The Re-ED Program

A parent says: To all of you who have touched the life of C.T. -- Thank you all for the part you are playing in the reeducation of C.T. He appears to be very happy and really want to do what is appropriate as far as his actions are concerned.  Playing in the neighborhood has even improved. He seems to believe in himself more. hats off to all of you. Words can never express the appreciation.

Re-ED stands for "a project for the reeducation of emotionally disturbed children." The program had its beginnings 25 years ago at George Peabody College for teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. Here, a group of psychologists and educators, encouraged by state and federal mental health officials, experimented with a new approach to caring for emotionally disturbed children.

SECEP's Re-Ed Program follows the principles of Re-ED developed at Peabody College. It emphasizes the development of each child's social and academic competencies through a  structured school program designed to enable students to be successful. Re-ED staff consider it crucial to work with the family, the neighborhood, community service agencies, and the school to which the child will return.

SECEP's six Re-ED Schools are located in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. They serve both children and adolescents.

Each school is supervised by a Coordinator who monitors and evaluates the overall school program. The school is also staffed with liaison teacher/counselor and instructional support teacher/counselor personnel. The support staff, along with the Coordinator, provide consultation to the teaching staff on academic/instructional programming, behavioral programming, data collection, and classroom management. Each classroom with 8-12 students is staffed with a teacher/counselor and an associate teacher/counselor who work as a team to provide academic instruction and implement the behavior program.