QMS School Counseling Schoology Course -

All students are added to this course. We post resources, tools, announcements, reminders, student-paced lessons, discussion questions, etc. to keep students engaged and informed.

School counselors can be reached by phone (804/750-2636) or through email between the hours of 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday-Friday. Our registrar, Mrs. Maramba, manages our office phone.

Students can request a meeting with their school counselor by using the link below. The link will be monitored during school hours, Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM-3:30 PM:

I Need to See My School Counselor

Tammy Mizelle - School Counseling Director (6th Grade Last Names A-C; 7th/8th Grade Last Names A-B); Email: tbmizelle@henrico.k12.va.us
Erin Sams - School Counselor (6th Grade Last Names D-Z); Email: edsams@henrico.k12.va.us
Sara Dougherty - School Counselor (7th Grade Last Names C-Z); Email: scdougherty@henrico.k12.va.us
Tamela Tyler - School Counselor (8th Grade Last Names C-Z); Email: tptyler@henrico.k12.va.us
Kathy Johnson - Tiered Intervention School Counselor (PT); Email: kjjohnson@henrico.k12.va.us

Role of the School Counselor

The school counseling program at Quioccasin Middle School is designed to aid children in mastering the academic, social/emotional, and career tasks which are essential to the development of academic, technical, and life skills. School counselors help students understand the link between academics and future plans, develop skills in career exploration, acquire and maintain positive personal/social relationships, and ultimately become responsible and productive citizens.

Since the purpose of the school counseling program is help students succeed in school and in life, school counselors engage in activities with and for students that help them achieve student competencies identified by the American School Counselor Association National Standards. Student competencies define the knowledge, attitudes, and skills students should obtain and demonstrate in academic, career and social/emotional areas as a result of participating in a standards-based school counseling program.

21st century comprehensive school counseling:

Ensures equitable access to educational and career exploration opportunities for all students
Promotes a rigorous academic curriculum for all students
Provides strategies for closing equity gaps
Supports the development of skills to increase student success
Fosters advocacy for all students

These program services are balanced between prevention and intervention and are based on the needs of students.

Program Delivery Services include:

School Counseling Curriculum (whole-group counseling and activities) - Provide regularly scheduled data-informed lessons and activities to provide all students with the knowledge, attitudes and skills appropriate for their developmental level. School counseling curriculum topics are preventative, psychoeducational and driven by student need.
Appraisal and Advisement - Assist students in the exploration of their abilities, interests, skills and achievements, as well as their ability to make decisions and develop immediate and long-range goals and plans.
Counseling (Individual counseling, small-group counseling and crisis counseling) -
- - Provide brief, developmentally appropriate, goal-focused counseling sessions to individual students that address issues related to:
    - Mental health and wellness.
    - Social and emotional development.
    - Achievement.
    - College- and career-readiness.
  - Provide ongoing small-group counseling sessions to students with similar developmental or situational challenges with the goal of improving achievement, attendance, mental health and wellness, and behavioral outcomes.
  - Provide counseling to help individual students navigate critical emergency or crisis situations.
Consultation, Collaboration and Referrals -
- - Provide information, insight and recommendations to individuals or teams who can support a student’s needs, or seek information from an expert about a student’s needs.
  - Work with parents, teachers, administrators, school staff members and community stakeholders to:
    - Promote achievement for a specific student.
    - Promote systemic change to address the needs of groups of students, such as underachieving or underrepresented groups of students in the school.
  - Refer students to outside providers and resources as necessary.

At Quioccasin Middle School, school counselors work with the same group of students as they progress through their middle school years. This allows school counselors to build strong relationships with students and families. School counselors provide meaningful lessons for students on a variety of topics including, but not limited to stress/anxiety management, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, decision-making, problem-solving, goal-setting, course planning, and career exploration.

For Assistance Outside of School Hours -

Regular business hours for school counselors are Monday-Friday, from 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM through the last day of school. Please note that School-Based Mental Health Teams are not available to provide guidance, resources, or intervention services for mental health emergencies outside of school hours.

For immediate assistance from the police, firefighters, or EMT workers, please call 911.

If your child is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 988; the CReST mobile crisis & referral line @ 833-968-1800; or go to your nearest emergency room for immediate assistance.

For additional mental health services, Henrico Area Mental Health may be accessed at the following numbers: 804-727-8515 (same-day access) or 804-727-8484 (emergency). Additionally, HCPS partners with Care Solace to navigate the mental health care system on behalf of our students, families, and staff to find community-based providers and secure appointments as quickly as possible with the best care possible by phone, text, video chat, or anonymous search @ Care Solace - Henrico County Public Schools.

To report suspected child abuse or neglect, please contact Child Protective Services at (804) 501-5437 (Mon.-Fri., 8-4 pm) or the VA Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline outside of business hours at 1-800-552-7096.

If you are experiencing or have experienced domestic/intimate partner violence and/or sexual violence, please contact Safe Harbor’s 24-hour helpline at (804) 500- 2755.

To report suspected Human Trafficking, you may call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text INFO or HELP to BeFree (233733) to get help or connect with a service provider in your area. The center is not a law enforcement or immigration authority and is operated by a non-governmental organization.

If you are experiencing or have experienced human trafficking, please contact Safe Harbor’s Human Trafficking Program at 833-827-2270 for support.