Testimonials
"The services A Plus Consulting provided our students and staff were invaluable in ensuring that our emotional support students received the additional behavioral supports they needed in order to be successful."
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Katie Little
Principal for an Elementary School in Allegheny County
"I have found A Plus Consulting an invaluable resource to my Learning Support program. They have assisted in finding the most effective strategies to modify individual behaviors. Together we have been able to develop successful positive behavioral plans that consistently deal with specific behaviors throughout the school day."
-Valerie Mastandrea, Special Education Teacher, Pittsburgh PA
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A + Consulting Presents the WhyTry Program
What is WhyTry?
The WhyTry Program is a strength-based approach to helping youth overcome their challenges and improve outcomes in the areas of truancy, behavior, and academics. It is based on sound, empirical principles, including Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Social and Emotional Intelligence, and multi-sensory learning.
The idea is straight-forward: Teach social and emotional principles to youth in a way they can understand and remember. This is accomplished using a series of ten pictures (visual analogies). Each visual teaches a discrete principle, such as resisting peer-pressure, obeying laws and rules, and that decisions have consequences. The visual components are then reinforced by music and physical activities. The major learning styles—visual, auditory, and body-kinesthetic—are all addressed.
This simple idea has reduced truancy, improved academics, and changed the climate of schools throughout the US. A recent analysis showed that it tripled the graduation rate of at-risk students in one district.
The Program is generally funded by Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) and Safe and Drug Free Schools (SFDS) grants.
Our Mission
To help people achieve opportunity, freedom, and self-respect using education and interventions that motivates and creates positive change. We offer hope and an answer to the question "Why Try in life?"
To achieve its mission, WhyTry counts on the support of thousands of professionals around the world who share our commitment to helping youth reach their potential. The key to the WhyTry Program's success in changing lives is the power in the relationship between someone who cares, and a youth who needs help.
Who uses WhyTry?
WhyTry is currently used in over 500 school districts, mental health, and correctional facilities in 48 states, Canada, and Australia. The program is used by counselors, social workers, special education teachers, and administrators to change the lives of students with a wide variety of backgrounds and challenges.
Register Now for the WhyTry Training and Certification Program!
NOV 4th – NOV 5th, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Professional Development Training for:
- School Counselors
- Social Workers
- Resource Teachers
- Classroom Teachers
- School Administrators
- School Psychologists
Contact Lee McNeil at
866-949-8791 or
Fax 801-377-2011
Registration info: www.whytry.org |
Training Sponsored by:
Penn Hills School District
And
A+ Consulting
Location:
Penn Hills Administration BLDG
309 Collins Drive
Penn Hills, PA
15235 |
WhyTry is one of the fastest-growing behavioral programs for at-risk youth in the U.S. It is a dynamic easily-understood approach which is energizing professionals at every point in their career. It is the effective, hands-on solution for:
- Drop-out Prevention & Truancy
- School Wide Behavioral Problems
- Academic Failure
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!!
To learn more about how A Plus Consulting services can work for your school or your student, please call us today at 412-965-1215 or complete the contact us form to the right of this page