Services Provided

The Menchaca Early Childhood Center Guidance & Counseling program guides and prepares children to reach their full potential by building character, respect, and life skills needed to become productive, caring citizens. We are committed to providing a positive, enriching environment, teaching our students to be effective leaders, and learners. By supporting each child, we also support their families, schools, community, and in turn our future.

Our counseling program has four components which make our program so effective: guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, and system support.

We look forward to working with all Menchaca ECC students and families as we make many more lasting memories and friendships! If we can help you or your child in any way, please come by our offices, email us, or give us a call! We want your experience here at MECC to be one where your child loves coming to school, learns valuable life skills, and becomes confident and proud of themselves and all they can achieve!

Comprehensive Counseling Services

The comprehensive counseling program shall work with the school faculty and staff, students, parents, and the community to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program that conforms to the most recent edition of the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs developed by the Texas Counseling Association.

Counselor focus & services

  • Program Management

  • Counseling

  • Guidance

  • Consultation

  • Coordination

  • Student Assessment

  • Advocacy

  • Leadership

  • Professional Behavior

  • Professional Standards

Guidance Curriculum

Guidance curriculum is designed to provide lessons systematically to students that facilitate growth, development, and transferable skills in the areas of educational, career, personal, and social development.

Responsive services

The purpose of responsive services is to support students and offer services in their time of need. Similarly, responsive services can have three levels for school counselor intervention. Prevention, Remedial, Crisis

Individual planning

The purpose of individual planning is to assist students, with focused attention, toward their personal goals. Students need opportunity to monitor and understand their own educational, career, personal, and social development, while considering individual need, specialized circumstances or services, and cultural implications.

System Support

System support is essential to the total school counseling program. System support consists of management activities that establish, maintain, and enhance the total school counseling program. System support can be categorized into:

  • Program Management Activities,

  • Appropriate Student Support Activities (Psychoeducation),

  • Consultation,

  • Data Analysis and Accountability Services.

Staff Referral

Parent / Guardian Referral

Roles of a School Counselor