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Student Assistance Program
 The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD's Student Assistance Program is designed to facilitate success for all students through prevention and intervention strategies. We also provide staff presentations in the High Schools in different topics such as bullying, depression and drug use awareness. We offer a monthly education program for parents about gangs as well.
Funded by the Texas Education Agency's Safe & Drug Free Schools and the school district, the Student Assistance Program is a cooperative school-community program.
Our aim is to help students who need to be connected with services available in our school district and in the community. Our counseling services are strictly confidential.
We provide curriculum and training for both students and teachers; a media library for students, teachers, parents; opportunities for field trips such as ROPES courses or the Metrocrest Red Ribbon Breakfast; Peer Mediation; PTA Representative coordination for each school and community representation.
 Our Goals
- Intervene with students who are exhibiting violent behavior (or tendencies), using drugs/alcohol, and/or displaying other social or emotional problems that interfere with their ability to function in the school setting.
- Prevent violence and the use of drugs/alcohol by students within C-FB ISD through education and life skills training.
Most substance usage takes place off school grounds out of the jurisdiction of school officials, yet many of the side effects of this use are reflected in students' performance in school. The goal of Student Assistance is to identify adolescents whose behavior, attendance, or grades indicate they may have problems related to alcohol and/or other drug use. Through the different steps which comprise the Student Assistance process, these at-risk adolescents are referred for a professional assessment and directed to appropriate services.
The Student Assistance Program Staff
Tamara Johnson,
M. Ed., NCC, LPC
Tamara joined the S.A.P. in 2001. She is assigned to Ranchview High School.
Gladys Ortiz,
M. Ed., LCDC
Lead Student Assistance Counselor, Gladys Ortiz has worked for the S.A.P. since 1989. She is the Lead Student Assistance Counselor. Gladys is assigned to R. L. Turner High School.
Shannon Johnson,
M. Ed., LPC-S
Shannon Johnson has worked for the S.A.P. since 1993. She is currently assigned to Newman Smith High School.
Sheryl Pierson,
She is currently assigned to Creekview High School. |
Counselors
The group of Student Assistance Counselors are very talented and highly educated on the current issues of Mental Health. If you live in C-FB ISD and have children attending our schools, you are eligible to see one of our counselors.
Contact Information
Administration: 972-968-6540
To Schedule a counseling appointment: 972-968-6500
Student Assistance Counselors:
Shannon Johnson: 972-968-5242 (NSHS)
Tamara Johnson: 972-968-5030 (RHS)
Marya Morgan: 972-968-4970 (CVHS)
Gladys Ortiz-Garcia (Lead SA Counselor): 972-968-5443 (RLT)
Mailing Address
Student Assistance Program
1820 Pearl St., Building B
Carrollton, Texas 75006
Violence Intervention and
Crisis Intervention Screenings
Any Principal interested in having a potentially violent student assessed, needs to fill out a "Violence Intervention Form," call Security and it will be delivered to our office within 30 minutes. If it is an emergency, the form can be filled out later. The Violence Intervention or Crisis Intervention will be followed up with in a timely manner and the results reported back to the Campus Administration.
Violence Intervention forms are available for administrators on the Portal.
Individual Counseling and Support Groups
Student Assistance Counselors provide individual and support group counseling in the secondary schools. Depending on the need of the follow-up for crisis interventions, the counselors may provide limited counseling in the elementary schools.
Family Counseling Prevention
The Student Assistance Program provides prevention activities for students and training for teachers and other staff. To prevent a student from becoming involved in alcohol, drugs or other violent activity, we provide a variety of programs and support services to the student, classroom teacher, guidance counselors, administrators, and parents. Below we have listed some of our prevention program and activities. Some of these services combine both prevention and intervention services. The services include:
- START groups
- Project Success groups
- Dallas Challenge groups
- Violence Prevention/Intervention Counseling Substance Abuse Screenings Individual Counseling Family Counseling ($20.00 fee per session) Support Groups: These groups are designed to help strengthen coping and decision-making skills Awareness Groups Recovery Groups Insight Groups Referrals:
The Student Assistance Program provides information about services in the school and community. Families are referred to outside agencies for financial/medical assistance, counseling, assessments, and screenings when requested or needed. Teacher/Staff
Training:
- Peer Mediation Drug Prevention Quest Training Ethics/Legal Issues
- Violence and Gang Prevention
- Student Leadership Training:
- Peer Mediation Training ROPES courses MADD Summer Camp Other leadership workshops/conventions
- Red Ribbon and prevention materials are provided through the Student Assistance Program to C-FB ISD students/staff/administration, and private schools.
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