LAUREL LIFE SERVICES
Laurel Life Student Assistance Program (S.A.P.)
Laurel Life's Student Assistance Program is designed to assist school personnel in identifying issues including alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and mental health issues which pose a barrier to a student's success. The primary goal of SAP is to help students overcome these barriers in order that they may achieve, remain in school, and advance.
SAP team members are trained to identify problems, determine whether or not the presenting problem lies within the responsibility of the school and to make recommendations to assist the student and the parent/guardian. When the problem lies beyond the scope of the school, the SAP team will assist the parent/guardian and student so they may access services within the community. The student assistance team members do not diagnose, treat, or refer to treatment; but they may refer for a screening or an assessment for treatment.
The phase of the student assistance process includes:
- Referral
- Team planning
- Intervention
- Recommendations
- Support and follow-up
Program Services:
- Student screenings/assessments
- Support groups
- Education to faculty and teams
- Referrals to community resources
- Recommendations
- Family contacts
- Postvention/Crisis support
- Classroom Presentations
- Community awareness programs
- Mid-Year and End-of-Year school evaluations
- Program evaluation
Outcomes Measured:
- Students participating in assessments
- Students overcoming barriers to learning
- Students developing positive life skills and positive coping skills
- Families utilizing community resources and participating in program
- School staff learning about Mental Health and Drug/Alcohol trends
- Support groups and classroom presentations provided to students
- Staff participation in community awareness programs
Funding
The Student Assistance Program is through the PA Department of Education's Division of Student and Safe School Services in partnership with the PA Department of Health's Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs and the PA Department of Public Welfare's Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
