Mrs. Burnette's Counseling Corner

Student Support Request Link:

Please click on the link below to let me know if your child (or you, if you are a student!) needs extra support at school.

Student Support Request Link

Meet Mrs. Burnette

Hello! Welcome to another school year at Unionville! Here's a little bit about myself: I grew up in Eastern North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Middle Grades Education from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1997. After teaching language arts and social studies for 5 years, I decided to go back to school to become a school counselor. So I went to UNC-Charlotte and graduated with an advanced Master's degree in school counseling in 2007. Since then, I have worked as an elementary and middle school counselor. This year begins year my 20th year in education and my 19th year in UCPS and my 7th year at Unionville. I currently live in Unionville with my husband and three children, our amazing German Shepherd named Bear, 3 cats, 7 chickens, and one super cool python named Puddin'. I'm looking forward to a great year!

What Does a School Counselor Do?

There are many different things that I can assist you with as your School Counselor. I am here to provide services for students and their families.

Students

Some of the things that I may help you with include:

Developing new friendships
Working on friendship problems
Setting goals
Working well with others
Feeling good about yourself
Adjusting to a new school
Learning how to make decisions
Managing your feelings (stress, anger, sadness, worry, etc.)
Dealing with peer pressure
Developing crisis prevention skills

Parents

I am able to assist and provide you with resources on:

Exploring ways to help your child succeed
Improving parent-child communication
Creating referrals for community resources
Understanding developmental changes in childhood
Supplying reference materials
Understanding your child's special needs.

Services I can/will provide:

Classroom lessons
Small Group Counseling
Brief Solution-focused individual counseling
Parent consultations
Teacher consultations
Community resource referrals

*Please note that School Counselors do not provide "therapy." Referrals for out-patient counseling services are available for children and families experiencing grief, loss, divorce, separation, deployment, or other mental health concerns. I will be happy to assist you with referrals to agencies as needed.*

Contact Info: stacy.burnette@ucps.k12.nc.us or 704-296-3055

The Counseling Office

Mrs. Burnette's office is open to all students and staff. Students are seen based on teacher referrals, parent referrals, and student requests. There is a mailbox outside Mrs. Burnette's door for 4th and 5th grade students to leave request forms. And all classrooms have student requests forms where students can write me notes.

Character Counts!

Mrs. Burnette teaches character-based lessons, as well as topics such as bullying, friendship skills, goal-setting, being test ready, mindfulness, and middle school transition.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Statement

School counselors recognize their primary obligation for confidentiality is to the student but balance that obligation with an understanding of the family or guardians' legal and inherent rights to be the guiding voice in their children's lives (ASCA Code of Ethics).

The role of the school counselor in regards to confidentiality is:

To support the students right to privacy and protect confidential information received from students, the family, guardian, and staff members.
To explain the meaning and limits of confidentiality to students in developmentally appropriate terms.
To provide appropriate disclosure and informed consent regarding the counseling relationship and confidentiality.
To inform students and the family of the limits to confidentiality when: student poses a danger to self or others, court ordered disclosure, consultation with other professionals in support of the student i.e. colleagues, supervisors, treatment teams, and other support personnel.
To keep personal notes separate from education records and not disclose their contents except when privacy exceptions exist.
To seek guidance from supervisors and appropriate legal advice when their records are subpoenaed.
To assert their belief that information shared by students is "confidential" and should not be revealed without the student's consent.
To adhere to all laws protecting students records, health information, and special serves (i.e. HIPAA, FERPA, IDEA)

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