Northwood School Counseling Program
Comprehensive Counseling Program Overview
"By All, For All"
4 Components of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program:
School Counseling Curriculum -- The counseling curriculum builds student awareness, skill development, and appreciation of skills needed in everyday life. The curriculum content themes include: Career Exploration, Personal and Social Development, and Academic Skills and Support.
Individual Student Planning -- Individual student planning includes assessment, advisement, and transition planning, including participating on IEP teams and coordinating 504 Plans. A key component of transition planning is Junior Student and Parent Planning Conferences. These occur in the spring and are an opportunity for parents, students, and the counselor to meet together to discuss the student's post-graduation plans and ways to reach that goal. ASVAB, and ACT assessment results are reviewed during this time.
Responsive Services -- Responsive services consist of preventative activities or interventions to meet the immediate needs and concerns of students. These services are delivered through counseling, consultation, and referral. Services provided include: Crisis Counseling/Crisis Response, Individual Counseling, Peer Mediation (K-8), and Small Group Counseling/Student Support Groups.
System Support -- System support consists of management activities that establish, maintain, and enhance the comprehensive school counseling program. This component is implemented and carried out through activities in the following areas: Consultation and Collaboration, Community and Parent Involvement, Parent/Teacher Conferences, Professional Development, Program Evaluation and Management, and Public Relations.
See the links at the top of the page for more details about the counseling program at each level.
For 24/7/365 mental health support, contact:
Emergency: 911 or contact your local emergency room
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 - call or text
Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741
Washburn County Mental Health Crisis line: 888-860-0373
Digital Safety and Youth
These days, everyone seems to be connected - digitally. Social media, video games, email, texting, etc. are prevalent in homes and work places. From the moment we wake up, until the time we go to bed, we are overwhelmed with technology. There are plenty of benefits to social media and staying connected; however, there are also risks associated with unlimited or unsupervised access to technology and social media.
Click on the links below for resources about social media safety for youth - which includes talking points for parents as well as a guide to social networking and messaging apps.
Social Networking and Messaging Apps - An overview of some of the most popular apps and sites that youth are using, as well as potential risks that children may be exposed to
Parent's Guide to Smart Phone Safety - A guide to helping parents understand the risks and ways to implement safeguards so youth can use devices safely
Quick Guides for Parents and Teens - Includes information on specific social media apps, cyberbullying, cyber security and more! Additional resources are available at https://www.connectsafely.org/
Online Safety Advice for Parents of Young Children (ages 6-10) - How to give young children the best, and safest, experience when going online.
Online Safety Advice for Parents of Pre-Teens (ages 11-13) - As pre-teens are wanting more independence online, this site gives parents and trusted adults talking points for online safety discussions.
Teaching Kids to be Smart About Social Media - More talking points to encourage youth to use social media wisely
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