You may make a student and/parent appointment with your counselor by contacting our counseling secretary, Judy Mendez, at judith.mendez@sduhsd.net through email or phone at 760-436-6136 x 6012
Students: We do our best to be available before or after school or during lunch without an appointment. Just drop by! If you need to see a counselor for something urgent or serious, tell your teacher and come directly to the counseling office.
Parents: Counselors are available by email or phone. If you would like to meet in person, please schedule an appointment, by contacting the Counseling Secretary, Judy Mendez 760- 436-6136 ext. 6012
Students are assigned to their school counselor by the first letter of their last name. Multi Language Learners, IB Diploma Program Candidates, and students in AVID have their own designated counselor.
A - Cr & Multilingual Learners
Email Ext. 6017
ACADEMICS
Counselors assist students in their academic development and educational planning in a variety of ways including course selection, scheduling, assessing interests and abilities, and consulting with parents and teachers to see how students are progressing in their classes.
COLLEGE & CAREER
Counselors will assist students in exploring a wide variety of post secondary options. Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Counselors will also help students understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.
PERSONAL & SOCIAL
Counselors are available to assist students with any personal or social concerns that may be affecting their learning. Counselors will help students acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills necessary for positive self development and academic success.
The counseling relationship between students and their school counselor requires an atmosphere of trust and confidence. Students must trust the school counselor to be able to enter into a meaningful and honest dialogue with the school counselor. However, exceptions to confidentiality exist in which school counselors must inform others of information that they obtained in the counseling relationship in order to prevent serious and foreseeable harm to students themselves or others and if it is legally required.
Limits to confidentiality exist when:
• the student poses a danger to self or others
• there is a court-ordered disclosure
• consulting with other school professionals, such as colleagues, supervisors, treatment teams and other support personnel, is necessary to support the student
• privileged communication is not granted by state laws and local guidelines (e.g., CA mandated reporting of abuse, laws, school board policies)
• the student participates in group counseling
• substance use and treatment are concerns (CFR 42, Part 2; 2017)
Adapted from ASCA Position Statement on Confidentiality