WHAT DOES A Wheaton SCHOOL COUNSELOR DO? 

Following the American School Counseling Association's National Model, counselors at Wheaton High School provide the following services to students, families, and our school as a whole:

• Individual Counseling

• Mediation (to alleviate conflict, resolve concerns with peers and teachers)

• Crisis Management

• Community Resource Referrals

• Collaboration with teachers and other staff members

• Consultation and coordination with parents & families

• Classroom Lessons (on suicide prevention, mental health awareness, college/career readiness with Naviance software, and personal body safety)

• College & Career Readiness - including advising students throughout the college application process and writing recommendation letters for all of our seniors.

Additional Responsibilities of WHS Counselors:

• Monitoring academic progress of students

• Facilitating conferences with students and their teachers

• Articulating within the DCC Consortia with our multiple feeder middle schools  

• Scheduling

• Case Managing Section 504 Plans and supporting the IEP teams within our role 

• Working collaboratively with teachers, administrators, PPW, PCC & Social Worker to close the opportunity gap, and ensure our programs are equitable 

Private information that is shared with the counselor is considered confidential (meaning it will not be shared with others), with the following exceptions:

• Potential harm to the student or others

• Cases of suspected abuse and/or neglect

• Legal proceedings

• Permission is granted by the student to share information

As school counselors regularly consult and collaborate with staff members regarding student needs, only information that is deemed necessary to fully support the student will be shared with staff.