The Curtis/Tufts population reflects the following general characteristics:

1. Average to above average intellectual potential
2. A history to be successful in a large, traditional secondary school setting
3. Academic achievement which is below grade level
4. Social/emotional factors which require both individual and small group counseling in order to effect a positive change
5. School attendance and truancy problems
6. Students coming out of the hospital setting and moving back into the school mainstream

Specific behavioral descriptions frequently found in the psychological reports for the Curtis/Tufts School referral include:

1. Acting out and aggressive behavior
2. Poor impulse control
3. Repeated disrespect for authority figures
4. Low self-image
5. Conduct disorders
6. Depression
7. School Phobia
8. History of suicidal gestures
9. Previous drug use
10. Poor school attendance