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Counseling Referral Process

WHO CAN MAKE A REFERRAL?

A student/child may refer themselves.
A teacher may refer a student.
A school staff can refer a student.
A parent/guardian may refer their child.

REASONS FOR A REFERRAL

You have concerns about your student/child's:

Behavior or attitudes towards school.
Attendance progress.
Academic progress.
Interactions with peers at school.
Personal growth and development.
Responses to changes in the family that may be impacting their learning at school.

WHEN TO CONSIDER MAKING A REFERRAL

If a student/child needs more support than what the teacher can provide within the learning environment.
When a student is experiencing intense emotions and cannot calm down within a resonable amount of time.
When a student/child requires extra support to address or solve a problem, issues, etc.

BENEFITS FOR REFERRING

Enhances the student's privacy and confidentiality.
Provides students with the opportunity to step away from difficult situations to focus on finding solutions.
Provides the student with one-on-one and/or group assistance to address their needs.
Counseling interventions are tailored to each student's unique needs.
Counseling can help reduce anxiety and pressure on the student.

COUNSELOR CONTACT

GRADES: PrK, K, 2nd, 4th ~ Ms. Kainoa (808) 313-3230 EMAIL: kainoa.arensdorf@k12.hi.us

GRADES: PrK, 1st, 3rd, 5th ~ Ms. Alicia (808) 313-3254 EMAIL: alicia.alcaraz@k12.hi.us

Parent/Guardian Counseling Information

Mountain View Elementary School offers short-term individual and group counseling services to students. Parents, guardians, school staff, and students may request counseling services.

As a parent/guardian, I understand that the school counseling services are intended to be short-term (4-8 sessions) and aim to enhance my child's education and social-emotional development within the school community. I acknowledge that these services are not a substitute for the diagnosis or treatment of any mental health disorder. It is my responsibility to determine whether additional or different services are necessary for my child.

To build trust with the student, the school counselor will keep information confidential, with some exceptions. The counselor is required to share information with parents/guardians and other stakeholders if the student has experienced harm or is at risk of harm, either self-inflicted or caused by others. The counselor will communicate the limits of confidentially to the student and will only share information with others when it is necessary.

Since these services are provided to minor children in a school setting, I understand that the school counselor may share information with parents/guardians, the student's teacher, administrators, and other school personnel who work with the student, as well as with outside stakeholders, on a need-to-know basis to better assist the student as a team.

Counseling Referral Process

WHO CAN MAKE A REFERRAL?

A student/child may refer themselves.

A teacher may refer a student.

A school staff can refer a student.

A parent/guardian may refer their child.

REASONS FOR A REFERRAL

You have concerns about your student/child's:

Behavior or attitudes towards school.

Attendance progress.

Academic progress.

Interactions with peers at school.

Personal growth and development.

Responses to changes in the family that may be impacting their learning at school.

WHEN TO CONSIDER MAKING A REFERRAL

BENEFITS FOR REFERRING

COUNSELOR CONTACT

GRADES: PrK, K, 2nd, 4th ~ Ms. Kainoa (808) 313-3230 EMAIL: kainoa.arensdorf@k12.hi.us

GRADES: PrK, 1st, 3rd, 5th ~ Ms. Alicia (808) 313-3254 EMAIL: alicia.alcaraz@k12.hi.us