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While students are the main focus of the counseling program, counselors support the entire school community by consulting with parents, faculty, and administrators. The program is carried out through individual and group counseling as well as consultation and referral. At SLUH a student will have the same counselor for all four years. The advantages of this format are numerous. The assigned counselor has four years to develop a relationship with his or her students and will know them well by the time the college planning process formally begins. That same counselor will meet with each of his or her students' parents in both freshman and junior years. This model provides continuity in the relationship between counselor and student and helps the counselor more effectively assist the student in the development of curriculum planning and monitoring academic progress. A. Goals and Objectives of Guidance and Counseling Department • To assist students in the adjustment to the new high school environment. • To help students to become involved in school activities. • To help students understand their learning styles and develop good study habits. • To assist students in understanding standardized test scores (PSAT and PLAN). • To assist students in becoming more aware of their personality types via the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and other self assessment surveys. • To meet individually with all parents of freshmen to discuss their son's educational progress and future course schedules. • To conduct regular meetings on both an individual and small-group basis between freshmen and their assigned senior advisor (trained peer helpers). • To provide personal counseling, crisis counseling and referral to professionals as needed. • To conduct regularly scheduled large-group parent meetings on issues related to guidance and counseling. • To assist students in understanding their PSAT scores and registering for SAT and ACT. • To conduct a college planning workshop for Juniors. • To conduct individual meetings with juniors to develop a college profile and develop a first list of appropriate colleges. • To meet with each junior and his parent(s) to discuss college planning and financial planning for college. • To assist students in completing the college application process. • To conduct regularly scheduled large-group parent meetings on college planning and financial aid. In addition to all scheduled individual and group meetings, students at all grade levels, as well as parents, may see counselors on an appointment basis. Counselors will assist students and families to the extent that they feel 3
competent and then will refer students (and/or families) to appropriate outside professionals or agencies. B. Guidance Department Message to Parents The Guidance Department makes a strong attempt to keep the lines of communication open to parents. Several large-group meetings are offered to parents throughout the year, in order to explain the instruments and processes used in the program and to allow an open forum for comments. A program of meetings allowing parents to share common concerns and problems of adolescents is provided. Recent meetings have included guest speakers and discussions on such topics as alcohol and drug abuse and family communication. Workshops for Junior parents are provided to describe the college selection process. A financial aid workshop is provided for senior parents. Individual appointments with parents are welcomed by the counseling staff any time to discuss college, career, or personal issues. C. Care Team The Care Team is a clearinghouse within the school structure for identifying and addressing the concerns that teachers have about the behavior of particular students. The purpose of the Care Team is to provide a structure of referral whereby faculty may raise their concerns about a student's behavior, when the disciplinary structure of SLUH seems inappropriate or insufficient, and they are unsure about how to proceed. The Care Team concept is widespread throughout schools of the area and has been in operation at SLUH for over five years. A referral is made when a teacher completes a behavioral checklist and submits it to the Care Team for review. The referral is kept confidential among the team. The team evaluates the referral in conjunction with what is known by other people who have regular contact with the students, and a recommendation is given to the teacher(s). Sometimes a review of the situation leads to direct contact with the student and his parent(s), and a recommendation is made in terms of resources outside the school. Examples of concerns that the Care Team has dealt with are: 1. uncharacteristic drops in achievement 2. performance suggestive of special learning needs 3. dramatic shifts in mood and appearance 4. behavior and appearance associated with substance abuse Information gathered by the Care Team does not become a part of the student's record and is destroyed upon graduation from SLUH. 4
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