Contact: Ms. Beverly
McCarthy, Program Supervisor (901) 416-0402.
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Alcohol and Drug Clinical
Program
The Alcohol and Drug Clinical Program
consists of two components, the Adolescent Outpatient A&D
Treatment Program and the Intensive Focus Group Program.
Both components of the A&D Clinical Program are licensed
by the Tennessee Department of Health Board for Licensing Health
Care Facilities and are funded, in part, through grants from the
Tennessee Department of Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Services.
Location: Pupil Services
Center, 205 N. Claybrook, Memphis, TN 38104.
Contact: Dr. Fleetis
Hannah (901) 416-0480.
Adolescent Outpatient A&D
Treatment Program
Outpatient Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Program of the Memphis City Schools Mental Health Center is a
low intensity adolescent outpatient program designed to serve
the needs of students who are experiencing problems with the use
of alcohol and other drugs that make them eligible for a DSM-IV
diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence and who can benefit
from an outpatient program.
Services offered include:
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Comprehensive substance use
assessment
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Individual counseling
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Family
counseling
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Group
counseling
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Relapse
prevention counseling
·
Family
consultation
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Referral
(if a higher level of care is necessary)
Individual counseling is usually provided
at the school in which the student is enrolled and the MCSMHC
and family counseling is conducted at the MCSMHC, the Pupil Services
Center, the student’s school, or another MCS facility.
Treatment Groups are typically held at the Pupil Services
Center (PSC) for students who have been board suspended for an
alcohol- or other drug-related offense. If a student is unable to benefit from
outpatient therapy, every effort is made to secure a placement
in line with the student’s needs.
In the case of a student returning from a period of residential
or inpatient treatment, relapse prevention and supportive counseling
is available at the school through the A&D Clinical Team as
an adjunct to the student’s aftercare program developed by the
residential or inpatient facility.
A Parent Group for parents of students attending the Adolescent
Outpatient A&D Treatment Group is offered at the same time
and location as the Treatment Groups.
Location: Pupil Services
Center, 205 N. Claybrook, Memphis, TN 38104.
Contact: Dr. Fleetis
Hannah (901) 416-0480.
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Intensive Focus Group Program
The
Intensive Focus Group Program is a prevention/ intervention program
concerned with the identification of substance use and prevention
of deterioration of functioning and condition due to substance
use. This is done by providing Intensive Focus
Group services to students at the first instance of their coming
to the attention of the discipline system of the MCS for an alcohol-or
other drug-related offense.
Students are screened and assessed in order to determine
whether they are in need of more intensive services.
The Intensive Focus
Group Program is a structured, time-limited, educational/counseling
program for students at high risk to become harmfully involved
with alcohol and/or other drugs. The primary service mode is through Intensive
Focus Groups but in rare instances, individual and family counseling
may be provided to “Early Intervention” clients (those students
not meeting DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for a Substance Related
Disorder) if appropriate.
The program is presented in a group format grouped by age,
developmental level, and degree/extent of substance use.
A trained alcohol and drug counselor facilitates each Intensive
Focus Group. Activities in the program include lectures,
experiential activities, and self-awareness activities designed
to provide participants with accurate information regarding alcohol
and other drugs as well as skills in decision-making, impulse
control, communication, and stress management.
Specialists in HIV/AIDS and other STD’s and members of
the Memphis Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit also conduct
group sessions on HIV/AIDS and Drug Use and Legal Issues of Drug
Use and Abuse, respectively.
A Parent Group for parents
of students attending the Intensive Focus Group program is offered
at the same time and location as the Intensive Focus Groups.
Location:
Pupil Services Center, 205 N. Claybrook,
Memphis, TN 38104.
Contacts: Dr. Fleetis
Hannah, Supervising Psychologist (901) 416-0480; Ms. Ethel Craig,
Intensive Focus Group Coordinator (901) 416-6257.
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Safety Assessment and Consultation
Team
The team supports students,
families, community agencies, the Pupil Services Center and Memphis
City Schools by providing mental health consultation services
to parents, hearing officers, attendance teachers, school administrators,
teachers, counselors, and other mental health center staff, and
by conducting Safety assessments for selected students. A student case consultation may be initiated
at the request of any of the aforementioned in addition to community
mental health, juvenile justice, and health and human services
agencies. These services are dedicated to addressing
the mental/behavioral health and academic needs for students. The Pupil Services Center often requests
consultations for suspended students to assist them in making
informed decisions regarding case disposition.
Students may be seen from all regular, special, and alternative
schools in the district.
In order to complete consultations or assessments, staff
members for on site as necessary in order to gather the information
needed from teachers, counselors, and/or administrators.
Location:
Pupil Services Center, 205 N. Claybrook,
Memphis, TN 38104.
Contact: Dr. Ken Strong,
Supervising Psychologist (901) 416-6290.
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Services for the Alternative Education Program
School psychologists and social workers
deliver a broad range of psychological, social, and educational
services to students in the Alternative Education program.
Teams of school psychologists and social workers are assigned
to alternative schools, and work onsite with teachers, administrators,
parents and other support staff, to provide services.
The teams' primary goals are to help improve school climate,
and assist clients in solving problems in a manner that positively
supports academic, emotional, and adaptive social learning.
Services include:
ECHS
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