Our youth are faced with a complex world which frequently interferes with their ability to behave effectively in their environment. Individual and/or group counseling experiences can equip youth to better navigate the complexities of life with greater self-confidence, self-esteem, and effective social skills. Our school programs help to strengthen the capacities of youth to navigate developmental milestones and to obtain the skills needed to make positive choices. Our programs promote healthy growth and development, increase problem-solving abilities, promote student achievement and decrease high-risk behaviors.

Our anger management programs are designed to help students handle anger by better understanding their own behavior, as well as the behavior of others. Students learn acceptable ways of expressing anger, while learning to minimize violent behavior. They learn to recognize untreated frustration and stress that can lead to violent outbursts. This program focuses on at-risk youth, who live in families that either cannot provide or are not providing adequate care, direction, or discipline. Counselors emphasize the students’ assets rather than their deficits and young people are taught to identify their own strengths and implement them in the face of adversity.

Crises impact school staffs and their students with increasing frequency. Unfortunately, schools have limited resources and cannot always adequately address the emotional trauma resulting from such crises. Family Service offers help to schools in crisis by dispatching counselors to any site that needs immediate and direct services for students and/or staff who need mental/emotional support, debriefing, guidance, referrals and follow up.

Education for Teachers and School Counselors
Family Service can provide teachers, educators, principals and school counselors with fresh, objective insight in solving problems at schools. Our competent specialists provide workshops, seminars and training to enable school personnel to work with the therapeutic needs of students.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Program
We offer a trauma response programs that provide on-site counselors in response to a traumatic event as well as follow up counseling. Trauma can cause short term symptoms such as extreme feelings of helplessness, rapid heartbeat, trembling, outbursts of anger, nightmares and fear. Additional symptoms can occur within six months of a traumatic event such as increased anxiety, avoidance of situations/places, depression, marital problems, and inability to work or concentrate. Our qualified counselors are equipped to help people through all stages of a traumatic event.