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.' ,~\ '. 35a -.l".' I' provides tutorial and additional adult Jrodellng. 'lhe cowsellng componet is composed of in school group cOlIDseling and 1nd1vidUA" cOlIDsellng after school. 'lhe in school counseling is a cooperative effort 1<I1th 'the "school system, \oIh1ch allows us to conduct group work in the school atnDsphElre, w:j.th I the focus on social and academicfunction1ng. 'lhese ~e major problem areas \oIh1ch we use as 1nd1cators of progress, since they often precede delinquent beha'T1or or (JJS) contact.. D:>ing the group work in the school atnDsphere in close contact with the students' peers, teachers, and school counselors has consistently resultlm ein IIDre effective sessions. 'lhey have also served a se.cond very 11nportent :f\mct~pn of making the .(YSB) IIDre, visible to, the school. 'lhey are able to see IIDre '~losely what we are doing and the positive results. This is a vital aspect of our program, awareness of what we do and that we ~ successful/to both the public and to the agencies we wrk with. 'lhe second phase is the recreational program. This is structured so 1 t will enhance and support the main objectives ,of the. program, through the cowseling componet. Activities are structured so they develop' character, leadership qualities. and responsibility. Certain phases of this componet are used as incentives to gain full cooperation from the clients inlthel"helping parts",of the program, such as group counseling, reading and tutorial sessions, ect.Sincethe participation of the clients is strictly voltm.tary; ,the incentive program, along. with a strong .staff I to client relationship is very importent. Third, we have a well developed vOlunteer wrk force. Currently we have four hall'time (20hr./wk.) from the Social Work, El:l.ucation, and law Enforcement departments of Southwest Texas State, University. They will be used to expand on . the am:Jtm.t of in school. group counseling and to help IOOIli tel' wrk done by less experienced volwteers. We use ~ty'.of.these category voltm.teers 'Nbo w.rk about five hours a week, doing tutorial wrk and acting as adult 'Jrodels for the, clients. 'Ibis spring we have a new program" consisting of ten volwteers from the special education department that are specially trained in teaching reading comprehension to predominately spanish speaking children. Again the counseling componet is evid in that during tutoring we also wrkon any social inteaction problems which nay hindering academic progress. This, includes. work. with both the client and teachers wilen specific interpersonel problems. exist. We also have several support programs \oIh1ch fiucuate with the needs of the program. We. have two. work programs. for .young and for older boys. The apprentice program is aimed ,at, the I older 'OOy'SI' and luses. eooperat~ve:employers:.in town ibo tea boys basic job, reswnsibili ty, and a trade I We also have a restricted vocational trn1n1nglllrogro.m tn1.18htby thllInd\lStriQl. Arts depnrtloont of, SWS'lU., lboso progr vary, with the speoifio needs and,wants ot"OUI' ,o]lents, I I , I' I I .; I 111 .1 I. I I. '.", I "11101 j l " \", ~ '!' I ~! l\'\ '1\ !'!