Teen and Family Services - Alternative Peer Group Teen Counseling
Congratulations to All of Our College Students !
September 3, 2009
We would like to congratulate all of the Teen & Family Graduates who are starting or returning to college. We are happy to have program graduates attending Berkeley, Rhodes, Mississippi State, Auburn, Adelphi, Texas Tech, St. Thomas and many other Universities.
We are all proud of you !
Teen & Family Services was founded in May 2002 by Steve McAllister & George Youngblood, professionals who shared a vision of addressing adolescent substance use issues by creating a community of support for families. This vision included combining the strengths of an alternative peer group, and an indicated prevention program, with proven counseling aproaches to serve the needs of the entire family.
Over the past eight years the majority of our graduates have remained drug and alcohol free and over seventy percent of graduates over the age of eighteen are currently enrolled in, or have completed, college. Far beyond the goal of chemical abstinence, families report a significant improvement in functioning in a wide range of areas including family communication, emotional maturity, social interaction, problem solving and long-term goal setting.
Teen & Family services is very active throughout the community and is involved in church youth-group education and school support groups. Our staff speaks regularly at schools located throughout the greater Houston area and currently holds positions on the advisory committee for Safe & Drug Free School programs for local school districts.
Our approach has proven so successful that our staff has taught this modality to mental health profesionals throughout the United States.
WE OFFER HELP IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
- Substance Abuse Screening and Assessment
- Substance Abuse Recovery and Prevention
- Behavioral Problems
- Anger Management
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma Resolution
- Parent/Child Conflict
- Impulse Control Problems
- Feelings Identification and Expression
- Communication difficulties
- Social and Coping Skills
- Family and Marriage Issues
- Obsessions and Compulsions
WHY TEEN & FAMILY?
- Sliding Fee Scale
- Over 45 years of Combined Staff Experience
- Non-Profit Organization
- Multi-Disciplinary Approach
- Alternative Peer Group
- Evidence-Based Curriculum
- Field Placement site for the University of Texas School of Social Work
- Member of the Texas Afterschool Association
- Member of the National Afterschool Association