Family Outreach Specialists then attend the meetings with the family member to assist in advocating for the most appropriate services for their child.

Individual Support Services
Family Outreach Specialists work with family members in person or by phone to discuss their child’s case, listen to concerns of the family, and provide verbal support and encouragement for positive family involvement in child’s treatment.

UPLIFT Family Outreach Specialists
Professionals and paraprofessionals with specific training in effective communication and advocacy skills, rules & regulations regarding education, and childhood emotional disorders.

Referral Services
Family Outreach Specialists work with family members in person or by phone to assist in finding the most appropriate services for their child. Assistance in filling out applications and arranging for appointments can also be provided.

Parent Support Groups
Monthly parent support groups are facilitated in selected communities.

After School Program
This program is designed for children who have or exhibit symptoms of ADHD.  The UPLIFT After School Program (ASP) activities will be a modification of the Wyoming Attention Camp Program; which is a research based model for the development of social skills and behavior modification for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. There is a group in Cheyenne.

Contact the UPLIFT office for more information.
Informational Services
Informational newsletters and brochures are available on a number of issues relating to childhood emotional disorders. A lending library containing books, tapes, and videos is available to families across the state. Contact
the UPLIFT Casper office for available titles.

To read more about any of these programs or services, please go to:  www.upliftwy.org/programs. 

UPLIFT does not have the resources to provide financial support to families, but will assist in locating all available resources.

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