Special Education/Schools

A community for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind and their families: Promoting connections, awareness and equity, while inspiring greatness. Services include special education, American sign language instruction and interpretation, support clubs and groups, assistive technology training, hearing aids, referrals, and related volunteer opportunities.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Assistive Technology Training
• American Sign Language Instruction
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Special Education
• Sign Language Interpretation
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Hearing Aids
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Telecommunication Relay Services

Provides an online directory of all districts and charter schools in Utah.

Four Outpatient Family Clinics: Provo, American Fork, Spanish Fork and Wasatch County. Services include: Individual/Group/Family Therapy; Case Management' Medication Management. Nursing Services, Peer Support, Specialized groups such as: Domestic Violence treatment, Parenting Skills, Anger Management; Psychological testing, as needed; Skills Development and Behavior Management.

The Wellness Recovery Clinic (WRC) provides services to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured who meet income criteria.

Mountain Peaks Counseling offers services to those who have insurance other than Medicaid and those who wish to pay cash for services.

Vantage Point Crisis Services for Youth provides 24-hour a day, 7 days a week crisis residential services for male and female youth ages 10-17 who are ungovernable, at risk of becoming runaways, or experiencing serious parent-child conflicts.

Juvenile Receiving provides a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week reception, screening, and evaluation service for juvenile offenders who do not meet criteria for secure detention.

More Services for Children, Youth, and Families, as part of an individualized Recovery Plan.

Provides services to children ages 3-5 who have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder through Giant Steps Preschools in Orem, Saratoga Springs Spanish Fork and Provo. Giant Steps also provides supportive education programs for parents and families, open to the public, to encourage, educate, and advocate for their child’s needs.

XCEL Adolescent Day Treatment Program provides social skills, emotional regulation skills, and coping strategies for adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and teens with developmental delays.

New Vista provides outpatient, day treatment, and step-down services for male and female youth, ages 9-18 who have sexual behavior problems.

Aspire is a residential care/treatment program for female youth, ages 12 to 18, who are in DCFS custody.

Stride is an after school day treatment services to assist children ages 5 to 12 who are experiencing challenges with behavior and social skills due to mental illness.

Sandra Wilkes, LCSW: Diagnostic Evaluation - Learning Disorders, Outpatient individual mental health therapy 

Approaches Used:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services.

To effectively teach students the state standards to ensure academic success

Provides individual education for students with severe disabilities from ages five through 21.  Many on-site therapies and recreational activities available to students.

Services Include:

• Music Therapy
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Physical Education
• Pool
• Psychologist/Social Worker
• Speech Therapy
• Vision Specialists

• Youth Job Development
• Special Education
• Vocational Education
• Independent Living Skills Instruction

• Hearing Aids
• Sign Language Instruction
• Audiological Evaluations
• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids

• Peer to Peer Networking
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Adult Out of Home Respite Care
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Advocacy
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Independent Living Skills Instruction

Also Red Rock - Beaver County Outstation, Red Rock - Iron County Outstation, Red Rock - Sevier County Outstation.

• Special Education

Provides consultation, resources, and direct educational services to children with hearing and/or visual impairment and their families.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Schedules will remain the same as previous years, but adjustments will be made as necessary. Student attendance on campus will be flexible to accommodate individual needs. Interactive electronic resources will be available online. Daily screenings are being completed for students and staff. Non-essential visitors are restricted on campus. For additional information and to read the school reopening plan please visit the website or call for more information.

• Hearing Aids
• Audiological Evaluations
• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids

Provides consultation, resources, and direct educational services to children with hearing and/or visual impairment and their families.

COVID-19 UPDATE: School dismissal is continued through the end of the school year.

• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Hearing Aids
• Audiological Evaluations

Offers an intensive learning experience for the student with autism, based on years of experience, research, and monitoring by staff who have expertise in autism and related developmental delays.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following CDC guidelines and Governor Herbert's recommendation, the center will be dismissed for the remainder of the year. Please contact the center for more information about at-home services.

