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WELCOME TO PAHRUMP VALLEY HIGH COUNSELING

Thank you for utilizing our counseling website. This is an ever-changing time in our world, but we are working together daily to find the best ways to meet your student's needs. As always our counselors are developing resources to support your students, and open communication with them. However, do not hesitate to reach out to your counselor directly as we know there are many questions and concerns during this time. If you are looking for additional mental health support please reach out to counselors, but you can also look here for a list of resources around the community.

The Counseling Office is committed to:

• Providing support to each student as he/she strives to achieve individual success in school

• Assisting students to accept responsibility for their decisions

• Guiding students toward planning post- secondary options

The Counseling Department has developed a program which allows students to:

Acquire necessary decision-making information in a timely and effective manner regarding:

• High school orientation (8th Grade)

• Graduation requirement information

• Program selection

• Course planning

• College testing, admissions

• Test interpretation

Apply acquired basic skills to personal planning and decision making through:

• Goal setting

• Communicating

• Problem solving

• Conflict/stress management

• Acceptance of responsibility

• Positive risk taking

Establish a partnership with counselor/parent/student/staff in an environment which includes:

• Monitored academic progress

• Confidentiality

• Cooperation

• Consistency

• A sense of community within the school

Experience support and guidance when confronted with educational, personal, and/or social problems such as:

• Academic concerns

• Attendance issues

• Substance abuse

• Suicidal ideation

• School conflicts

• Peer conflicts

• College/Career concerns