School-Based Outreach

School-based services are designed to improve a youth's prosocial skills, helping with motivation, attendance, and academic performance as well in life . This service strives to promote each youth's self-efficacy, competence, resilience, and belief in the future. We serve youth 10-18 years of age / 6-12 grades.

Youth are selected/referred in many different ways: Anyone can make a referral. We work closely with School Administration and Counselors as they select the youth through observations and having knowledge of the behavior modifications- skills that are needed for a change. Also anyone can use the referral form online at jjys@utah.gov to seek help for youth that are in need.

Programming that we offer

DBT

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Skills include the following:

Mindfulness

  • Rational/Emotional Wise Mind

  • What & How

Distress Tolerance

  • Stop

  • Accepts

  • Pros & Cons

  • Turning the mind

Emotion Regulation

  • Recognize Why Emotions

  • ABC Please

  • Changing Emotions

ADAPT

(Advancing Decision Making And Problem Solving)

Skills include the following:

  • Problem Solving

  • Decision making

  • Understanding problem behavior

  • Communication styles

  • Anger/ Mood Management

  • Positive Supports

Why Try

Skills Include the following:

  • Perspective

  • Self Motivation

  • Self Discipline

  • Labeling

  • Overcoming Problems

  • Positive Defense Mechanisms

  • Positive & Negative Influences Decisions affect the future

Summer School

This is offered in conjunction with AVEC and Union High schools through the Month of June. We work closely with school counselors on some credit recovery for a skills class.

Summer Mentoring

These activities are offered during the month of June-Aug. The main focus is on having positive experiences and building rapport. Activities range from hiking, fishing, biking, wildlife viewing, service projects, golf, volleyball, archery, all with a strong focus on building motivation and setting goals for positive change.

List of people to contact for School-Based Outreach

Online Referral