Residential Treatment - Green Chimneys

Providing Sensory Support or Children with Special Needs

Sensory Support for Students with Special Needs

July 9, 2018

Residential Treatment

Residential treatment at Green Chimneys is a unique, multi-faceted therapeutic program designed to give every child a chance to succeed academically, socially and emotionally. Green Chimneys offers a residential program as part of its accredited special education in a New York State 853 school.

Our Residential Treatment Center (RTC) provides intensive structure and support to emotionally fragile boys and girls age 6-21.

Residential treatment helps children coping with a variety of challenges related to:

Anxiety Disorders

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

Impulse Control Disorder

Mood Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Reactive Attachment Disorder

School Phobia and Refusal

Green Chimneys’ residential treatment program is located on the Brewster Campus only.

Gracie & Reba

Donkeys Gracie and Reba have been residents of the farm since 1996 and are particularly valuable partners for the children because they offer immediate feedback on behavior. They are patient, shy and headstrong but because donkeys only acknowledge humans who appear calm, this pair helps children learn the skills necessary to approach them gently and quietly. Gracie and Reba also have an extraordinary bond and have difficulty being apart so students must keep this in mind, even for basic tasks such as walking them. If the donkeys lose sight of each other they will start calling to one another so students work together to make sure the pair can see each other for their entire journey outside.