The Counseling department works with students, parents, teachers, administrators, community members and other professionals, to provide service and support in the following areas:

System support: Includes program and staff support activities and services.

  • Administrator/Teacher consultation regarding school policy, programs, staff and /or students
  • Testing: admission, standardized, vocational and psychological exams
  • Guidance program development
  • Scheduling
  • School improvement planning
  • Coordinating referrals – public relations
  • Maintain/complete educational reports/records, and elaborate official transcripts
  • Publishing and research

 

Individual Planning: Assists students in monitoring and understanding their own development.

The areas addressed are:

EDUCATIONAL:

  •  Acquisition of study skills
  • Awareness of educational opportunities
  • Appropriate course selection and graduation requirements
  • Understanding and utilization of test scores

CAREER:

  • Awareness of career and scholarship opportunities
  • Exploring interests, abilities and needs for the future
  • Knowledge of positive habits and skills related to different careers

PERSONAL-SOCIAL:

  •  Development of healthy self image and concepts.

RESPONSIVE SERVICES:

  • Preventive and/or interventional in students’ immediate and future needs, such as: Academic concerns and School-related concerns