COUNSELOR: 6TH GRADE
Counseling Center: (817) 245-0616
Email: danis@bisdmail.net
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COUNSELOR: 7TH GRADE
Counseling Center: (817) 245-0616
Email: Jstepp@bisdmail.net
COUNSELOR: 8TH GRADE
Counseling Center: (817) 245-0616
Email: Iris.peltonhamlett@bisdmail.net
How we Serve Students
Help to create a safe school environment where all students can learn
Encourage life-long learning
Assist students to connect school performance & future opportunities
Academic planning
Provide resources for students & their families
Help design interventions to enhance student success
Promote positive attitudes among students toward self, family, peers, and community
Individual & Group Counseling
Help parents and staff meet the needs of all students
Provide guidance and lessons to promote Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Responsible Decision-Making
** Competencies Based Program Philosophy
** All students will be served based on the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model of standards and we believe all students can learn.
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Individual Planning
· Individual Counseling
· Group Counseling
· Goal Setting
· College and Career Exploration
Classroom Guidance
· Provides all students with knowledge, attitudes, and appropriate skills
· Guidance lessons focusing on Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, & Responsible Decision-Making
Systems Support
· Appropriate Professional Development
· Consultation & Collaboration in meeting the needs of all students
· Program managements & operation to update program as needed
Response Services
· Meeting the students’ immediate needs & concerns
· Crisis Counseling
· Referrals to outside agencies
· Consultation & Collaboration with staff, families, & specialists
· Small group education & support
Confidentiality Statement
To respect the rights and relationships of students, information shared with the counselor will remain confidential unless:
You are planning to harm yourself or others
Someone is harming you
Someone is neglecting you
A law is broken