School Empowerment Program
The PLCC offers comprehensive programs that promote student achievement and wellbeing. The divisional programs are comprehensive in scope, preventative in design and developmental in nature. We provide both direct and indirect services to our clients.
At PLCC we believe the elementary years are a time when students begin to develop their self-concept and their feelings of competence and confidence as learners. They are beginning to develop decision-making, communication, and life skills, as well as character values. Pupils and Students are developing and acquiring attitudes toward school, self, peers, social groups and family.
Because of this, we offer comprehensive mentorship and support in school with a student-centered approach.
Specific services include but are not limited to:
- Teaching guidance classes with research-based curriculum that reinforces skills for learning, empathy and compassion, emotion management, problem solving, and child protection
- Leading small counseling groups to support specific needs of students
- Helping pupils students as they transition into next level in school
- Facilitating parent workshops to help support the needs of pupils and students
- Advocating for students who need additional support
- Offering capacity building in the area of psychosocial support
- Our school program is organized into grade level teams where individual student needs and concerns are brought to the table, and plans are created to address those needs.
- Assisting students and parents during transitions
- Facilitating school parent empowerment program
- Liaising with teachers to discuss student concerns
- Delivering Social Emotional Learning lessons which support the advisory program
- Providing referrals to outside agencies as needed
- The High School counselors serve as advocates for and support students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development, and assist with exploring post-secondary opportunities.
COUNSELING IN HIGH SCHOOL
- Form one induction program
- Providing individual and small group counseling services to students
- Help design mentorship sessions focused on personal/social development issues, drugs, child protection etc
- Motivation sessions for the candidates
COLLEGE PLANNING/CAREER
Organize parent and student meetings for college/university planning
Support students through the college application process
Assist students with transitions into and out of the school
Young Adult Transition Programs
Aimed at young adults ages 18-25, transition programs are designed to assist unmotivated, socially immature students to make the change to an independent adult life.
They range from highly structured and clinical group living models to mentor-based programs that bolster a college or work experience.
Managing a schedule, budget, nutrition and school are all areas of independent living these programs target.
There are many types of transition programs offering a combination of apartment or home-based coaching with transition into independent living, vocational training, college, new employee.
