ED369030 A Family Systems Approach to the Problem of Truancy. The Truancy Diversion Program began as a community focus on the problem of local students who did not complete their high school education. R epresentatives of local social and court services, the schools, and the Pittsburg State University Family Counseling Training Problem worked to develop a united effort to deal with children at risk of being chronically truant and eventually dropping out. The Program maintains that changes in behavior and attitude must occur not only in the truant but in the parents and other school- age children in the family to which the student belongs. Therefore, students participate in the program with their families.
All parties sign a diversion agreement.
Agency representatives are kept informed by the family regarding it progress in the program. Some libraries and institutions have full microfiche collections. Click on link to locate the ERIC Resource Collections near you.