WHAT IS SAP?
The Towanda Area School District’s Student Assistance Program is composed of teachers, administrators, school staff members, and counselors who have received formal training through a state-endorsed program. Other team members include liaisons from community drug and alcohol and mental health agencies. Prevention efforts are focused on helping students overcome barriers to learning, including alcohol, tobacco, and mental health issues. Student academic achievement is enhanced through collaborative prevention, intervention, and postvention services. The SAP Team will evaluate students who are referred by any source, including teachers, guidance counselors, school staff, administrators, parents, or other students.
SAP IS…………….
- an identification program
- an intervention program
- a referral program
- a resource center
- confidential
SAP IS NOT ………………
- a counseling program
- a treatment program
- a discipline program
HOW CAN YOU KNOW IF A PERSON IS AT RISK?
Generally, you can watch for changing patterns of appearance, performance and behavior.
DO YOU SEE YOUR CHILD SHOWING ANY OF THESE BEHAVIORS?
- Withdrawing from family, friends, or activities
- Deterioration in physical appearance and health
- Downward turn in grades
- Increase in tardiness, absenteeism
- Moodiness
- Talk of suicide or depression
- Defying authority, both at school and home
- Acting aggressively
- Lying
- School refusal
- Sudden good mood, following a depression
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S REACTION TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING?
- Recent death of a loved one
- Divorce of parents
- Family relocation
- A relationship problem
- Bullying
- Other traumatic event
HOW DO I MAKE A REFERRAL?
- Contact a member of the SAP team
- Fill out a SAP referral form (Available in the Main Office of each school building)
- Return form to school
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