School Counseling at Charles Ellis Montessori Academy
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Charles Ellis Montessori Academy Mission Statement
Our mission is for all students in each developmental level to participate meaningfully in the comprehensive school counseling program, which supports and thus helps flourish students’ academic, career, and social/emotional learning.
Programs designed will be driven by the unique ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity of the entire student population with the goal of removing barriers to student learning and encouraging achievement at the highest level for each student. Through a partnership with students, educators, parents, and the community, the School Counseling Department will prepare students academically and socially to be productive members and leaders of society.
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SCCPSS School Counselor Confidentiality Statement
Savannah-Chatham County Public School Counselors will uphold the tenets of the ethical standards prescribed by the American School Counselor Association (adopted 1984; revised 1992, 1998, 2004 and 2010, 2016). Our responsibility as School Counselors is to:
Inform students of the purposes, goals, techniques, and procedure through which they may receive counseling services in a developmentally appropriate way
Support the student’s right to privacy and protect confidential information received from students, parent/guardian, and staff members
Explain the limits of confidentiality in developmentally appropriate terms
Inform students and family of the limits to confidentiality when the student poses a danger to self or others, court ordered disclosure is required, and in consultation with other professionals in support of the student
Protect the confidentiality of students’ records and release personal data in accordance with federal and state laws, and school board policy
Convey a student’s highly sensitive information through the most secure means available (i.e. phone call)
Advocate for acceptable encryption standards to be utilized for stored data and communicate in electronic means that follow currently accepted security standards while also meeting federal, state, and local laws, as well as board policy
Even during a virtual learning experience, SCCPSS School Counselors recognize and will continue to follow all legal and ethical guidelines for confidentiality. However, students and parents should be aware that virtual counseling sessions may pose potential limitations based on the electronic communication platforms available to both the student and counselor. To minimize these limitations, SCCPSS School Counselors will continue to utilize district approved technology resources such as Teams and Office 365 applications to provide services for students.