Dore Frances,MA
Dore Frances,MA Quick Facts
Main Areas: Confidential and professional delivery of adolescent crisis intervention, educational consulting, student assessments, family & parent coaching, and confidential adult addiction specialistCareer Focus: Serving clients locally, nationally and internationally
Affiliation: American Bar Association, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, International Coach Federation, National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, NAPCSE, National CASA, The Clinician's Network Of Central Oregon
Dore Frances is an accomplished, passionate educational consultant, child rights advocate and family/parent coach.
She also assists those that are professionals and are dealing with addiction and substance abuse issues, who wish to find confidential treatment.
Through her company, Horizon Family Solutions, she provides child rights advocacy services, educational consulting and family and parent coaching services to a rapidly expanding roster of clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia. With a diverse background, Dore is uniquely qualified to understand the lives, needs and challenges of a wide range of families and troubled teens. Earlier in her career, Dore spent time running her family's veterinarian practice, working as a grief Cuonslor for Hospice and doing corporate training and marketing work in Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom.
Currently, Dore is nearing completion of a new book uncovering and evaluating therapeutic, residential and wilderness treatment facilities.
The meticulously-researched book, One Size Does Not Fit All, is a comprehensive resource on current treatment programs available in the U.S. From her research, interviews and focus groups, the book will also include a list of recommended facilities and programs endorsed by Dore Frances as well as answers to some of parent's most asked questions regarding children, adolescents and young adults.
The printed book will have a companion eBook - available at www.OneSizeDoesNotFitAll.info - which will be maintained with current information and reviews of treatment facilities and serve as a point of reference for families, parents, teens and the professionals who support them.
An active speaker, presenter, certified coach, educator and columnist, Dore has won numerous professional awards for her work, including awards from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).
Of Dore's accomplishments, she is especially proud of her experience as a monthly columnist for The Teen View in the Family Resource News (Monterey, CA), her current widely-distributed email newsletter - Bridging Families, her acceptance into the American Bar Association (even though she isn't an attorney!), and an article published in Seventeen magazine in June 2008.
Dore has an A.A. in Business Administration, a B.A. in Fine Arts and an M.A. in Child and Family Studies from the University of Phoenix, Belford University Campus in Clackamas, Oregon. Add to this hundreds of hours of additonal training in the areas of Radical Forgiveness, Reactive Attachment Disorder and the Law of Attraction.
Originally from the San Francisco bay area, Dore now lives in Oregon. She has a grown daughter along with two cats and spends her free time gardening, horseback riding, hiking, biking, traveling, writing, and generally enjoying the beautiful outdoors.
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- Artices of Interest
- Confidential Adult Addiction Treatment Support
- Horizons Family Solutions is able to provide confidential services that incorporate recommendations to individualized and intensive residential treatment programs for youth who struggle with inappropriate sexual behavior.
- Horizon Family Solutions Educational Consulting Blog
- One Size Does Not Fit All Blog
- Press Releases
- The mission of Horizon Family Solutions is to provide practical solutions and services to assist families and their students to engage in meaningful relationships with others, function independently and lead an improved quality of life.
- News & Views
- Resources for Parents
- Troubled Teen Checklist
- Troubled Teen Help Blog
- We think every human being can have, do, or be anything they can imagine.
“When I first met Dore, she was touring several programs in Utah. Dore asked me if I
was familiar with a type of therapy not well known by most professionals. We
did some research as she visited and found the model was in vogue in work with
youth who may have some learning deficits. Dore was very quick to understand
how such a model might be applied and could list a variety of settings where
that particular model could improve services. Since that time I have noted this
same intense curiosity and eagerness from Dore every time she explores ways to
effectively support families in treatment settings. Certainly, there is no
chance of any grass growing on her busy streets! " ~ Kimball DeLaMare
LCSW ~ Founding President of the National
Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
Educational consultants offer a variety of services, ranging from assisting students in choosing an appropriate college-prep school, to special needs consulting to family, parent and teen coaching. Horizon Family Solutions is an educational consulting, child rights advocacyand family / parent coaching company that serves clients locally, nationally and internationally. We also assist adults who may be struggling with alcohol and drug addiction and need confidential assistance and support. We have been assisting children, adolescents, young adults and their families since 1990.
During these years, I have assisted hundreds of clients with a broad spectrum of issues. These issues have ranged from learning differences, such as attention (ADHD), language delays and memory disorders, to emotional and behavioral difficulties, such as defiance at home or inappropriate choices at school.
My intention and passion in working with you is success for your student. I assess with care and thoroughness their challenges, goals and talents. I assist families in creating a plan for appropriate educational programs and treatment interventions, guiding them in identifying and considering the many factors that make up a successful plan. In building the plan, I incorporate input from multiple sources including family members, professionals with whom the student has worked, school counselors and teachers and the student, when appropriate. I also review any prior assessments, school records and other pertinent data. My primary focus and specialty is assisting the family in crisis and the special needs child, as well as the adolescent and young adult who needs a therapeutic and/or wilderness adventure treatment setting.
Such programs and schools empower students to make healthy choices, healthy decisions and deal effectively with issues of all types such as substance abuse including binge drinking and prescription drug addiction, depression, eating disorders, gambling, inappropriate sexual behavior, oppositional behavior, poor peer relations, high risk taking behavior, school failure, self-esteem challenges, self mutilation, and cell phone, Internet and video game addiction. I also provide family, parent and teen coaching. I do not accept any program or school compensation or any type of referral fees for my assistance with your student, thereby maintaining the integrity of my relationship with each family I serve. I maintain contact with families and students from the beginning of the process until the every end. I also maintain contact with the program or school throughout the term of your child’s placement. In doing so I help ensure that your student’s academic and emotional goals are met.
I work passionately with each family to ensure that we all strive for a long-term positive outcome.
DORE E. FRANCES, M.A.
Author, Educational Consultant
Parent / Family Coach / Speaker
Horizon Family Solutions, LLC
Telephone: (541) 312-4422 / 866-833-6911
www.HorizonFamilySolutions.com
DORE E. FRANCES, M.A., A.C.C.
Horizon Family Solutions, LLCTelephone: (541) 312-4422 / 866-833-6911
www.HorizonFamilySolutions.com
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