School Counseling Services

Professional school counselors are trained in both education and counseling, allowing them to function as a facilitator between parents, teachers and students in matters concerning the student's goals, abilities and any areas needing improvement. School Counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today's diverse student populations.

• Advocate for individual students.

• Advocate for positive change in the school and in the district.

• Individual and small group counseling (short term interventions).

• Crisis intervention counseling.

• Conflict resolution and peer facilitation.

• Consultation/collaboration.

• Referrals to outside services (including mental and physical health).

• Help students learn about college and career opportunities and plan for the future.

School Counseling Program Mission Statement:

We believe that all students have the potential to become productive members of society. It is our mission to be positive role models for students, teaching them vicariously as well as directly. To provide and maintain a safe, structured environment for students to feel safe and to learn. To not simply graduate all of our students, but to provide them with a viable plan for the future. To instill a love of learning in our students so that they will become lifelong learners. To develop rigor, relevance, and relationships with our students and to make learning personal.