Student Assistance Program
 

The Prevention Council offers counseling services in various schools throughout Saratoga County via its Student Assistance Program. For Student Assistance Counselors' specific contact information, click here. For more information about the Council's clinical services, please contact Clinical Director Patty Kilgore at 518-581-1230.

Purpose of the Student Assistance Program
To provide treatment and early intervention counseling services to at-risk youth in participating school districts.

Accomplishments
During the 2005-06 school year, more the 350 students were served in five school districts: Ballston Spa, Corinth, South Glens Falls, Waterford-Halfmoon.

Testimonial
One student who has really benefited from SAP is a young man who is now a senior. He was really struggling when I first met him as a freshman. He is a child of an alcoholic whose mother is constantly dating and living with men who are abusive verbally and physically to her. There is a lot of substance abuse in the home as well. This young man was a nervous wreck when I first met him. His self esteem was in the gutter and he had symptoms of extreme anxiety, as child of alcoholics tend to have. Because of this, he was very vulnerable to substance abuse and peer pressure.

I think that weekly visits with the Student Assistance Counselor have helped him to reframe a lot of self-defeating thinking, helped him to communicate better with his mother, and to clearly identify goals for his future. It has also helped him to see that substance abuse is not the answer for his problems. He is currently a drug free student who will graduate this year and go on to college. He has just been so strong and has done a great job.

Jean Devlin, LMSW

FAQ
How does a student get referred to the Student Assistance Program?
A student may refer him or herself or any person connected to the youth may make a referral.

Must a student attend counseling?
No. This is a voluntary program.

School Contact Information

For more information, please call 518-581-1230.