Felicity School uses clinical interventions to strengthen emotional stability. Regulating difficult emotions in increased stressful situations, recognizing patterns in unhealthy relationships and improving time management are some of the areas addressed. Our clinical approach is based on the Life Skills Crisis Intervention (LSCI) model that infuses a supportive approach into our school climate with the focus on navigating crises appropriately. Each student is assigned an academic and a clinical case manager. These managers maintain goal setting, provide more personalized support and represent student success during annual and requested IEP meetings with the student’s home district. As a therapeutic school, our clinicians work closely with the academic staff and administration to provide clinical support when requested. Open communication about strengthening mental health and asking for clinical support is consistently modeled by staff.
Currently, Felicity School’s clinical team consists of two full time clinicians with experience in a variety of clinical settings. In addition, we employ a certified drug and alcohol counselor who assists the team with clinical interventions and facilitates bi-weekly therapeutic groups. This year we also welcomed back our art therapist who specializes in art therapy interventions and has previously worked with our Felicity students. Our clinicians meet weekly with our principal to discuss clinical observations, areas of improvement and psychoeducation surrounding general mental health professional practice to strengthen appropriate interventions with individual students.