• Developmental Assessment
• Special Preschools
• Elementary Schools
• Autism Therapy
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Speech Therapy

Partners with Valley Behavioral Health

Granite School District offers educational programs for students in grades K through 12 as well as a variety of adult and community education courses. Programs include computer distribution programs, special education and preschools, speech therapy, instructional materials, and refugee resettlement volunteer opportunities.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines. Call or visit website for more specific information.

• Refugee Resettlement Volunteer Opportunities
• School Districts
• Special Preschools
• Special Education
• Instructional Materials
• Speech Therapy
• Summer School Programs
• Computer Distribution Programs

• Elementary Schools
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

An early education program that provides home- and center-based services to children with hearing loss whose families want their children to learn to listen and talk.

Program Options Include:

• Parent-Toddler Group
• Preschool Group
• Kindergarten Group
• Summer Camp
• Family Education and Support Group

• Secondary/High Schools
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides a wide selection of programs and locations for adolescents and children, which are offered 8 - 4 M - F for consumer's convenience.

Intake line for Valley Behavioral Health 888-949-4864

Provides preschool and early childhood education programs.

Special Education services are available for eligible students which includes preschool through 12th grade (including post-high school transition services).

Wasatch High School North Campus ensures each student understands and can demonstrate essential skills needed to live a successful and fulfilled life.

The Kauri Sue Hamilton School is a center-based school for students with significant disabilities. Students receive a comprehensive educational program and specialty services including music, speech, occupational and physical therapy and adaptive P.E. The facility includes a therapy swimming pool, two playgrounds, two multi-sensory environment rooms, therapy treatment rooms, a health clinic, 18 classrooms and a cafeteria and gymnasium.

Helps parents help their children, youth, and young adults with all disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community. Provides information, empathetic peer support, training and advocacy based on the concept of parents helping other parents.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Special Education
• Specialized Information and Referral

Provides preschool through middle school services including one on one ABA Therapy. Also provides an ABA clinic, do not be enrolled in school to do therapy at this site.

• Autism Therapy
• Behavioral Learning Therapy
• Developmental Assessment
• Special Education

Wait time: Evaluation 2 weeks, 2 months to start ABA
Other locations West Jordan and Sunset.
Home services in Davis, Tooele, Weber, Juab, Sevier, Wasatch, Utah, Salt Lake, Washington, Millard, and Grand counties.
A Carson Smith approved school.

Spectrum Academy is a charter school in Utah for students with medium to high-functioning autism and Asperger’s. They provide small class sizes with individualized instruction and innovative social skills curriculum. This school serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Elementary Schools

Provides tuition-free public online school that serves students in grades K–12 throughout Utah.

Offers Utah students online-schooling options.

River's Edge is one of three special education schools located in the Jordan School District. River's Edge School specializes in serving students who need emotional, social, and behavioral support. The school faculty members are dedicated to educating all students to high levels of academic performance as well as teaching them to be responsible, respectful, and safe.

Special programs that are available to all qualifying students are: Speech, Occupational Therapy, Guidance, and Vocational Training.

River's Edge School is the most restrictive special education placement in Jordan School District. It serves approximately 40 students; the staff-to-student ratio is approximately 1 to 5. 

• Specialized Information and Referral
• Advocacy
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Peer to Peer Networking
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Orientation and Mobility Training

• Peer to Peer Networking
• Advocacy
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan

• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Autism Therapy

• Secondary/High Schools
• Elementary Schools
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

• Autism Therapy
• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment

• Special Education
• Disability Related Parenting Programs
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Specialized Information and Referral

• Specialized Information and Referral
• Special Education
• Disability Related Parenting Programs

Provide free assistance to families of children with special education needs. Services are offered to parents and professionals through one-on-one consultations. The Parent Consultant serving families in Canyons School District offers:

• training
• information
• referral
• assistance

Provide free assistance to families of children with special education needs. Services are offered to parents and professionals through one-on-one consultations. The Parent Consultant serving families in Granite School District offers:

