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As the Quality Control Director, it's vitally important for me and my staff to ensure there's a high level of continuity with student programs, company policies, and regulations. To achieve these objectives on a daily basis, the monitoring department employs approximately 60 staff who are scheduled 24/7 at our various residences, school buildings, and areas in between. These staff are called roving monitors,... > Read More

Time does fly when you’re having fun! I have been teaching Physical Education at JRC for almost 28 years. I enjoy working with all our students and clients. They make every day exciting. The goal of the Physical Education Program at JRC is to motivate our students and clients to develop lifelong patterns of physical activity. We try to help our... > Read More

Ms. Lorraine Slaff is the mother of identical twins, Stuart and Matthew. Matthew, now 41, came to JRC shortly before turning 17. Stuart has never attended JRC. Ms. Slaff sat down recently with JRC staff to discuss her sons' situations. She says Matthew has done “very well at JRC. He’s very happy, he’s able to pursue various interests. He loves... > Read More

I have had the pleasure of being a nurse at JRC for 2 1/2 years. I have worked in many other places such as hospitals and in-patient mental health facilities, and I have never had such a great work experience as I have had here at JRC. Unlike other facilities where I have worked, I feel I have the opportunity... > Read More

What is Precision Teaching and how can you use it? Precision Teaching is a measurement system that allows teachers to track what their students are learning and how they are performing. This is a great progress monitoring tool for all of you teachers out there! This system puts the collected data onto a standard celeration chart, which gives the... > Read More

I have been a clinician at JRC for over 20 years. People often ask me how I lasted for so long in such a controversial program. The answer is very simple. I have been a part of a team that has improved the quality of life of so many people. None of the negative comments or ridiculous misrepresentations of... > Read More

Working as a referral representative, I get to meet with parents at the most crucial point when they are really screaming for help. Meetings are originally scheduled by parents calling JRC's toll-free number which is linked to our child hotline (1-877-31-CHILD), often after hearing our radio ads which play on stations in different States. The meetings are conducted in... > Read More

The JRC clients and students as well as JRC staff are involved in many volunteer and charitable activities throughout the year. The clients and students have hosted many bake sales which have raised several thousand dollars for various charities including the One Fund, a charity created following the Boston Marathon bombings to provide support for victims; to the American Cancer Society’s... > Read More

The summer of 1981 was extremely sultry. It was so oppressive, outside activities for the students were cancelled much of the time. The small school building was located in Providence, RI. It housed five or so classrooms with only six students assigned to each one. There were just four group homes in nearby Massachusetts at the time and one that was recently... > Read More

As a member of the JRC family for over 10 years, I have seen first-hand the effectiveness of JRC’s treatment methodology. JRC accepts the most difficult students in the country to serve, and often acts as a treatment of last resort for these students, who have severe behavior problems that have prevented them from functioning successfully in their normal... > Read More

Protecting our program’s integrity

Lifelong health and fitness is our goal

A Mother’s Story

Active nursing – more than charts and labs!

Need a Progress Monitoring Tool? Precision Teaching is the Tool for You!

Amazing Success Story

Rewarding Experience

JRC Family Gives Back to the Community

The Long Hot Summer

Unconditional Love and Support