best to call...

Tips for Parents with Teens who are Refusing and/or Anxious about going to Summit Achievement

by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program

Summit has been providing wilderness therapy and education at our residential facility in the mountains of western Maine since 1996. Summit is unique in the field as 99% of our students come with their parents for enrollment. The other 1% come with family members or...

Summit Achievement Re-Accredited as an Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Program

by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program, Research

SUMMIT ACHIEVEMENT IS PROUD TO BE ONE OF ONLY TWO WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE COMPLETED THIS VIGOROUS RE-ACCREDITATION PROCESS. We, at Summit Achievement, have just completed the vigorous re-accreditation process by the Association for...

How Summit Achievement Works with Students on the Autism Spectrum

by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical

For many years, Summit Achievement has been known by professionals as a great placement for clients who struggle with high-functioning autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Level 1. While individuals with this diagnosis are unique more than they are similar, some...

Why I moved to New England for Summit Achievement

by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Admissions, Staff Stories

I work for a program located in Maine, but I am not from New England. I’m a southerner, born and raised in North Carolina.  In the summer of 2014, I packed up my things (and family) and moved from North Carolina to the White Mountains of New England for the very...

Student Reflection: Equal parts rewarding & challenging

by kayla | Jul 10, 2021 | Admissions, Clinical, Program, Student Stories

Summit Achievement was an experience that was equal parts rewarding and challenging, and resulted in the most profound growth period of my life. When I arrived at Summit I was anxious and scared. Throughout my first few days at Summit, all I could think about was that...
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