• training
• information
• referral
• assistance

Provide free assistance to families of children with special education needs. Services are offered to parents and professionals through one-on-one consultations. The Parent Consultant serving families in Salt Lake School District offers:

• training
• information
• referral
• assistance

Provide free assistance to families of children with special education needs. Services are offered to parents and professionals through one-on-one consultations. The Parent Consultant serving families in Tooele School District offers:

• training
• information
• referral
• assistance

Provide free assistance to families of children with special education needs. Services are offered to parents and professionals through one-on-one consultations. The Parent Consultant serving families in Box Elder School District offers:

• training
• information
• referral
• assistance

Easterseals-Goodwill offers Early Intervention for children birth through age three, and transition services for teems and young adults 14-24.

COVID-19 Update: Employees are required to wear face coverings while at work. They are encouraged to keep at least 6 feet from others. All clients/customers are encouraged to wear face coverings and follow local and state guidelines in communities where face coverings are required.

• Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Offers educational services and administers K-12 schools in the communities of Cottonwood Heights, Draper, Midvale, Sandy and the town of Alta. Offers special education, special preschools, speech therapy, computer distribution programs, and vocational rehabilitation.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines. All updates sent to district families via the Skylert notification system; if not receiving, please call the helpdesk.

• Special Preschools
• Special Education
• School Districts
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Speech Therapy
• Computer Distribution Programs

Provides screening, assessment, therapy, medication management, crisis intervention, and case management services for those with mental illness, substance abuse and behavioral health concerns. Services available throughout Salt Lake, Tooele, and Summit counties in a variety of settings including outpatient clinics, day treatment, mental health evaluations, step-down residential programs, and community-based programs.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Currently offering medication delivery through ValleyRx pharmacy and remote therapy by phone and telehealth.

• Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
• Mental Health Evaluation
• Adolescent/Youth Counseling
• Geriatric Counseling
• Play Therapy
• Homeless Drop In Centers
• Child/Adolescent Residential Treatment Facilities
• Low Income/Subsidized Rental Housing
• Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
• Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
• Job Finding Assistance
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Therapeutic Foster Homes
• Psychosocial Therapy
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Substance Use Disorder Intervention Programs
• Street Outreach Programs
• Behavioral Learning Therapy
• Psychiatric Case Management
• Psychiatric Day Treatment
• Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
• Special Education
• Case/Care Management
• Counseling/Information Support Volunteer Opportunities
• General Counseling Services
• Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
• Child Guidance
• Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
• Marriage Counseling
• Parent Counseling
• Sex Offender Counseling
• Runaway/Homeless Youth Counseling
• Sexual Assault Counseling
• Psychiatric Medication Services
• Substance Use Disorder Education/Prevention
• Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Court Ordered DUI Evaluations
• Drug/Alcohol Testing
• General Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
• DUI Offender Programs
• Substance Use Disorder Counseling
• Substance Use Disorder Crisis Intervention

Provides support and education to those with disabilities to live independently through education, personalized services, and technology.

• Advocacy
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Peer to Peer Networking
• Specialized Information and Referral

Provides services for students ages 3-5 years old who are found to have a disability under the federal IDEA law.

• Autism Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech and Language Evaluations
• Special Preschools
• Developmental Assessment
• Speech Therapy
• Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Advocates and researches strategies to support early intervention and special educational needs of children with exceptionalities. Website shows the latest information about special education research and development throughout the United States. Effects public policy and makes federal budgetary recommendations.

Provides a four year postsecondary curriculum of study to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Services Include:

• Person Centered Planning
• Support staff attends the class with the student
• Additional assistance through a two hour support class.
• Work specialty area. Most students are placed on-campus with a support staff member in their first year and gradually they have the opportunity to explore off campus placements.
• Students live on and off campus.

Students completing their four years with the Mason LIFE Program will graduate with a George Mason Certificate of Completion with a catalog concentration and a work specialty area.