Counseling In Schools Inc

Ps 47 - 21cclc:this program, funded by 21st century grant via the state of new york, provides mental health services and a wide range of community based services to students and families in the schools including creative art therapies, group and individual counseling services, extra curricular activities and professional development. This is done by embedding mental health workers and youth workers in the school community for the entire school year.

Ps 288 - this is a community school where counseling in schools provides mental health services and a wide range of community based services to students and families in the schools including creative art therapies, group and individual counseling services, extra curricular activitie and professional development. This is done by embedding mental health workers and youth workers in the school community for the entire school year.

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to promote growth opportunities in all areas of lifesocial, emotional, intellectual and vocational by delivering direct services, school counseling, individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, and creative arts therapy to students, families, and schools in need. Counseling in schools offers professional development opportunities to education professionals. It has transformed the lives of thousands of children, their families, and staff members in the new york city area. The philosophy of counseling in schools is to identify, develop and reinforce the strengths and resilience inherent in everyone. Professional staff work from a multiple perspective approach. Each child is assessed from developmental, social, emotional and cultural viewpoints. By working directly in the school environment, the counseling in schools' staff can more fully interface, advocate and support the child's full life and full potential. This approach has resulted in behavioral and attitudinal changes that set students and families on a path for success.