Equestrian Therapy

Copper Canyon Academy offers a full program of Equestrian Therapy, also known as Equine Assisted or Animal Assisted Therapy. This program is especially valuable to younger students, students who have a history of not responding well to traditional therapy, and to students with attachment/bonding issues. The Equine Therapy program is included in your daughter's tuition and is offered in addition to the existing individual and group therapy.

Treatment Team

The treatment team at Copper Canyon Academy is a group of staff that meets weekly to review student progress. The treatment team consists of all therapists, teachers, shift leaders from the residential staff, and representatives from administration. Because students present themselves in a different light to people in various roles, the purpose of the team is to share information about the students in order to obtain a well-rounded view of how each student is performing.

Our team-based approach ensures that no student "falls through the cracks." If a student is performing well in one area of her program, but is struggling in another area, the discrepancy will be noted and appropriate interventions will be employed.