At Risk Alternative Placements for Troubled and Struggling Adolescents, Teens and Young Adults / Support Services Offered

At-risk placement programs, addiction treatment centers, and wilderness programs are expensive. You may have already invested a lot of money and energy on legal counsel, psychiatrists, therapists, and/or outpatient programs.

As your independent and professional educational consultant, I can save you money by helping you avoid common and costly mistakes as you go forward.

It takes skill to navigate the options, experience to make the right match, and a professional's expertise to ensure your child reaps the rewards of the placement and has long term results. You want the best solution for your child, however, the cost will be great on many levels when you cut corners or choose the wrong program or school.

My practice is designed to serve families who are searching for the best placement options for their child.

Children with Adoption, Attachment, Reactive Attachment Issues:

This can be a very sensitive issue for some children, adolescents and even young adults. Dore is extremely skilled at working with adopted children and their families. In fact, Dore is adopted. She only refers adopted children and adolescents to programs she is confident can work with their adoption and/or attachment issues. Her ultimate goal is to strengthen family bonds and develop healthy communication.

Children with Attention, Developmental and Learning Differences:

Referrals for testing, specialty programs and schools, specialty boarding schools, specialty adventure outdoor programs, tutors, IEP or 504 assistance

Collaboration / Referrals with Other Professionals:

Dore E. Frances, M.A. is committed to working with the professional community to help students and families in need of educational and/or therapeutic placement services.

In a sense, Dore Frances acts as a general contractor in the process by pulling from all available professional sources in order to make the most precise and productive recommendations in a client engagement.

Horizon Family Solutions welcomes continued collaboration with professionals such as: Educators, Administrators, Aides, Corporate Work-Life Directors/Managers , Tutors, International Agencies, Interventionists, Learning Specialists, Pediatricians/Physicians, Psychiatric Hospitals/Mental Health Clinics, Psychiatrists, Psychopharmacologists, Psychologists, Neuropsychologists, Psychological Evaluators, Relocation Specialists, Special Education Attorneys, Advocates, Therapists, Counselors, School Advisors, Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers/Assessors, Test Preparation Specialists

National Resources:

Addiction treatment centers for pre-teens, teens and adults, aftercare/next step transition programs, Christian based programs, clinically based programs for mental health needs, eating disorder programs for pre-teens, teens and adults, emotional growth schools, residential boarding schools, residential boarding with support services, schools supporting students with learning disorders, sexual addiction/behavior treatment programs for adolescents, summer camps / schools / wilderness programs for pre-teens, teens and adults,  therapeutic boarding schools, short term therapeutic programs, residential treatment options, outdoor programs, young adult programs
 

Pre-teen, Teen and Young Adult At Risk Population:

Addiction placement assistance, short-term crisis planning, detox center placement assistance, emergency transport assistance, interventions, psychiatric hospitals, residential therapeutic programs,  testing referrals, wilderness programs, urgent placement for at-risk students
 

Specialty Services:

Advisory consultation, advocate for those involved in the juvenile justice system, case management, family / parent coaching, second opinion
 

Young Adults Only:

Independent living or transitional program placement assistance, outdoor adventure self-growth experience placements, struggling young adult programs

 References are available upon request.