Youth & Family
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It's - , 2010 Tell your children you love them very much!
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Up to April 1, 1971 there was no facility to accommodate
children in Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Seminole and Okfuskee Counties who were in distress either by reason of misfortune or their own acting out. Many were housed in a cell exactly like that of adult offenders. It was barred, locked and stark School-based CounselingThe Youth & Family School-based Counseling program began circa 1975 to assist students in elementary and secondary schools in personal growth and development and situational change, coping with the stresses of daily living, including: birth and death, marriage, divorce, parenting, intergenerational conflicts, behavioral problems, and adult, child and family relations. These counseling services are provided in response to or in conjunction with other more intensive services to address such issues as: crises, individual or family dysfunction such as sexual abuse, other traumas, substance abuse, job loss, depression, and/or medical illness. School based counseling employs strategies to enhance academics, encourage self-awareness, foster interpersonal communication skills, and impact life success skills for all students.An integral part of the program is the H.O.P.E. (Honest Open Positive Encouragement) groups. H.O.P.E. groups are peer support groups meeting in the school utilizing activities and discussion about teen issues. For more info on the School-based Counseling program, email us SBC
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