Family Involvement
Family involvement is an integral part of the student's therapeutic process and functions as an opportunity for parents and students to resolve old conflicts, recurring problems, and misunderstandings with the mediation of MBA mentors. MBA staff members facilitate regional family support groups and full day workshops and we offer father/son and mother/daughter trips.
Parent Workshops
Parents are required to attend 4 parent seminars a year. The seminars allow parents and extended family members opportunities to:
- Learn more about the MBA program through experiential exercises
- Form a support network with other MBA families
- Participate in individual parent/child/mentor meetings
- Visit students both on and off campus
Parent Check In
We understand that being away from your child for 14-16months can be difficult. While your child is attending Mount Bachelor Academy, you can follow their progress through our secure Parent Check In website. We update this site with student photographs, program announcements, news and information, and progress reports. Visit www.parentcheckin.com to view our "Student Demo" site as well as get more information about Mount Bachelor Academy. Once you go to www.parentcheckin.com, enter the username: BD936 and the password: Demo to view our "Student Demo" site.
Phone/Mail
Students and families are assisted in the process of reconnecting and resolving conflicts using clear communication via:
- Regular student/parent phone calls
- Facilitated conference calls with student/parents/mentor to deal with specific issues as they arise (in addition to regular update phone calls)
- Letters—MBA emphasizes the value of written communication and encourages students and families to write often
Alumni Services
Alumni families in Phase IV participate in a supervised online support network.
