Programs
ESL Classes / English as a Second Language Classes
ESL classes are meeting two nights a week at the Family Alliance Center in Hiram.
Currently there are 7 countries represented in the ESL classes.
For information on ESL classes, please call Dana Velasko at 678-427-6656. You can also e-mail her HERE.
SUPER Groups / The Substance Use Prevention and Education Resource (S.U.P.E.R.) is a family intervention program that offers an educational group for parents and their teenage children.
These sessions focus on increasing parental involvement with their children, drug education, family communication skills and discussions about the legal, psychological, and physical aspects of substance abuse.
The S.U.P.E.R. Program includes various instructional methods such as lecture, video, role-playing, and interactive techniques; all are aimed at helping participants acquire specific skills to cope with the pressures they face in their respective environments.
S.U.P.E.R is a free class for parents and their teens. Classes are offered year-round. They are held as two-hour sessions, once a week for six weeks. Location of classes varies.
The Goals of S.U.P.E.R are to:
- Prevent drug and alcohol use among youth.
- Identify and stop teen drug and alcohol use.
- Reduce family conflict.
- Improve child's school attendance.
- Increase knowledge about effects of drugs and alcohol.
- Improve relationships between parents and children.
- Create a home discipline structure that works.
What Will My Family Learn From S.U.P.E.R Classes?
- How to help youth stay alcohol and drug free.
- How to identify signs of drug and alcohol use.
- Family conflict resolution skills.
- Communication skills.
- How to make better decisions and stick by them.
Classes are scheduled by: Michelle Weiss, Treatment Services Coordinator, Paulding County Juvenile Court, 678-383-3330
