As a school counselor, I am an educator trained in school counseling, just as other educators are trained in math, science, or English. My job at Peavy Primary is to develop, implement, and evaluate a Comprehensive School Counseling Program designed to meet the needs of every student. To accomplish this goal, I will provide classroom guidance lessons, individual student planning, responsive services, and system support.
Classroom Guidance Lessons help students understand themselves and others. Through classroom guidance, school counselors help students develop peer relationships, effective social skills, decision making skills and study skills, effective communications, conflict resolution, coping strategies, and explore safe and healthy choices.
Individual Student Planning helps students set goals, establish academic and career plans, understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and prepare for the transitions.
Responsive Services assist students with particular needs, such as adjusting to a new school, coping with grief following a crisis or a loss, dealing with substance abuse or other risky behaviors. Responsive services are provided through individual and small group counseling, peer facilitation, and consultation and referrals to community professionals trained in mental health and other specialties.
System Support enhances school climate and relationships among members of the school community. School counselors coordinate parent outreach services, community support services and consultations with other faculty and staff to facilitate collaboration and a greater understanding of students’ developmental needs.
As a school counselor, I will work to ensure our School Counseling Program is progressive, dynamic, and responsive to the needs of all students.
Classroom Guidance Lessons help students understand themselves and others. Through classroom guidance, school counselors help students develop peer relationships, effective social skills, decision making skills and study skills, effective communications, conflict resolution, coping strategies, and explore safe and healthy choices.
Individual Student Planning helps students set goals, establish academic and career plans, understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and prepare for the transitions.
Responsive Services assist students with particular needs, such as adjusting to a new school, coping with grief following a crisis or a loss, dealing with substance abuse or other risky behaviors. Responsive services are provided through individual and small group counseling, peer facilitation, and consultation and referrals to community professionals trained in mental health and other specialties.
System Support enhances school climate and relationships among members of the school community. School counselors coordinate parent outreach services, community support services and consultations with other faculty and staff to facilitate collaboration and a greater understanding of students’ developmental needs.
As a school counselor, I will work to ensure our School Counseling Program is progressive, dynamic, and responsive to the needs of all students.
What is school guidance curriculum?
A school guidance curriculum should be designed to meet all students’ academic, social/personal and career needs. The ASCA gives very specific concepts that should be addressed in all comprehensive school counseling programs. All programs should address school guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and system support. According to Dollarhide and Saginak (2012) “for each domain, measureable goals are to be defined for each school year to provide data for program and systemic improvement efforts” (p.80). Standard A.3a. of the ASCA states that school counselors should “provide students with a comprehensive school counseling program that parallels the ASCA National Model with emphasis on working jointly with all students to develop personal/ social, academic, and career goals” (ASCA, 2012). Standard III-B-7b states that the counselor should “coordinate activities that establish, maintain and enhance the school counseling program as well as other educational programs” (ASCA, 2012). All of these standards work together to provide an outline for counselors when creating a comprehensive school guidance program.
School Guidance Links for Parents and Counselors
Community Resources
Abuse Hotline 1-800-252-5400
The Department of Family and Protective Services provides this secure website for reporting suspicions of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children, adults with disabilities, or people who are elderly.
https://www.txabusehotline.org/Login/Default.aspx
Family Crisis Center of E. TX 1-800-828-7233
The Janelle Grum Family Crisis Center of East Texas is a nonprofit organization incorporated to enhance the safety of women, children and men by providing crisis intervention and advocacy services to reduce and prevent the occurrence of family violence and sexual assault through education and community awareness.
http://www.familycrisiscenterofeasttexas.com/
TX Dept. of Family and Protective Services 936-633-3722
The mission of The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is to protect children, the elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by involving clients, families, and communities
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council 936-634-5753
Providing Hope, Preventing Abuse, and Restoring Families. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council believes that chemical dependency is preventable and treatable when education and intervention techniques are used
http://www.adacdet.org/
Angelina County and Cities Health District 936-632-1139
The Angelina County & Cities Health District is a public health district formed between the county and cities of Angelina County in 1967. The Health District has had a significant role in the growth of a health care system in East Texas, located in Lufkin, and provides care to 12 county draw area in Deep East Texas.
http://www.acchd.us/
Connections Prevention Program Burke Center 936-699-3925
The Burke Center’s missions statement is “Working Together to Improve Lives” and this is evident today through its continued dedication to the people it serves.The Burke Center provides services through contracts with the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
http://www.burke-center.org/home.asp
Buckner Children and Family Services 936-637-3300
Buckner has served children and families in the Lufkin community since 1996. They provide a number of family, community and empowerment programs to help vulnerable children and families, including foster care and adoption services, child development programs and transitional programs for single parents.
http://www.buckner.org/
Family Counseling Associates 936-630-3799
Provides multiple counseling services for a wide range of types of abuse.
