Group Counseling Intake Form

*Please note if your child/ teen is expressing severe at-risk behaviors or thoughts of harming themselves or others, Outreach’s services will not be a good fit. It is recommended that Resolve Crisis Services is contacted at 1-(888)-796-8226. Outreach does not offer crisis services and will advocate for what is in the best interest of your child/ teen.

Brainwise

BrainWise is a 6-week group that helps students from kindergarten through high school develop the social, emotional, and critical thinking skills necessary to analyze and respond to increasingly complex situations and to recognize, understand, and appropriately manage their own emotions.

Throughout the group, participants will learn the “The 10 Wise Ways” to control impulsive behavior, accurately identify choices, assess the consequences of actions, and make responsible decisions. Groups will be organized based on participants’ age and developmental stage.

Let’s Get Social Group

Let’s Get Social group is a 6-week group designed to help participants develop and practice social skills.

Coping Skills Group

Coping Skills group is a 6-week group designed to educate participants on developing adaptive coping skills to proactively manage difficult/ stressful situations and experiences.

Accept Distress Group

Students (9th -12th grades) will learn to manage distress in healthy ways. The skills they will develop are helpful for situations where they might not be able to control a situation, and yet they need to manage their own responses. This is a 5-week group counseling offering.