Scheduling a Parent/Guardian & School Counselor Online Meeting

• Call Ms. Berry's work cell at (484) 535-4458 or email her at jsberry@philasd.org

• Call Ms. Prado's work cell at (267) 627-4984 or email her at epradoperez@philasd.org

Different Types of Student Referrals to the School Counselor

• Parent/Guardian referral of their child • Student self-referral • Decatur Staff Member student referral

Potential Reasons for a School Counseling Referral

There are concerns about the student's:

• attitude toward school • academic growth • relationships with peers at school • personal development

• reactions to changing family situation(s) that may be affecting their learning at school and/or overall behavior

Possible Results of a School Counseling Referral

• Student is provided with more one-on-one help, support, and intervention

• Increases specificity of interventions, and supports and tailors them to the student

• Increases privacy for the student

• Removes student from the challenging situation(s)/circumstance(s) to discuss possible solutions

• Reduces anxiety & pressure on student

• Provides student with individualized attention of an adult

• Helps student to feel more secure

• Consequential referral to an appropriate outside behavioral health agency/provider

Sensible Times for a School Counseling Referral Are When...

• students are overly emotional and cannot calm themselves in a developmentally-appropriate amount of time

• a student’s needs are greater than those the teacher can provide in the classroom setting

• a student requires more support and attention to address or solve a problem, issues, etc

• students need more specific and individualized help, solutions, and plans to address issues

• a student needs more private acknowledgment and/or space than a teacher can provide in the classroom