About

Oxford Outreaches
counseling

ounseling for children going through

traumatic experiences can be very
crucial for their future development. when
a child goes through a traumatic experience
can effect theamygdala, hippocampus, and
prefrontal cortexs of the brain. This can
cause severe mood changes,depression
and in some cases PTSD(post traumatic
stress disorder). These can make the child
more aggressive and violent then normal.
If action is not taken these affects may
be permanent. How do we avoid this? Its
simple. early childhood counseling can
create a stop to all of this. There are so
many benefits that Oxford outreaches
counseling offer. These include better
grades in school, less violence overall and
a better relationship with your child. in
order for these results there are two main
factors a counselor must establish with
the child. These are; understanding your
childs developmental level and building
and establishing trust with the child.
Understanding your childs developmental
level can involve many different parts. First
you mist find out the cognitive functioning
of the child. next one must see where
their academic achievement stands. Then,
the counselor must find their pediatric
records and home environment. The last
step is to identify the gender of the child
and what traumatic history they have gone
through. After this is finished the counselor
has a small understanding of the childs
developmental level. Establishing trust with
the child is the most important factor. Trust
is key to getting into a childs mind. If the
counselor can gain trust from the child a
comfort level is formed therefore, the child

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will invite the counselor into their world and
let them know what they are thinking. gaining
a childs trust can be very difficult. There are
many steps to this process. These include;
creating a quiet and comfortable meeting
environment, developing an interactive
style with the child, the counselor must use
language that the child understands, keeping
your messages simple and on point, the
counselor must practice his/her listening
skills, the counselor must be honest and
relabel, ask opened ended questions and
never judge a book by its cover. These steps
create a safe environment for the child to
talk about whatever they could like with the
counselor. Now that we have explained the
issues of traumatic experiences on a childs
brain, benefits counseling has at an early age
and the process of our counselors we
encourage everyone to being their child to
Oxford Outreaches to help better not just
your child but your relationship with them as
well.
Resource: https://apps.americanbar.org/
litigation/committees/childrights/docs/
CounselingChildrenandYouth.pdf

Phone: 352-748-6124
Oxford Outreaches Incorporated
Po Box 9
Oxford, FL 34484

Services

Benefits of Mentoring

M e n t o r i n g S tat i s t i c s

Tutoring:

Increased high school graduation rates

Lower high school dropout rates
Healthier relationships and lifestyle choices
Better attitude about school
Higher college enrollment rates and higher
educational aspirations
Enhanced self-esteem and self-confidence
Improved behavior, both at home and at school
Stronger relationships with parents, teachers, & peers
Improved interpersonal skills
Decreased likelihood of initiating drug & alcohol use

High levels of absenteeism (Kennelly & Monrad, 2007)

Individual tutoring is provided for students

struggling academically. Schedules are flexible
and tailored to fit students' needs.

Counseling:
Counseling services are provided for youth
struggling with overcoming specific goals or
issues. Counseling sessions are offered either
individually or as a group/family. Scheduling
and session length are flexible according to
what is most beneficial for the youth.

(MENTOR, 2009; Cavell, DuBois, Karcher, Keller, & Rhodes,

2009) From: http://youth.gov/youth-topics/mentoring/
benefits-mentoring-young-people

Mentoring:
All mentors are Level 2, State background
screened and trained to work with students.
(This is all I know in regards to the mentoring
as of now. I will see my boss on Sunday and
ask more about it then! Sorry!)

Winning Our Community (WOC)

After School Program:
Winning Our Community is an after school
program offered free of charge to local
elementary students ages K-5. Students are
bused in directly from Wildwood Elementary
and provided a snack and homework help.
Students are then given the chance to
participate in activities such as:
Sign Language
Music
Creative Movements
Video Games

Recess
Crafts
And many more!

Students who meet regularly with their

mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to

skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a
class. (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big

Sisters) Recurring behavior problems (Thurlow, Sinclair

& Johnson, 2002)

Young adults who face an opportunity gap

but have a mentor are 55% more likely to be
enrolled in college than those who did not have
a mentor. (The Mentoring Effect, 2014)
In addition to better school attendance and a
better chance of going on to higher education,
mentored youth maintain better attitudes
toward school. (The Role of Risk, 2013)

46% less likely than their peers to start using

illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking.
(Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters)

Young adults who face an opportunity gap

but have a mentor are: 81% more likely to
participate regularly in sports or extracurricular
activities than those who do not. (The Mentoring
Effect, 2014)

A study showed that the strongest benefit

from mentoring, and most consistent across
risk groups, was a reduction in depressive
symptoms particularly noteworthy given that
almost one in four youth reported worrisome
levels of these symptoms at baseline. (The Role
of Risk, 2013)

Mentoring promotes positive social attitudes

and relationships. Mentored youth tend to trust
their parents more and communicate better
with them. (The Role of Risk, 2013)
From:http://www.mentoring.org/why-mentoring/
mentoring-impact/