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Safety Standards

Academy at Swift River considers your child’s safety to be of primary importance.  As a member of the nation’s most comprehensive network of behavioral health programs for youth, Aspen Education Group, we proudly abide by the following safety guidelines:

• Current physical exam required upon admission, yearly physicals done thereafter
• 24 hour on-call MD available
• 24 hour RN available in addition to 24 hour advanced practice nurse available for psychotropic medication management
• Yearly TB testing, monthly monitoring of vital signs, height, weight
• Yearly flu vaccine provided
• All medications double checked by two RNs to prevent errors
• Health classes taught by Director of Nursing on adolescent specific health safety topics
• All staff receive First Aid basic information at new hire
• All staff required to take Infectious Control and blood borne pathogens training
• All staff radio equipped for instant communications
• Four major agreements upon enrollment: No sex, no drugs, no violence, no running away
• Missing student policy and protocol
• Search of students and luggage entering from an outside facility to prevent dangerous substances or objects
• Dorm searches when necessary
• Transportation policies, including mandatory drug testing
• Fire Drill and Evacuation Procedures
• Emergency Preparedness Manual: Power outage, flood plan, earthquake, bomb threat, strangers on campus, injury, illness, poisoning
• Water safety policy
• Disposal of waste in Chem and Photo Lab policy
• Drug screen agreement policy
• Automated external defibrillator (AED) on site
• Bullying Policy