Areas of Practice and Services for Government Agencies
Consultation
Consultation encompasses collaborative efforts with your county to deliver tailored services for your team. This process involves identifying potential obstacles, coordinating meetings, and implementing necessary adjustments to ensure educational stability for the youth in your community. Through consultation, an evaluation of your county's strengths, weaknesses, and planned future initiatives is conducted in order to determine strategic ways to improve educational outcomes.
Trainings
During multi-day training sessions, participants engage in a comprehensive program focused on the utilization of the guide "Educational Planning for Court-Involved Youth, A Guide for Counties, Systems and Individuals" (Bishop, 2018). These intense training workshops are designed for county teams, aiming to assist them in establishing Education committees tailored to each county's specific needs. The primary objectives include optimizing strategies for facilitating change, developing detailed action plans, and executing transformative initiatives within agencies. The ultimate goal is to prioritize educational planning right from the inception of a case involving youth in the court system.
Workshops
Workshops offer a range of resources and support to equip participants with the necessary laws, knowledge, tools, and skills to effectively advocate for youth in different stages of their educational development. From transition planning to educational case management and working with at-risk youth, the workshops cover various topics including special and general education, discipline policies, and addressing trauma and mental health issues in educational settings. By the end of the workshops, participants gain insight into the education system and receive practical documents and tools that can be directly applied when working with clients.
Direct Youth advocacy
Direct services consist of working directly with youth and their families to identify the most suitable educational setting for the youth. The services involve advocating for the optimum educational outcome for the youth and thoroughly exploring all potential educational environments with the youth and their family. Matching the right school with the right youth necessitates conducting educational interviews, aiding in the enrollment process, establishing necessary resources at the school, and guidance through both the special and general education systems.