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Whitewright Middle School Counseling Program Mission Statement
Whitewright Middle School Counseling Program Mission Statement
At Whitewright Middle School, our school counseling program is committed to providing a comprehensive and developmentally-appropriate program that is designed to meet the social/emotional, academic, and career needs of all students while fostering the connection between staff, students, parents, and the community.
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What is CREST?
What is CREST?
Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST) is sponsored by the Texas School Counselor Association (TSCA) and awarded to school counseling programs that meet CREST requirements. CREST is a continuous improvement document that school counseling programs can use to demonstrate effective communication and a commitment to obtaining results.
Conduct a needs assessment
Organize a campus-based advisory
committee
Use program goals to drive services
Nurture relationships to support
implementation
Serve students through the four service
delivery components of the Texas Model
Ensure delivery of guidance scope &
sequence
Leverage specialized skills to assist teachers,
staff, and parents
Optimize efforts to create a positive school
climate
Review the program to assess its effectiveness
Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning
Social and emotional learning is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. Casel.org
Social and Emotional learning is a key part of a students education. The counseling program helps to teach SEL to all students. If you don't know about SEL please visit this site: https://sel4tx.org
Along with teaching social and emotion skills a comprehensive counseling program also includes:
Social Emotional Lessons
Social Emotional Lessons
SEL lessons help students acquire the skills listed above in a whole group/class setting. These lessons are based on the standards provided by the American School Counselor Association and the Texas Comprehensive Counseling Model. Some topics include:
Respect, Bully Prevention, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship, Interpersonal Skills, Intrapersonal Skills, Self-Awareness Skills, and Social Awareness Skills
Individual Planning
Individual Planning
Assists students in planning and evaluating their educational pathways. Transition to middle school begins later in the fall.
Individual Planning:
Individual daily and weekly check-ins
One on One weekly session
Small group lunch group sessions
Small-Group sessions for emotion regulation, family changes, and stress/anxiety
Individual student needs assessment at the beginning of the year
Monthly goal setting and planning
Individual behavior support for regulation of big emotions
Create and implement individual leadership opportunities for students needing support
Responsive Services
Responsive Services
Addresses the immediate concerns of students through prevention and intervention services. Crisis counseling is provided confidentially within legal and ethical standards. Consultation may result in referral to district and/or community agencies that can best address students' needs.
Responsive Services:
Plan class-specific lessons upon teacher request, e.g. bullying vs tattling
Referral of Outside resources such as individual and family counseling.
Make CPS reports as needed.
Coordinate Angel Tree and Thanksgiving Baskets for families
Train staff on mental health awareness
Attendance Consultations
Provide Grief Camp referrals from families suffering a loss
Attend School Safety training and provide training on suicide awareness
Facilitate a Student lead positive poster club
System Support
System Support
Includes indirect activities intended to benefit the student. These may include administrative and support services such as Section 504, event planning, and support programs sponsor.
System Supports:
Staff development on topics of the School Counseling program, Child Abuse, Suicide, and making referrals for a student to be seen.
Consult with general education teachers, special education teachers, special education counselor, school psychologist, behavior specialist, and other staff as needed.
Create and implement T.I.G.E.R awards that highlight the weekly T.I.G.E.R trait Student
Student Response to Intervention (RTI) Academics
Student Response to Intervention (RTI) Behavior
Coordinate 504 meetings
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Staff morale boosters throughout the year
Teacher consults for student needs
Leadership meetings
Principal/Counselor meetings weekly
The Role of a Professional School Counselor
The Role of a Professional School Counselor
The Counselor provides support for students and staff in the areas of social, emotional, and academic learning and an in-depth understanding of compassion, empathy, and grit. The School Counselor accepts a responsibility to help all students through the systematic delivery of a comprehensive school counseling program.
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