Counseling Referral Process

Ways to refer:

• A child may refer themselves by filling out a "check in" form or clicking on link above.

• A parent may refer his/her child by calling, emailing, or filling out the link above.

For a parent/ counselor meeting:

• Call the school counselor to set up an appointment.

• Send a note or an email to the counselor requesting contact.

Reasons for a referral.

• You have concerns with your child's attitude toward school.

• You have concerns with your child's academic growth.

• You have concerns with your child's relationships with peers at school.

• You have concerns with your child's personal development.

• You have concerns with your child's reactions to changes within the family that may be effecting his/her learning at school.

Why should it be done:

• Provides students with more one on one help, support, and intervention

• Increases specificity of interventions and supports and tailors them to the student

• Increases privacy for the student

• Removes the student from the situation or circumstance to discuss solutions to it

• Reduces anxiety and pressure on student

• Provides the student with the full attention of an adult

• Makes student feel secure

• Allows an adult to give a student undivided attention

• Frees the teacher up to continue teaching the rest of the class without having to stop to speak or counsel a student in the hall or away from the class

When should it be done:

• When students are over emotional and cannot calm down in an appropriate and brief amount of time

• When a student’s needs are greater than those the teacher can provide in the classroom setting

• When a student requires more support and attention to address or solve a problem, issues, etc

• When students need more specific and individualized help, solutions, and plans to address issues

• When a student needs more privacy than a teacher can provide in the classroom

How should it be done:

• Counselor referrals may be planned or spontaneous

• For planned referrals, have the student set up a day or days and times to meet with the counselor ahead of time and provide the student with reminders

• For spontaneous referrals where an incident happens and the student unexpectedly requires counselor support, please call and explain the situation to the counselor before sending the student to the office.