My position in the Hamilton County Schools was a position that many of the ACE group would envy. My work was directly with teacher, student, family and the courts/jails/police.  If a teacher had a problem with a student very often he/she would come to me for assistance.. If the state recognized this student as conduct disordered or emotionally disturbed services could be established and my network, extensive, brought the problems to understanding and hopeful solutions. Positions such as this one should be available in every school especially elementary years. 

     Perhaps foundation monies could be found to finance a position or two and actually devote staff with university help to measure successes and failures and develop a model program for the entire country. 

  Let me share some of the qualifications for such a person.. First and probably the most important is willingness to really "get dirty"..  The type of home visited ; the people (parent) can be a turn off for someone not equipped to see beyond.. It is that "seeing beyond", undefined, that is the most willing characteristic.  I am male and had a bit of an easier way. Most of my clients were boys and most of the parents were single home with mother only.  The challenges  are myriad and the door in the face just one of the obstacles . The goal, never lost, is the real reward... the child. 

  My regret was having to retire before ready to go. Lost hearing on one side due to Acoustic Neuroma, a benign growth that had to be removed from the acoustic nerve..  Bob Brooks