Students served at the Whitney Academy meet the following criteria:
- Male
- Ten to twenty-two years of age
- High moderate mental retardation to low average range of intelligence (IQ approx. 50-80)
- Emotional disturbance/mental illness
- Sexual behavior problems ranging from trauma reactive to sexually abusive
Presenting problems may include, but are not limited to:
- Sexualized Behavior Problems
- Aggressive Behaviors
- Post Trauma Symptoms of Abuse
- Mild Gross Motor Deficits
- Mood Disorders
- Language Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Thought Disorders
- Attention Deficits
- Hyperactivity
- Fine Motor Deficits
- Auditory Processing Deficits