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Our Mission and Vision
Our Mission and Vision
Vision:
The Counseling Department envisions every student graduating prepared to thrive personally, lead with courage and compassion, and contribute meaningfully to both local and global communities.
Mission:
Our mission is to provide an equitable, comprehensive counseling program that ensures access to robust academic, social-emotional, and career support, empowering students to lead, grow, and succeed beyond high school.
PDS Counseling Newsletter
PDS Counseling Newsletter
Our Newsletter goes out once a month. It contains helpful information, scholarship opportunities, announcements, and more. You can find our Newsletter archive here:
About School Counseling
About School Counseling
According to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), "school counselors are highly educated, professionally certified individuals who help students succeed in school and plan their career. An integral part of the total education system, school counselors help students form healthy goals, mindsets and behaviors. With the aid of a school counselor, students learn to develop effective collaboration and cooperation skills, to practice perseverance, to develop time management and study skills, and to learn self-motivation and self-direction habits."
Learn more about our profession here:
The Role of the School Counselor
El rol del consejero estudiantil
The Essential Role of High School Counselors
El rol esencial del consejero estudiantil del nivel secundario
Confidentiality
Confidentiality
Per ASCA's Ethical Standards for School Counselors, school counselors "keep information confidential unless legal requirements demand confidential information be revealed or a breach is required to prevent serious and foreseeable harm to the student or others. Serious and foreseeable harm is different for each minor in schools and is determined by a student’s developmental and chronological age, the setting, parental/guardian rights and the nature of the harm. School counselors consult with appropriate professionals when in doubt as to the validity of an exception." (A.2.f)
Additionally, school counselors "inform parents/guardians and school administration when a student poses a serious and foreseeable risk of harm to self or others. This notification is to be done after careful deliberation and consultation with appropriate professionals, such as other school counselors, the school nurse, school psychologist, school social worker, school resource officer or child protective services. Even if the danger appears relatively remote, parents/guardians must be notified. The consequence of the risk of not giving parents/guardians a chance to intervene on behalf of their child is too great." (A.9.a)
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