MILITARY FAMILIES
Walker has a full-time Child and Youth Behavioral Counselor onsite. Our counselor may:
- Provide consultation support to parents and caregivers, child care providers, teachers, and administrators on the healthy development of our children and youth
- Model evidence-based intervention approaches
- Assist educators with strategies for cultivating a deeper understanding of the factors that shape social-emotional development
- Conduct classroom observations
The Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) Program helps military families and children navigate challenges with free face-to-face support. Working with a counselor can help improve behavior, performance in school, and relationships. Support topics include:
- Feelings identification
- Bullying
- Self-esteem
- Separation from parents
- Problem solving
- Sibling and parent relationships
- Time management
- Deployment and reunification
- Divorce
Services are private and confidential except in situations that involve domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, or otherwise necessitate a duty to warn. If you have a military-related child interested in these services, please fill out our consent letter in the front office.