For Kids Sake 936-639-3916
At For Kids' Sake, they believe that parenting is the most important work people get to do as adults. This resource provides parenting assistance for parents regarding all possible issues.
https://www.211texas.org/zf/profile/program/id/573781
Samaritan Counseling Center 936-639-6512
Provides a wide range of counseling services for adults.
http://www.samaritancounselors.com
Mosaic Center 936-639-5068
The Mosaic Center, Inc. of Lufkin, TX, is a non-profit ministry which offers education, guidance, and hope for women in Angelina County. We are a ministry about helping women who have not had opportunities... financially, emotionally, or spiritually.
This ministry was born out of the hearts of a handful of women who wanted to offer “a hand up, not a hand out." By partnering with many local churches, businesses, agencies, and individuals, The Mosaic Center is dedicated to strengthening women and their families by bridging the gap from dependency to economic self-sufficiency in a Christian environment. While accomplishing this mission, The Mosaic Center offers ministry opportunities for Christians to serve on the local mission field of our community.
http://www.mosaiccenter.org/
United Way 936-632-3203
United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.
http://www.unitedway.org/pages/mission-and-goals
Boys and Girls Club of Deep East TX Lufkin 936-634-4490
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Deep East Texas is an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of disadvantaged youth throughout the Deep East Texas region. By offering a wide variety of programs and leadership opportunities, each child has the chance to reach their full potential as successful adults
http://www.bgcdet.org/
H.O.P.E. Center of North Lufkin 936-633-6863
The HOPE Center is committed to use every available resource to promote a better quality of life for the residents of North Lufkin and surrounding areas.
http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org35084.jsp
The Department of Family and Protective Services provides this secure website for reporting suspicions of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children, adults with disabilities, or people who are elderly.
https://www.txabusehotline.org/Login/Default.aspx
Family Crisis Center of E. TX 1-800-828-7233
The Janelle Grum Family Crisis Center of East Texas is a nonprofit organization incorporated to enhance the safety of women, children and men by providing crisis intervention and advocacy services to reduce and prevent the occurrence of family violence and sexual assault through education and community awareness.
http://www.familycrisiscenterofeasttexas.com/
TX Dept. of Family and Protective Services 936-633-3722
The mission of The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is to protect children, the elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by involving clients, families, and communities
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council 936-634-5753
Providing Hope, Preventing Abuse, and Restoring Families. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council believes that chemical dependency is preventable and treatable when education and intervention techniques are used
http://www.adacdet.org/
Angelina County and Cities Health District 936-632-1139
The Angelina County & Cities Health District is a public health district formed between the county and cities of Angelina County in 1967. The Health District has had a significant role in the growth of a health care system in East Texas, located in Lufkin, and provides care to 12 county draw area in Deep East Texas.
http://www.acchd.us/
Connections Prevention Program Burke Center 936-699-3925
The Burke Center’s missions statement is “Working Together to Improve Lives” and this is evident today through its continued dedication to the people it serves.The Burke Center provides services through contracts with the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
http://www.burke-center.org/home.asp
Buckner Children and Family Services 936-637-3300
Buckner has served children and families in the Lufkin community since 1996. They provide a number of family, community and empowerment programs to help vulnerable children and families, including foster care and adoption services, child development programs and transitional programs for single parents.
http://www.buckner.org/
Family Counseling Associates 936-630-3799
Provides multiple counseling services for a wide range of types of abuse.
For Kids Sake 936-639-3916
At For Kids' Sake, they believe that parenting is the most important work people get to do as adults. This resource provides parenting assistance for parents regarding all possible issues.
https://www.211texas.org/zf/profile/program/id/573781
Samaritan Counseling Center 936-639-6512
Provides a wide range of counseling services for adults.
http://www.samaritancounselors.com
Mosaic Center 936-639-5068
The Mosaic Center, Inc. of Lufkin, TX, is a non-profit ministry which offers education, guidance, and hope for women in Angelina County. We are a ministry about helping women who have not had opportunities... financially, emotionally, or spiritually.
This ministry was born out of the hearts of a handful of women who wanted to offer “a hand up, not a hand out." By partnering with many local churches, businesses, agencies, and individuals, The Mosaic Center is dedicated to strengthening women and their families by bridging the gap from dependency to economic self-sufficiency in a Christian environment. While accomplishing this mission, The Mosaic Center offers ministry opportunities for Christians to serve on the local mission field of our community.
http://www.mosaiccenter.org/
United Way 936-632-3203
United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.
http://www.unitedway.org/pages/mission-and-goals
Boys and Girls Club of Deep East TX Lufkin 936-634-4490
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Deep East Texas is an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of disadvantaged youth throughout the Deep East Texas region. By offering a wide variety of programs and leadership opportunities, each child has the chance to reach their full potential as successful adults
http://www.bgcdet.org/
H.O.P.E. Center of North Lufkin 936-633-6863
The HOPE Center is committed to use every available resource to promote a better quality of life for the residents of North Lufkin and surrounding areas.
http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org35084.jsp
