Hi, Southview Families!

My name is Danielle Fillingame, and I am so excited to welcome you to my Counselor Corner! This will be my 10th year as a school counselor and my 5th year at Southview Elementary.

I graduated from The University of Georgia with a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology and a Master’s Degree in Professional School Counseling. I also earned an Ed.S. Degree in Professional School Counseling from the University of West Alabama. In addition to being a certified school counselor, I am also a Licensed Professional Counselor.

I am passionate about school counseling and absolutely love working with students! I feel incredibly honored to be part of the Southview family and am looking forward to another wonderful school year. 💙

The Counselor Corner is a place where students and families can find helpful resources, important information, and fun activities throughout the school year. My goal is to provide resources that support our students' academic, social-emotional, and personal growth.

Please know that I am always available to support you and your child. I look forward to working together to make this a happy, successful, and memorable school year!

Please reach out with any concerns or questions at dfillingame@tusc.k12.al.us

Welcome to the Counselor Corner!

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR?

School Counselors (formerly called "guidance counselors") are advocates, professionally-trained counselors, and educators. School Counselors work with teachers, administrators, and others in a school to facilitate social, emotional, academic, and college/career development with students. A school counselor is trained to recognize the needs of groups and individual students within a school, and to develop targeted interventions to meet those needs. School counselors teach classroom lessons, lead small groups, and work with students one-on-one when needed. The key to an effective school counselor is building rapport and trust with students so that students feel comfortable reaching out in the midst of difficult situations that interrupt that students' ability to learn, focus, and/or get along with others.

School Counseling Services

Monthly Social Emotional Learning ( SEL) Lessons

Small Groups

Individual Counseling

And much more…

HALT

The administration, faculty, and staff at Southview Elementary School are dedicated to a “zero” tolerance for bullying behavior. This does not mean that it does not happen, but it does mean that we work hard to address these issues quickly and effectively when we become aware of them. We have implemented a system-wide anti-bullying program entitled HALT. Harassment Awareness Learning Together.

We encourage you to help in this endeavor to provide a safe and comfortable learning environment for your child at school by reporting incidents of bullying behavior to us as well as talking to your child about bullying behavior. If we all work together, we can stop it. We have to teach our kids that fighting is not the answer.

August School Counseling Newsletter

Do you and your family need food assistance?

Secret Meals is a program provided by the Alabama Credit Union foundation that provides food packets to students every Friday. If you are interested in signing your student up for Secret Meals, please contact Mrs. Fillingame or complete the following form: https://forms.gle/MrDenGrZVnstirL96

Please note that the Secret meals bags will not begin until September!

For more information please visit the Secret Meals website at https://www.secretmeals.org/about

Crisis Support

Grief Support

Indian Rivers Behavioral Health

Contact information

Mrs. Danielle Fillingame

dfillingame@tusc.k12.al.us

205-345-1325

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