
Community Agency Provision of School-Based Mental Health Service
SEDNET
7A coordinates the provision of community agency provided school-based mental health
services to Orange County Public Schools. OCPS has Cooperative
Agreements with 16 local community agencies who provide a variety of
services to students who are in need of emotional or behavioral support.
Services
are typically funded through Medicaid, Family Services Planning Team
(FSPT), private insurance, or by other funding streams available to the
agencies. The model for service delivery is for the agency staff to
provide services to the child both at school and at home.
Services provided at school will take place during non-core academic
time. Services offered include individual or group counseling for
students.
Referral Process:
Each
school has a mental health designee who makes referrals for the
services provided by the partnering agencies. The contact person at the
school is typically a School Counselor, SAFE Coordinator, or other designee who contacts the parent/guardian to determine if
they are interested in school-based mental health services for their
child. If written consent is received from the parent, a referral form
is sent to one of the 16 partner agencies. The partner agency then
contacts the family to discuss the types of services they can provide in
more detail, and a plan is devised together to address the needs of the
child and family.
If you are interested in receiving
school-based mental health services for your child, contact one of the
above listed school employees at your child's school to start the referral process or to obtain
further information.
Agencies with a Cooperative Agreement to provide School-Based Mental Health Counseling services for 2021-2022:
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A Better Therapy
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A Great Life Services Inc.
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Adapt Behavioral Services
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Advanced Psychiatric Solutions
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Anthropos
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Aspire Health Partners
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Big Bear Behavioral Health
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Children's Home Society of Florida
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Chrysalis Health
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Devereux Florida
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Hispanic Family Counseling
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Impower
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Kinder Konsulting and Parents Too
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North Star Counseling of Central Florida