COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Our therapists treat adults, children, couples, and teens dealing with a variety of behavior health issues including but not limited to Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Sleep Disorders, Grief and more. If you have mental health concerns, schedule an appointment with one of our providers today.

We offer:

Individual Therapy & Personal Development

Family Therapy & Support

Group Sessions & Workshops

EDUCATION ADVOCACY

If you feel that your child is not receiving the proper support at his or her school feel free to reach out to us. Check out the 11 Most Common Phrases You May Hear During the IEP Process below.

• “Your child is not eligible for special education because she is doing fine academically.” 
• “The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) are all written, all you need to do is sign that you approve.” Instead of involving you in the process of developing goals, the IEP Team is all prepared when you arrive. FDOE explicitly states that parents should be involved in the development process.
• “You should take your child to the doctor and request medication.” It is illegal for the school to suggest your child should be on medication. They are not doctors and are not qualified to determine that child should be medicated.
• “We decided your child no longer needs xyz services, so we are stopping them.” FDOE states that removal of services requires a formal evaluation, data and an IEP. They cannot remove services just because they think they should.
• “This is a charter school, so we don’t have the resources to serve a student with special education needs.” Any school that receives government funding must provide support for special education. They cannot refuse a child just because their support services are not already in place.
• “We are not allowed to assess your child for an IEP unless we first try other interventions.” Please click on the link for Eligibility Requirements http://www.fldoe.org/academics/exceptional-student-edu/ese-eligibility/
• “We will not accept your parent concerns for the IEP because we disagree with what you have written.” The procedural safeguards for IEP says a parent can give their input to the IEP. The IEP Team may not censure what the parents write.
• “Your child is not eligible for special education because she is doing fine academically.” 
• “The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) are all written, all you need to do is sign that you approve.” Instead of involving you in the process of developing goals, the IEP Team is all prepared when you arrive. FDOE explicitly states that parents should be involved in the development process.
• “You should take your child to the doctor and request medication.” It is illegal for the school to suggest your child should be on medication. They are not doctors and are not qualified to determine that child should be medicated.
• “We decided your child no longer needs xyz services, so we are stopping them.” FDOE states that removal of services requires a formal evaluation, data and an IEP. They cannot remove services just because they think they should.
• “This is a charter school, so we don’t have the resources to serve a student with special education needs.” Any school that receives government funding must provide support for special education. They cannot refuse a child just because their support services are not already in place.
• “We are not allowed to assess your child for an IEP unless we first try other interventions.” Please click on the link for Eligibility Requirements http://www.fldoe.org/academics/exceptional-student-edu/ese-eligibility/
• “We will not accept your parent concerns for the IEP because we disagree with what you have written.” The procedural safeguards for IEP says a parent can give their input to the IEP. The IEP Team may not censure what the parents write.
• We don’t have that service at our school.” The I in IEP stands for individualized. Therefore, if your child is in need of a service they cannot provide, the school district must arrange another way for your child’s needs to be met.
• “We believe your child should be in a self-contained classroom because he or she is difficult to handle.” A self-contained placement may not be the Lease Restrictive Environment (LRE). A general education class with the support of an aide support may be better.  requires them to evaluate and use data to determine which placement is optimum for the child.
• “I need to take this to my supervisor to get permission to increase services.” The Florida Department of Education requires that a school district administrator be present at the IEP meeting so these kinds of decisions can be made.
• “We are keeping the same goal because he has not made progress and we have to keep working on it.” Lack of progress in a year is a sign that the goal or remediation method is not appropriate. The IEP team should discuss alternative options so the child makes meaningful progress. It’s important to organize all information so you are ready to show evidence of progress.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE LINKS

Flagler County Social Services

Flagler County Schools Families In Transition