Turning Point (Family) Camp

“Parenting Camp for Families Raising Children with Behavior Challenges Currently, Turning Point Camp takes place twice per year. These week-long family camps are designed to help families connect and help challenging children redirect their paths. This program is designed for children ages 4-12. The focus of camp is to renew, recharge, and empower each parent and child with effective…

Pathway For Healing

“Pathway for Healing’s Vision and Mission Our Vision Pathway for Healing envisions that every wounded child have a strong and healthy family, equipped to facilitate healing. Our Mission By using proven research and effective methods, we will provide attachment focused support, resources, education, and training for families and the professionals who support them.

Center for Attachment Resources & Enrichment

Center for Attachment Resources and Enrichment      Address  534 Medlock Road, Suite 201, Decatur, GA 30030 Counties Served – All MetroContact Names – Barbara Fisher,M.S. and Janice Turber,M.Ed. Phone 404-371-4045 Insurance – Yes Service Description – Services include Specialized Attachment Therapy for families and children, couples, and adults. Child Placement Recommendations, Quantitative EEG, Neurotherapy, Parent Training, Parent…

Mental Health Georgia

Mental Health Georgia is a multi-faceted community mental health agency serving the residents of Georgia. We provide an extensive array of mental health services for both children and adults. “Our mission is to provide high-quality, easily accessible services for Georgians, focused on promoting mental and emotional well being through personal and professional development, family preservation,…

Health Connect America

Personalized Counseling Services for Children, Adults & Families At-Risk At-risk youth and their families face serious issues including grief, abandonment, anger management, substance abuse and family conflict. At Health Connect America, our programs are designed to address these issues, to support the preservation of families and to improve the lives of children-at-risk and their families. …

Project AFFIRM: Caregivers Planned Respite Program

Stressed?  Lack Support?  Nowhere to turn?  Respite may be for you! Project AFFIRM Augmenting Family Functioning by In-Home Respite Management Project AFFIRM is a Caregivers Planned Respite Program.  It is a FREE program funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.    Program goal is to help parents become better caregivers by strengthening…

RIP: Parenting That Works

Regional Intervention Program (RIP) A FREE Positive Behavior-Management Program for Children ages 2-5 that helps parents improve their parenting skills and learn to better deal with problem behaviors such as:  tantrums  whining  bedtime problems  non-compliance  aggression …and more…

New Georgia Testing Accommodations Manual

The Accommodations Manual: A guide to Selecting, Administering, and Evaluating the Use of Test Administration Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (updated December 2014) is now available on the Assessment & Accountability website under the link “For Educators”.   In addition, IEP and IEP/504 teams should always consider the purpose of the assessment and consult Georgia’s Student…

8 Tips to Boost Your Child’s Working Memory

Does your child have a hard time remembering directions or math facts? Does he often forget what he wants to say? If so, he might have working memory issues. Working memory is also known as short-term memory. It’s a skill kids use to learn. You can help your child improve his recall by building some…

Tri-State Therapeutic Riding Center

Tri-State Therapeutic Riding Center offers hippotherapy (horseback riding therapy) services to children with special needs.   Multiple options available – single events, ongoing therapy sessions, etc.  For more details and to learn about specific services, contact Denise Lineberry at Tri State Therapeutic Riding Center.