SECTION 3: COUNSELING
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Mission Statement:
The mission of the Central Catholic High School Counseling Department is to provide a comprehensive, data-driven, culturally responsive program that inspires and encourages students to become the best version of themselves.
Vision Statement:
Our comprehensive counseling program envisions that all students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to bring their unique gifts to serve the world. Our program develops students’ academic and social/emotional growth, as well as college and career readiness. In addition to our school’s character values, all students will cultivate a commitment to excellence, integrity and engagement, and unwavering compassion towards one another.
Students are assigned a personal counselor at the beginning of their freshman year. To develop an ongoing relationship between student and counselor, as well as provide consistent support to the student, students remain with the same counselor throughout their time at Central Catholic. Students may drop by the counseling center or email their counselor to set up an appointment. Similarly, teachers and parent(s) or guardian(s) can initiate referrals by contacting the counselor. The career, life and college counselors work with second semester juniors and seniors.
3.1 CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT AND DUTY WARN
3.1 CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT AND DUTY WARN
It is the goal of the Counseling Department to offer students a safe environment in which to discuss personal issues. In some instances, Oregon State Law (Oregon Revised Statutes 419B.005-419B.45) requires the Counseling Department and all school personnel to report specific incidents. Examples, as provided by Oregon State Law are:
Duty to report any behavior, suspicions, or student reports of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, abandonment, or neglect to the appropriate authority/agency;
Reporting information to persons outside the school when a student indicates that a crime involving the likelihood of significant personal injury or significant property loss will be or has been committed;
Reporting to one or more specific persons or agencies after a written release of information form has been signed by the student and parent(s) or guardian(s) and kept on file;
Disclosing information deemed to be confidential when ordered to do so by a court of law.
*Student statements of self harm and or suicidal ideation will be reported to parent(s) guardian(s) within 24 hours.
3.2 DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION REPORTING
3.2 DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION REPORTING
Central Catholic High School has a responsibility to honestly represent current and former students in their letters of recommendation to colleges. Additionally, Central Catholic is expected to report any significant incidents that resulted in suspension or dismissal related to academics or personal conduct to any post-secondary institution, employees and scholarship providers upon request. This includes but is not limited to incidents related to substantiated substance use or sexual misconduct.
3.3 REQUEST TO CHANGE
3.3 REQUEST TO CHANGE
Any request for a counselor change must be submitted to the Director of School Counseling. Only requests for a change that involve a significant negative experience or event with the assigned counselor will be considered. In an effort to facilitate better communication in these instances, we encourage students and parents and guardians to address their concerns with the counselor first.
If the Director of School Counseling determines that the request warrants consideration, the new counselor to be assigned is the decision of the Director of School Counseling and is not left up to the student or their family. Proposed changes must be discussed with both counselors involved and are not finalized until the request has been presented for final review.
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