Schools and daycare centres > Students
Our services to students include:
Assessment/Counselling: On-site school counsellors provide assessment and counselling on a wide range of psychosocial issues.
Guidance: A comprehensive guidance program provides high-school students with assistance in academic and career planning.
Life skill development: School-based group work programs respond to students' developmental needs, enhance life skills and promote healthy social relationships.
Helping create a positive school climate: Social skills programs as well as conflict resolution and bullying prevention programs help schools provide a safe social environment.
Specialized services:
- Immigration professionals address the special needs of immigrant students and their families.
- On-site speech and language therapists strengthen students' language development.
- On-site occupational therapists work with teachers and students to improve young children's motor and sensory responses.
- Psycho-educational assessments are done by psychologists to help schools better understand students' learning difficulties.
- Audiometric screenings allow for early detection of hearing-related problems.
Crisis Intervention: A crisis intervention team provides support to students, families, and schools in the event of a crisis .
Tutoring: JFS volunteers provide academic support through individual tutoring either home-based or within the classroom.