ROLE
OF THE COUNSELORS
ACADEMIC
COUNSELING
Academic counseling is available to all students to help them
understanding their individual strengths, to set goals, and to
assist them in achieving academic success. Counselors, teachers
and parents will work together to support and encourage all students
in reaching their full potential. Some of the areas in which
a counselor may work with students and parents are:
- checking
each student's progress through a review of quarterly report
cards and interim progress reports
- counseling
students experiencing academic difficulty and developing
strategies for improvement
- being
available to meet with parents of all students
- being
available to meet with students and parents to review standardized
test results
CAREER ADVISING
Career advising is designed to help students begin the process
of exploring various career options moving toward the ultimate
goal of specific career selection. Recognizing that career development
begins with self-knowledge, the goal of many activities is to
help students learn about themselves and, subsequently, to match
this knowledge with information about the world of work. By senior
year and in conjuction with their shops, students should have
gained knowledge and experience to help them develop a general
career direction. Counselors assist student in this process through
the following activities:
- individual
and group counseling at all grade levels to identify and
clarify each student's interests, abilities and goals
- conferences
scheduled with all juniors to develop post high school
plans
- use
of Career Center/Library resources including computer software,
internet, reference books and career pamphlets
- the
opportunity to participate in Cooperative Work Experience
(CWE), a credit-granting career program, either during
the school year
- administration
and interpretation of career interest inventories, aptitude
assessments, career exploration resources
- coordination
of career development in conjunction with classroom teachers
COLLEGE
COUNSELING
College counseling is offered to all students seeking post-high
school education. Designed to help student identify and clarify
their abilities, interests and goals, college counseling assists
students in making appropriate educational decisions. The formal
college planning process begins with individual and group sessions
in the junior year conducted by the school counselors. These
sessions continue though the senior year. In order to assist
students fully, the following activities will take place:
- students
will be encouraged to take appropriate standardized tests
- students
will be encouraged to utilize the facilities of the Career
Center/Library, which includes computer-based college search
programs and college
- In the
junior and senior year, students will have scheduled mandatory
appointments with their counselor and are encouraged to
attend
- students
and parents will attend college nights, college fairs and
financial aid programs, as appropriate
- starting
in the junior, students will prepare drafts of their resume
and college essay(s) to assist in preparing for the college
application process
PERSONAL COUNSELING
Personal counseling is available to all students to assist them
in managing the normal developmental issues that arise during
adolescence. School counselors help students to enhance self-understanding
and to learn effective problem solving skills so that they will
be better equipped to deal with the variety of concerns that
high school students encounter. Students, staff or parents may
initiate individual counseling sessions. When warranted, referrals
will be made to the school psychologist school social worker
or an appropriate community agency. Among the many issues that
may be discussed are:
- relationship
family situations
- peer
concerns physical and sexual abuse
- substance
abuse stress
- transition
academic pressure
- inappropriate
behavior communication issues
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