Teen and Family Services - Alternative Peer Group Teen Counseling
Sporting Clays Success
July 15, 2010
I want to thank everyone in the TAFS community for supporting our first annual fund raising event. The event was an overwhelming success, and thanks to the generous donations of all the participants and community sponsors we will be able to provide eight full scholarships for families with limited financial means to receive services in [...]
Teen & Family Services was founded in May 2002 by a group of mental health proffesionals, who had a vision of addressing adolescent 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 free from high risk behavior and over seventy percent of graduates over the age of eighteen are currently enrolled in, or have completed, college. Far beyond the goal of reducing high risk behaviors, 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 & Social Emotion Learning programs for local school districts.
Teen & Family Services is also a member of both The Texas Afterschool Association and The National Afterschool Association.
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