VISITING THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Reaching out to the school counselor: 

• Call: (937) 456-5173 

• ParentSquare: Name- Stacy Haeseker 

Ways to refer:

• A student may refer themselves

• A parent or guardian may refer his/her child 

• A teacher may refer a student

• A staff person in the building may refer a student

Reasons for a referral:

• Concerns with your child/student's attitude toward school

• Concerns with your child/student's academic growth

• Concerns with your child/student's relationships with peers at school 

• Concerns with your child/student's personal, social, or emotional development

• Concerns with your child's reactions to changes within the family that may be affecting his/her learning at school

Why should it be done:

• Provides students with more help, support, and intervention

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

• Removes the student from the situation or circumstance and allows for opportunities to discuss solutions to it

• Reduces possible anxiety or pressure on the student

• Provides the student with the full attention of a safe and trusted adult

• Allows a safe 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 rest of the class 

When should it be done:

• When a student is over-emotional and cannot calm down in an appropriate or brief amount of time

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

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

• When a student requires more support and attention to address the issue or solve the problem

• When a student needs more specific and individualized help, plans, or solutions to address the issue

How it may be done:

• School counselor referrals may be planned or spontaneous

• For planned referrals: 

  • • • The school counselor will coordinate (with the student's teacher) a day/time to meet with the student

• For spontaneous referrals:

  • • • If an incident happens and the student unexpectedly requires counselor support; 

• The school counselor may come to the student's classroom to retrieve the student 

• A teacher may walk the student down or send another student to walk down with the student to the school counselor's office 

Please keep in mind that a school counselor is NOT a therapist but a problem solver! 

If you would like your child to receive therapy with a mental health therapist, we can discuss those opportunities together. 

ASCA NATIONAL MODEL

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA)’s National Model for a comprehensive school counseling program states school counselors are to focus on 3 domains of student growth and development:

1. Academic Development - school counseling program implements strategies and activities to support and maximize each student’s ability to learn.

2. Career Development - help students understand the connection between school and the world of work and plan for and make a successful transition from school to postsecondary education and/or the world of work

3. Social - Emotional Development - school counseling programs designed to help students manage emotions and learn and apply interpersonal skills. 

The program is driven by student data and based on standards in each of these domains. It is to promote and enhance the learning process for ALL students.