For Parents and Students
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No One Sits Alone
The PALS (Partners in Adolescent Lifestyle Support) THRIVE (Talk, Heal, Reach out, Include, Validate, Encourage) Program offers supportive services at your child(ren)’s school. Programming is designed to create additional opportunities for students to connect with one another and feel supported as well as to foster a greater sense of connectivity and altruism with the school community.
These services are being offered through a partnership with UF Health, the University of Florida, and Alachua County Schools. As such, we are utilizing a team approach where all partners are connected, informed and involved in providing the best programming possible for students. We are fortunate enough to receive additional financial support from the Alachua County business community, including major contributors such as the Blalock Foundation, the Children’s Trust of Alachua County, the Bosshardt Charitable Foundation, and the Scott Loeffler Memorial Fund.
The PALS Program provides counseling sessions, family sessions, leadership groups, and/or support groups. These sessions and groups are facilitated by a masters or doctoral level intern in the counseling, social work, counseling psychology, or related field and are supervised by a licensed professional from UF Health. Our staff and interns are expected to abide by the code of ethics of their respective fields. The focus of these sessions will be to provide support, enhance self-esteem, develop leadership skills, increase social skills, and develop greater problem-solving strategies, so that your child will be more successful in meeting their goals at school.
Your child also has the opportunity to participate in leadership and connection opportunities that fit within the PALS mission of “No One Sits Alone”.
On this page, you can download and sign our consent forms. Once signed, you can email them to Yanel Casanova, LMHC at yanel.casanova@ufhealth.org.
If you would like to learn more about the PALS program, please contact Yanel Casanova, LMHC at yanel.casanova@ufhealth.org.