Children who grow up in an abusive environment may have a difficult time knowing how to have relationships that are free of abuse. Many of those students are in today’s classrooms. Schools need to create classrooms that demonstrate healthy relationships and teach skills needed to create a new student frame of reference. The developmental guidance system creates a foundation for personal, social, emotional, and behavioral experiences needed to break the cycle of child abuse and help abused children develop healthy relationships.

This Grow With Guidance System formula provides a way professional educators can work smart with results. The formula includes the Grow With Guidance System as a foundation consisting of System components: Behavior Management, Self-Talk/Self-Pictures, Staff Skills (Implementation), Student Skills (Curriculum), Family Involvement and Observation/Evaluation. The goal of each formula is to apply this innovative approach in education that develops students’ spirit, purpose, and potential.

In addition the System Foundation components of the school counseling program are included as appropriate. Expanded information regarding each formula is included in Teaching and Counseling for Today’s World 2nd Edition.