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Project Success

(Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students) is a program designed to prevent and reduce substance abuse use and abuse among high risk, multi-problem adolescents in alternative schools. Project Success links the school to the community’s continuum of care. The adolescents targeted for Project Success are in the middle of the adolescent risk continuum. For the most, an alternative school is their last chance for a non-institutionalized education.
Young Adults The Project Success Prevention/Education Series consists of the following four initial topics:
  1. Being an Adolescent: Students learn about the normal changes that occur during adolescence.
  2. Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs: Students develop an understanding of the causes and effects of drug abuse.
  3. Family Problems and Pressures: Students develop an awareness of how alcohol and other drug problems affect the family.
  4. Skills for Coping: Students develop skills for coping with pressure and problems.
Group Prevention/Education Courses focusing on topics including Anger Management, Conflict Resolution, and Underage Drinking. Individual Preventive Counseling providing care and education for individual high risk students referred to Project Success Prevention Specialists by parents and/or school staff
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FAQ's

What can I do to participate?
Project Success services are available to ALL of Lee County Schools. Contact your school Guidance Counselor or Social Worker to request services or contact us directly at
(239) 332-6944 Ext. 123

Who can benefit from the Program?
Adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18.

How long does the Program last? Project Success services is composed of four phases of Preventive Education, which lasts a total of 6 weeks, including initial interviews and post-tests. All other groups and sub-topics related to Self-Esteem, Anger Management, Peer Pressure, etc. last from 6 to 8 weeks.

Can my school or youth group have a Project Success Facilitator come in to give us a workshop? Yes. Project Success Counselors/Facilitators are capable of conducting a workshop at any Youth Center, School, or Institution, upon request.

dcrawford@swfas.org and l_rosales@swfas.org
Monthly Project Success Article devoted to program-oriented subject matter including stress management, anger management, self-esteem, and substance education.

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Lisette Rosales:
3763 Evans Avenue
Fort Myers FL, 33901
Telephone 239-931-9814
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