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School
Services: Liaisons
"School
liaisons"
are assigned to each public school district [11 school districts] in
Jefferson County and several private/parochial schools one day per week:
a) to triage and facilitate access of children and their families
to community mental health services on site or through
·
Consultation
with teachers, counselors or administrators regarding a particular child or
issue. ·
Crisis/disaster
counseling and facilitation of a crisis or disaster response by Comtrea staff
in conjunction with the respective school. ·
After
care and continuing care of children who are seeing a counselor or
psychiatrist (either Comtrea or other). ·
Initial
evaluation and referral of individuals and or families to Comtrea counselors
and/or psychiatrist or psychologist (liaison referrals are considered priority referrals). ·
Individual
counseling and/or group counseling (with parental and school permission) as
time allows. ·
Family
consultation and evaluation. ·
Classroom
Presentations/staff/parental groups presentations on these general topics or
other related ones: Chemical abuse Domestic violence Sexual harassment Family life Mental illness Love & Logic training for parents Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder and Your Child Anger and Conflict Management Recognizing the Symptoms of Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents Art Therapy – What Is It? How Grief Affects Children and Adolescents Multicultural Issues Bullying There are no charges for these 45 minute to one hour presentations; however, they are provided based on staff availability. Extensive training and education for large groups of students or faculty members on these topics or others are available at a reasonable fee. One very popular program for students is on sexual harassment. Professional
Training
Professional training is available upon arrangement.
CEU=s are
often available through an arrangement with Chemical Abuse for Teachers GOAL: To explore ways of dealing with the problems of alcohol and other chemical abuse from the viewpoint of the school. Sexual Harassment for Staff GOAL: To help participants: 1. Learn the definition of sexual harassment; 2. Examine beliefs about gender roles and stereotypes; 3. Understand some of the reasons why people harass others; 4. Become aware of the damaging results of sexual harassment to the victim and the organization; 5. Reflect on their attitudes toward the opposite sex; and 6. Learn how to react to sexual harassment of themselves, peers, or students. Preventing Teacher Burnout GOAL: To increase the awareness of the factors which cause teacher burnout by identifying ways teachers choose to care or not care for themselves; by learning techniques, theories and alternative behavior choices that will enable participants to take better care of themselves both personally and professionally. Teaching Children of Divorce GOAL: To increase participants= awareness of the effect of the divorce process on children and examine ways of assisting young people during a difficult period. Dealing with Classroom Conflict GOAL: To learn styles and strategies for managing conflict in a constructive way in the classroom and to create a forum for sharing ideas about dealing with conflict in the classroom. Developing Positive Self-Concept in the Classroom GOAL: To increase one's awareness of ways to enhance self‑concept by learning theory about self‑concept; by learning strategies and sharing ideas for enhancing self‑concept in the classroom. Motivation in the Classroom GOAL: To learn more about motivation for use in the classroom by experiencing personally what causes one to feel motivated or unmotivated; by learning techniques for motivating students. Crisis Response for Schools Comtrea CMHC, Hopewell CMHC,
Crider CMHC and Barnes, Jewish, Christian Behavioral Health System, have
combined to create BHR (Behavioral Health Response). This organization can respond
telephonically and, in appropriate instances, with a mobile crisis outreach
team. Actively suicidal
situations, trauma situations resultant from violence or catastrophe, can be
assisted by calling (314)469-1500.
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community vendors and b)
to provide each school district with training/education information
in regard to psychiatric issues, violence prevention and chemical abuse
as desired.