Legal

About Our Legal Practices

You pay us nothing, ever!  We are paid by all the schools and programs who value our help in narrowing down the number of inquiries they receive, to just those that are the best for their program.

Best Choice Admissions Services adheres to the following standards and practices:

1. WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF OPTIONS, NOT REFERRALS:  We will not attempt to steer an individual to any particular facility or program through our standard questions or other means. We will list various institutions we represent and provide basic information about the institution.  We will not ask the inquirer to choose any particular one.  It is up to the individual to choose which one(s) would be the best for them and their situation;

2. WE CANNOT ASSESS THE INDIVIDUAL’S MENTAL OR EDUCATIONAL STATUS:  We will not provide, nor will we represent ourselves as providing diagnostic, legal, or psychological services. We will not provide assessments of the academic, mental, psychological, or medical status or well-being of potential residents/students, nor will we make any promises or guarantees of cure or remedy of such issues by any particular organization.  We cannot assess whether a potential resident may be suicidal or prone to self-harm, nor guarantee that they will not harm others or the facility of the institution they choose to enroll in.  Further, we will not guarantee that the institution will not bring harm or perceived harm to the student.  Assessments of a student’s fit at a school or program are the responsibility of the institution, the parents, and the licensed professionals they may hire. All final decisions regarding enrollment should be evaluated and referred by a licensed professional hired by the parent, not us;

3. WE CANNOT ARRANGE TRANSPORT:  We cannot directly arrange for transportation of a child to or from the location of a health care provider or health care facility. Some regulators see this as an unfair ability to force placement into one particular institution, so this is not something we will participate in. When asked, we may offer ideas of various transport services that we have worked with in the past that seem to have done an excellent job, but we have no affiliation with such services nor are paid by them;

4. NO OWNERSHIP, GIFTS, OR REDUCED-FEE SERVICES:  We hold no ownership interest in any of the institutions we work with, nor do any of our immediate relatives or other companies that we may be associated with hold ownership positions.  We cannot accept gifts or reduced-fee services from the institutions we are contracted with in exchange for promoting them. BCAS and its individuals and sub-contractors receive no compensation other than the one flat fee paid by the institution for our services.

5. “NO WARRANTY” LEGAL NOTICE: BCAS does not guarantee recovery or even positive outcomes for any particular individual who attends any program or school we might offer as an option. Recovery and future avoidance of troubling behavior or actions and whatever effects that may have on the individual’s life, future, career, mental or physical health, or their friends and relatives are entirely dependent on each individual student and how they accept and apply the principles the program teaches them, school or its staff or therapists.

Here’s How We Work 

HOW WE SELECT PROGRAMS TO REPRESENT
We work with hundreds of programs and schools and only recommend them based on the breadth of their program, longevity, location, reviews, facility, and the expertise of their personnel.  We are a matching and information service, not professional education consultants nor mental health professionals.  Though we do not know everything that transpires at all programs and schools, we do receive feedback from students and parents.  Programs and schools who fail to keep the students safe or maintain their services will be removed from our list (if we know about it and can verify it).  Parents must understand that we have no control over any program or school, nor their personnel. 

HOW ARE WE REMUNERATED FOR OUR SERVICES
Our efforts are sponsored by the schools and programs, so there is no cost to families. We are never paid more for recommending one program over another, nor are we paid according to the level of the services rendered by the program to the individual.

HOW WE SELECT WHICH INSTITUTIONS TO OFFER AS OPTIONS
We have a great deal of experience in the therapeutic boarding school and program field and have worked for decades in this industry; however, we are not licensed educational consultants or psychologists. We never “refer” an individual to any specific program, like a licensed professional. Instead, we offer to the individual a list of several options that we deem are the best out of the many organizations that we represent. Those options are based on the family’s financial ability and the level of services that may be required for the child. We recommend that the parent seek licensed medical, psychological, or educational help to determine which school or program to select. Some lower cost behavioral correction or character-building programs we highlight may not be licensed to provide clinical or therapeutic services.  For individuals with mental or psychological disorders, their services should not be considered a substitute for psychological treatment by a licensed mental health professional.

BEST CHOICE WORKS WITH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS
Admissions departments at schools and programs are often quite busy, so they typically prefer to meet with individuals who have been somewhat vetted beforehand. Based on our extensive experience working with a wide range of schools and programs, we help guide families toward options that we believe are the best fit. Importantly, we are not incentivized to promote higher-cost choices—our sole priority is helping parents find the right program or school for their child.

WHAT WOULD CAUSE US NOT TO REPRESENT A PROGRAM OR TO HELP ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO CONTACTS US?
We work with individuals regardless of their ethnicity, gender, or beliefs.  The only individuals we may be unable to help are those with no funds or ability to place a loved one in a program or school or if any or all of the institutions we represent decline to accept the child, which is at their discretion. We represent institutions as long as we are assured they are doing a good job and the students are appropriately cared for. However, since we cannot know everything that goes on at the institution, nor do we have any control over what they do or how they operate, they and the person seeking our assistance indemnify us from any liability.  We are simply an information source.  We will not, and cannot, guarantee any specific outcome for the student or their safety. We are simply an information source.  We will not, and cannot, guarantee any specific outcome for the student or their safety.