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- Alternatives to Detention
St. Aemilian-Lakeside, Inc. |
Community Day Treatment (CDT)
Fairview South School Community Day Treatment (CDT) provides cost effective treatment to Waukesha County families and children aged 12-18 who are at risk of an out-of-home placement and are not succeeding in their current educational programming. Located in a Waukesha County public school, CDT's goal is to maintain family permanencyand to successfully transition students to their community schools or to a less-restrictive educational environment. Since the program began in 1977:
Community Day Treatment is far less expensive than out-of-home placement. A 2008 survey indicated that CDT's cost per student is approximately:
For more information about CDT, please call the CDT program coordinator
at (262) 790-5440. To develop a similar program in your county or
school district, please contact St. Aemilian-Lakeside's Division Director
of Education Services at (414) 463-1880.
CDT staff provides therapeutic and educational interventions that promote long-term family and community permanency for children. CDT involves the family, school and community systems in understanding, seeking and implementing constructive changes at school, at home, and in the community. The program incorporates:
Referral Process A student must be referred to CDT jointly by the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services and the Waukesha County School District Cooperative. Prior to referral, a team of school personnel, county staff, and private providers (including the CDT coordinator) collaborate to determine how to best meet the needs of the child and family. To be eligible for CDT, the child's parent(s) must agree to participate in family therapy and other therapeutic programming.
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