Student and family needs vary in different communities. In overcrowded schools, it's difficult to find sufficient space to allow for the privacy, comfort, and efficient use of time of students and families. Creativity and flexibility are essential. Close cooperation with the school staff has allowed the use of teachers' lounges, counselors' offices, cafeterias, and classrooms for group or individual sessions and instructional activities after regular school hours. Providers must ensure confidentiality as they share conceivably stigmatizing information about children and family members .
Evaluation is an integral part of the planning and management process.
Feedback throughout the year enables the staff to focus on problems, modify staff training, and plan for the future. As we noted earlier, our evaluation results were encouraging. We have been able to help students like William, Frances, David, and Alicia, whose plights exemplify the problems that students in our school district face. David's eye quickly healed, but we continue to follow the progress of the other children. Our hope is that by resolving their nonacademic problems, we will give them a much better chance of succeeding in school.