Counseling and Therapeutic Services (CTS)
For more information please contact:
Jessica Pozos
Assistant Director, Mental Health Programs
pozosj@mdusd.org
(925) 682-8000 ext. 4054
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Under the direction of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) and Contra Costa County Children’s Behavioral Health the Counseling and Therapeutic Services (CTS) provides:
- Special education classes with mental health support for elementary, middle and high school students who exhibit serious emotional, behavioral and mental health problems
- Mental health therapy and case management for identified special and regular education students
The intent of CTS is to help students learn how to:
- Increase personal resources for coping and creating successful relationships at school, home, and in the community
- Decrease maladaptive symptoms that interfere with functioning
- Develop coping strategies to maintain in the least restrictive setting to meet educational and mental health needs
- Increase independence
- Transition to a less restrictive educational setting
CTS emphasizes:
- Academic skills following grade level standards
- Individual learning styles
- Building relationships, family and community partnerships
- Unconditional regard
The teaching process within a SEEC consists of:
- Individualized instruction
- Small group setting
- Elementary: 9 students
- Secondary: 11 students