1. Joining Forces: Integrating School and Outpatient Therapy
Cory Neusche, MA, LPC – District Counseling Coordinator & School Counselor
Amanda Gregory, MA, LPC, NCC – Outpatient Therapist

2. Levels of Care Higher Order of Care
Collaborative School Counseling and Intensive Outpatient Therapy
Collaborative School Counseling and Outpatient Therapy
Individualized School Counseling Support
School Wide Preventive Support

3. Building A Collaboration
Identifying available outpatient therapists
Scheduling
Who do you contact?
Learning about therapists by visits, phone calls, s, websites
Experience/Specialties
Do you share basic principals/philosophies?
What services are provided?
Crisis Intervention Services, Medication, Case Management, Psychological Testing, Types of Therapy
Are they willing to join forces?

4. Building A Collaboration
Frontloading
Roles of School Counselor/Outpatient Therapist
Expectations
Communication: s, Phone Calls
Releases

5. When Do I Refer To Outpatient Therapy?
Safety Issues
Systemic Family Issues
Resistant Caretakers
Substance Use
Significant Core Issues
Child/Family exceeds the Individualized School Counseling Support
Supporting Existing Services

6. Why Collaborate? Creates Consistency Establishes and Maintains Trust
Strengthens Home-School Connection
Thomas 9 yrs old
Mary 10 yrs old
Supporting child/family relationship with outpatient therapist/school counselor

7. What Does Collaboration Look Like?
IEPs/504 Plans
Data to determine eligibility
Mental Health Diagnoses
Learning Disabilities
Behavioral Support Plan
Individualized Interventions
Consultation
Crisis Intervention

8. Socialization Students who struggle with: Social Skills Isolation
New students
Play Groups
6-8 students
1 day a week for 8 weeks
30 minutes at recess
Data Collection
Collaboration

9. Sensory Students who struggle with: Overstimulation
Inability to self or co-regulate
Kinesthetic learners
Tools:
Chewies
Fidgets
Flexible seating
Breaks and Transitions

10. Stress Reduction Students who struggle with: Emotional Regulation
Acting Out
Tools:
EMDR Resourcing Skills – Bilateral Stimulation
Mindfulness
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Deep Breathing/Bubble Breathes

11. Cory Neusche, MA, LPC – District Counseling Coordinator & School Counselor
Amanda Gregory, MA, LPC, NCC – Outpatient Therapist