New partnership today…
Happy, successful youth tomorrow
By Danelle Reed-Inderbitzin, PH.D.
For Puyallup Tribal NewsPublished on: April 17, 2008
We are excited to inform our families that we have begun a partnership between Kwawachee Counseling Center (KCC) and Grandview Early Learning Center (GELC) this year! We have agreed formally that we share the goal and desire to nurture and teach our young people to be successful in this lifetime. Our partnership includes many additional services coming to GELC. KCC Staff will join our teachers in the classroom to provide support, observe children and offer behavior management for students. KCC Counselors will also provide parenting classes, after school life skills groups as well as training for staff and parents as requested. Many of these additional supports will be provided at Grandview. If in the future, KCC and GELC Staff agree a child needs additional services, we promise to work collaboratively with the parent(s)/care giver in the referral process.
KCC Team comprises many skilled, committed and caring individuals. KCC currently employs eight licensed counselors and four client advocates with varied specialties in clinical psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, human services field, and social work. Many members of the clinical team have more than 10 years experience in native communities and several are members of tribes. GELC Students are our future and KCC values this chance to work more closely with them to ensure they grow up to be happy and successful leaders of tomorrow. We very much look forward to this new partnership and the opportunity to work with the youth and families at GELC!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Peggy McCloud (GELC Director) (253) 572-6061 or Danelle Reed-Inderbitzin (KCC Director) (253) 593-0247.
