Who Are We, What We Do

Tipton Academy is proud to offer services for troubled teen boys. We believe that a program that combines structure, skill building, guided decision making, and group interaction, all facilitated by skilled and caring staff, create benefits before unseen by the student.

Our philosophy is structured around a belief that building positive alliances between adults and youth will create a climate of mutual respect. When both youth and adults have respect for each other the things that can be learned are unlimited. This is accomplished by incorporating these helping disciplines: A Strength Based Approach Program Model, Cognitive Self Change, Animal Therapy, and an Individualized Education Plan. These disciplines are widely recognized as some of the most successful difference makers for teens.

Strength Based Approach

Tipton Academy employs Strength Based Approach as their focused program model. This discipline has a long and successful history. Tipton Academy incorporates the basic components from this discipline. A Strength Based Approach focuses on growing the already positive attributes a young man has and further reinforces positive resources and abilities.

It is important to emphasize that being strength based does not mean simply focusing on positives and ignoring concerns or fabricating strengths that do not exist. Rather, Tipton Academy strategizes ways to recognize and utilize genuine strengths of a young man, as well as parent/family/societal strengths that allow students to effectively address concerns while growing not only behaviorally, but emotionally and socially as well.

A Non-Punitive Approach

A Strength Based Approach is a non-punitive approach to motivate and encourage students to reach their full potential. Tipton Academy realizes that punishment for an inappropriate behavior leads to resentment and rebellion of the rules, and does nothing to replace the inappropriate behavior with pro-social behavior. Tipton Academy uses logical and natural consequences and finds teachable moments to help teach the students learn healthy, pro-social behavior.

Our Mission

The mission of Tipton Academy is to assist loving, caring and compassionate parents find relief for their struggling teenagers through the approach of Positive Peer Culture. We dedicate ourselves to working as a support system to fortify high family values, through supervision, teaching, guiding and intensive coaching. Our highly trained, helpful, and considerate staff succeeds with loving parents as partners in the development and progress of troubled teens. Everything we do is in an effort to help troubled teens and their family�s reunite as a healthy, strong, and functioning unit.