FAMILY COUNSELING IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

For years Counseling Associates of Medford has provided family counseling to many local school districts.

Counseling Assocates of Medford has assisted a number of schools by implementing a School Based Collaboration with Families Program. Specifically, we act as an adjunct to guidance and/or the child study team; when a student is having problems we involve the family in the process to help find solutions to the problem. Often, parents are more willing to participate in the process, when a more impartial agent is involved.

We have been successful in many schools because we seek to understand the problem from a systemic, contextual experiance. Family involvement is essential because the acting-out behavior often maintains the operation of the family, and is a signal that the family is in trouble. The family is also a crucial in structuring and facilitating a postive behavior change.

The School Board Collaborating with Familes Program is low cost because we are only at the school for a short period of time, but it is extremely effective. We have found the counseling professionals at the schools to welcome our assistance.