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WHAT DO MCPS SCHOOL COUNSELORS DO?
WHAT DO MCPS SCHOOL COUNSELORS DO?
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
As the counseling department at Whitman, WE BELIEVE….
As the counseling department at Whitman, WE BELIEVE….
> The individual student has the power to write their own story, create their own dream, and live their narrative.
> The individual student has the power to write their own story, create their own dream, and live their narrative.
> All students can learn and succeed with appropriate supports.
> All students can learn and succeed with appropriate supports.
> Counselors should foster grit and resiliency in all of our students.
> Counselors should foster grit and resiliency in all of our students.
> All students should have the opportunity to develop the skills for self-care, balance, and wellness.
> All students should have the opportunity to develop the skills for self-care, balance, and wellness.
> Our school environment is strongest when students, staff, and community members stand for equity, exhibit kindness, act with civility, and live with compassion.
> Our school environment is strongest when students, staff, and community members stand for equity, exhibit kindness, act with civility, and live with compassion.
The counseling department’s mission is to create an environment where success is celebrated & failure is embraced as a means to grow.
The counseling department’s mission is to create an environment where success is celebrated & failure is embraced as a means to grow.
WHAT WE DO
WHAT WE DO
Following the American School Counseling Association's National Model, counselors at Walt Whitman High School provide the following services to students, families, and our school as a whole:
Following the American School Counseling Association's National Model, counselors at Walt Whitman High School provide the following services to students, families, and our school as a whole:
Individual Counseling
Mediations (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, 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 WWHS Counselors:
Additional Responsibilities of WWHS Counselors:
Monitoring academic progress of students
Facilitating conferences with students and their teachers
Articulating with our feeder middle school, Pyle Middle
Scheduling
Case Managing Section 504 Plans
Working collaboratively with teachers & administrators to close the opportunity gap
CONFIDENTIALITY GUIDELINES
CONFIDENTIALITY GUIDELINES
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.
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