Section 15-11-57. (Effective until January 1, 2014) Counseling or counsel and advice for children and their parents or guardians

   When any child is before a juvenile court and such child is found by the court to be a deprived child, the court shall be authorized, in addition to any other disposition authorized by this article, to order such child and such child's parents or guardian to participate in counseling or in counsel and advice as determined by the court. Such counseling and counsel and advice may be provided by the court, court personnel, probation officers, professional counselors or social workers, psychologists, physicians, qualified volunteers, or appropriate public, private, or volunteer agencies as directed by the court and shall be designed to assist in deterring future conditions of deprivation, or other conduct or conditions which would be harmful to the child or society.

Code 1981, § 15-11-36.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2474, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 15; Ga. L. 1998, p. 653, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 854, § 1; Code 1981, § 15-11-57, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 1.