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Students are primarily referred by schools. A
referral packet is
compiled by the school soliciting input from school
staff, parents and agencies working with or
knowledgeable about the student. A
representative from the referring school presents
the student to a committee comprised of
representatives from Special Programs, Guidance,
Social Work, mental health, principals of elementary
schools, and Bridges.
The referral committee looks at:
Services or Lack of Services |
Frequency/Intensity/Duration of Behaviors |
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Interventions (tried at school) |
What would the goals of the student be at
Bridges? |
Once a student is
accepted, records are reviewed and an intake meeting
is held. Subsequent meetings are held during
the student's stay at Bridges to discuss progress,
evaluation results, and to modify/change
interventions as needed.
Bridges provides support for schools in the form of
regularly scheduled meetings, visits to Bridges and
base schools, substitutions in teachers' classrooms
(so that teachers may attend meetings and visit
students at Bridges), crisis intervention, and
consultation services.
If a student is not accepted, the referral committee
will make suggestions as to other interventions to
try. A school can always refer a student
again.
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Download the
Referral Packet
Download the
Bridges Program Description &
Referral
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Kelly Brown, Wake County
Human Services
Marsha Bryant, Special Education Representative
Linda Heidgerd, School Social Worker
Cathy Harris-Cannon, Facilitator
WCPSS Principals |
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Wake County Public
School System