Guidance Counseling Sample Clauses

Guidance Counseling. In order to assist students in the development of positive self-esteem, decision-making skills, and social values, all students participate in regular classroom guidance programs as judged appropriate by the administration. Students may also be referred for additional individual support from the school guidance counselor. The range of reasons for these individual sessions may be relatively minor, such as anxiety with test-taking, or significant events such as grief over the loss of a family member. Typically, these individual meeting sessions are short-term tools aimed to support our students’ life at school and do not replace professional counseling needed for serious situations. Individual meeting sessions may be initiated by one of the following persons: ● Parents may request individual meeting sessions for their children ● A school administrator or teachers may recommend students ● Students may request to meet with the counselor Usually, one to two individual sessions will equip students with the proper tools to handle situations effectively. Since timely support is very important, parents are asked to give general consent for their child(ren) to meet with the guidance counselor as needed for a short period of time. A Meeting Consent form is included in Appendix D of this handbook. This consent will be on file throughout the time that a student attends St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of Siena Catholic School. Parents may revoke this consent at any time.