Student Programs
Psycho-Educational Support Groups:
Caron's Student Assistance Program offers a wide variety of support groups to help students learn to cope effectively with many common barriers to their success. Groups typically run one class period per week for eight to ten sessions and are facilitated by a trained Caron specialist. Group topics include but are not limited to:
Anger Management
Uncontrolled anger can wreak havoc on a student's life and those around them. In this group, students will be given opportunities to learn and practice new methods for dealing appropriately with feelings and expressions of anger.
Dealing with Divorce
When parents are divorcing or remarrying, children and teens are often left with a multitude of confusing feelings. Through this group, students realize they are not alone in dealing with these changes and can learn tools for coping appropriately with their family stress. Students meet with other students who are experiencing parental separation and divorce to discuss personal concerns and feelings regarding being a child of divorce.
Grief and Loss
In this group, students meet to gain support from peers experiencing similar feelings of grief or loss as a result of the death of a friend or loved one. Through a variety of methods, students can work through their own unique grieving process while being comforted by peers who can relate to what they're going through.
COA (Children of Alcoholics)
Children of Alcoholics, who are affected by a parent or guardian's misuse or addiction to chemicals, are often difficult to identify but are desperately in need of support. This group provides educational activities as well as a safe environment for students to begin processing their thoughts and feelings with understanding peers.
Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Students discuss alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and their effects on the mind and body. They are taught the necessary refusal skills and how to resist peer pressure, all while making healthy, informed choices.
Drug and Alcohol Insight
This group has been designed for students identified as being at risk for chemical dependency. The objectives for this group focus on educating students about the risks of substance use, as well as the development of healthy skills such as dealing with feelings, coping with stress, and refusal skills.
Drug and Alcohol Intervention
This group is designed for students whose current drug and alcohol usage puts them at high risk for chemical dependency. In addition to lessons designed to provide a "wake-up call" to students, the group focuses on the benefits of abstaining from drugs and alcohol while empowering them with skills to enjoy life and cope with problems without substances.
Drug and Alcohol Aftercare
Leaving the safety net of a treatment center and entering back into the pressures of school can be very stressful for a student trying to stay sober. This group allows students to be with others who share their unique struggles and provides extra support and encouragement for those returning from residential or other drug and alcohol treatment.
Teen Issues
Relationship skills, self-empowerment, academic stress, peer concerns and general teen issues are topics covered in this group.
Resiliency Skills
In this group, students dealing with a multitude of different stresses and challenges will participate in sessions designed to foster resiliency skills including boosting optimism, building strong relationships, focusing on goals, becoming a problem solver and defining personal strengths.
Stress Management
Students discuss sources of stress in their lives and gain peer and facilitator support in trying new, healthy methods for managing stress.
Bullying Prevention and Intervention
This program consists of small group student presentations that review the effects of bullying, help to identify bullying behaviors and deal with them through healthy intervention and prevention methods.
Concerned Persons Group
This group is tailored for those students who are concerned about a friend or family member's substance abuse. It provides education regarding chemical dependency as an addiction and disease. Strong emphasis is placed on developing coping skills including the identification and processing of feelings.
The Next Step: Easing the Transition to the College Scene
This new program is designed to assist students in preparing for a healthy approach to the higher education environment. Our professional staff will provide current information on drug and alcohol related issues, focusing on binge drinking and related risky behaviors. Negotiating positive relationships with roommates and achieving successful independence will also be discussed in this interactive program.
