In response to COVID-19, we have cancelled a majority of our in-person Family Center events for 2020. We have prioritized and created opportunities for students and families to safely spend time together with local visits. Parents are working with their sons’ therapist and primary counselor to plan family visits and have safely-distanced family therapy sessions while in town. Having two properties has allowed us to have ‘The Koblick Quarantine House’ with established dates for students to return from visits and to welcome new students as they enroll at Cherokee Creek. Students and staff are given a COVID-19 test on the 5th or 6th day of quarantine and they then transition to our main campus after we receive test results.

We also started our ‘Virtual Family Center’! While nothing can replace gathering as a community, this has been an exciting way to stay connected, find new ways to connect … and to collaborate with thought leaders around the country!