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This article from Huffpost.com talks about everything you ever wanted to know about therapy, whether you've been once or 100 times.
Meet the Team
Ms. Mary Terese Lopata, LCSW
Director of Guidance
School Social Worker
12th grade School Counselor
11th and 10th grade L-Z School Counselor
Ms. Stacy Newton, LSW, MSW, MBA (Catapult Family Connections Liaison)
Support groups are formed when the need arises or when numbers warrant a group formation. Otherwise, issues are handled one-on-one or in the L.A.F. (Life in a Flash) classes in ninth grade.
Student Assistance Program
The Student Assistance Program (SAP) is made up of a team of adults chosen from the faculty who have been trained to help high-risk students with behavioral problems, which may be related to such issues as abuse, depression, suicide or the use of drugs/alcohol.
The SAP team has two (2) goals. First, to help the student prevent their behavioral problems from escalating to a level that requires disciplinary action. Second, to help each student develop the necessary skills to enable them to accept responsibility for their feelings, experiences and situations in a healthy manner.