Ben Mason

Ben Mason is an independent educational consultant who runs Mason Associates in Shelburne, Vermont. The firm helps young adults, teens and children find the right school or treatment setting when their current one is not working. Services include boarding school placement in the U.S. and abroad, therapeutic school and wilderness program placement, and college guidance for students in recovery. The practice has served families since 1987.

What Ben helps with

Mason Associates helps families choose schools and programs for teens and young adults whose needs are not met where they are. It also guides students back to college after treatment.

• Choosing a traditional boarding school
• Finding a therapeutic boarding school
• Selecting a wilderness program
• Finding schools with learning support
• Placing children with special needs
• Choosing a college or graduate school after treatment
• Return to college for young adults
• Planning next steps after a crisis

Who Ben works with

Clients are parents and their children, from young children to young adults. Many have therapeutic or educational needs that their current setting does not meet. Some students are already in a hospital, wilderness or other program. Others are young adults in recovery who want to enter or return to college.

How Ben works

The team uses a planning process that includes parents, advisors, teachers, therapists, counselors and physicians. An IEP or educational or psychological testing is used when available. For students already in a program, the consultants work with the child's caregivers. For wilderness clients, they often choose a therapist instead of a program. For students after treatment, they act as liaison between clinicians, discharge planners, families and collegiate recovery programs.

Background and qualifications

Mason Associates has been in business since 1987. It is a team of therapeutic and educational consultants. Ben Mason is an IECA Professional member and works from Shelburne, Vermont. The practice places students in traditional and specialized boarding schools in the U.S. and abroad. It also develops therapeutic options for young adults and adolescents. It offers collegiate recovery guidance that helps students in recovery choose a college and graduate.

Ben Mason pricing

Programs and services

• Boarding school placement
• Therapeutic school and program placement
• Wilderness program guidance
• Diagnostics and assessment referrals
• Collegiate recovery guidance counseling
• Return to college support

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