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Group Counseling and Support
- Children
Learning for Life 1, 2, & 3
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Learning for Life 4, 5, & 6
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Riding Group
For all services, please phone 456-4729 and ask for FCA's Intake Counselor. Or E-mail us at Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption
All inquiries remain completely confidential.
Calendar of groups
Learning for Life 1st, 2nd & 3rd graders.
Target Population:
Group Goals and Purpose: The goal is to help participants deal with feelings of loss, confusion and fear, reduce and
remove responsibility and guilt, dispel feeling of isolation and help participants develop healthy coping skills and rebuild self-esteem.
Group Description: Each group will be tailored to meet the developmental needs of group members.
When/Where: Mondays 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Starting September 12.
Referral Sources: Social workers, judges, probation officers, school counselors, private clinicians and self or family referrals.
Facilitatiors: Maggie Krieg, B.S.
Learning for Life 4th, 5th & 6th graders.
Target Population:
Group Goals and Purpose: The goal is to help participants deal with feelings of loss, confusion and fear, reduce and remove responsibility and guilt, dispel feeling of isolation and help participants develop healthy coping skills and rebuild self-esteem.
Group Description: Each group will be tailored to meet the developmental needs of group members.
When/Where: Mondays 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Starting September 12.
Referral Sources: Social workers, judges, probation officers, school counselors, private clinicians and self or family referrals.
Facilitatiors: Ed Fitzpatrick, L.C.S.W.
Riding Group 
Target Population: Boys & Girls ages 9 to 12 who are having difficulties with self-esteem, peer issues, maintaining friendships, and emotions.
Group Goals and Purpose: To expand self-expression, reinforce personal boundaries, build support systems, and develop appropriate social and cummunications skills.
Group Description: Riding therapy is a very unique form of therapy. Riding therapy brings the work, lessons, and changes into motion. Each child will be given opportunities to build their verbal and non-verbal communication skills which they will need in life when building healthy relationships. The participant will be required to use both their voice and body to command the horse to stop, walk, run, and jump. As opposed to just “talk therapy”, Riding therapy requires the child to recognize, accept and cope with fears in the moment. The physical nature of this group will build strength, increase balance, and coordination which will aide in developing a positive body image. The group will be limited in size so that each child will have time and attention of the facilitators and horse trainers. After each lesson, the group will verbally discuss the applications of the lessons to their daily lives.
Each participant must have an intake, and brief interview before joining the group. Dress and shoes will be discussed during interview.
When/Where: This group meets weekly on Thursdays at Movin' Free Farms until December 15.
Referral Sources: Most referrals will come from the Office of Children's Services. However, anyone in the community, such as: parents, foster parents, guardians, judges, probation officers, school counselors and private clinicians can refer to the group or solicit a OCS referral. A youth DOES NOT have to be in state custody to attend this group.
Facilitator: Randy Lewis, L.M.S.W.
