Counseling at Geraldine High School
" Life is a puzzle. Putting it together is a challenge." -unknown
The school guidance program helps build the foundation for life-long learning by assisting students in developing self-respect, awareness of others and positive learning attitudes. School counselors provide direct and indirect services and activities to students, families, and school staff for developing strategies that deal with education, personal and social challenges that may interfere with the educational process. All students have the right to pursue an educational program without regard to sex, religion, or ethnic background.
The four components of the school counseling delivery system are:
"Arrange whatever pieces come your way." -Virginia Woolf
Services offered by the Counseling Department:
"There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle." -Deepak Chopra
Confidentiality
Counseling relationships require an atmosphere of trust and confidence between students and their professional school counselors. A student has the right to privacy and confidentiality. Students should be informed that exceptions to confidentiality
exist in which counselors must inform others of information they learned in counseling relationships in order to protect students, themselves, or others. It is the professional responsibility of school counselors to fully respect the right to privacy of those with whom they enter counseling relationships.
The limitations of confidentiality don’t include information of possible abuse or harm to a child. By law, school counselor must report any case of abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities. School counselors inform parents/guardians or appropriate authorities when a student’s condition indicates a clear and imminent danger to the student or others. This is done after careful deliberation and, where possible, after consulting with other counseling professionals. In some situations, school counselors must also respond when subpoenaed in court. If reports are required, the school counselor makes every effort to limit information to what is relevant to the legal proceedings.
If you would like to speak with the counselor about counseling services or to schedule an appointment, please contact me by email or phone.
The school guidance program helps build the foundation for life-long learning by assisting students in developing self-respect, awareness of others and positive learning attitudes. School counselors provide direct and indirect services and activities to students, families, and school staff for developing strategies that deal with education, personal and social challenges that may interfere with the educational process. All students have the right to pursue an educational program without regard to sex, religion, or ethnic background.
The four components of the school counseling delivery system are:
- Guidance Curriculum
- Individual Student Planning
- Responsive Services
- System Support
"Arrange whatever pieces come your way." -Virginia Woolf
Services offered by the Counseling Department:
- Counseling related to education or college, academics, or personal/social issues
- Testing, which may include interest inventory and personality tests
- Counseling related to careers, which may include interest inventories and job information
- Counseling groups (topics to be determined)
- Counseling individuals
- Coordinating parent-teacher and/or student-teacher conferences
- Processing of report cards, school transcripts, recommendations, address changes and work permits
- Assisting with college or financial aid applications
- Processing of referrals for additional services
- Other student needs as they arise
"There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle." -Deepak Chopra
Confidentiality
Counseling relationships require an atmosphere of trust and confidence between students and their professional school counselors. A student has the right to privacy and confidentiality. Students should be informed that exceptions to confidentiality
exist in which counselors must inform others of information they learned in counseling relationships in order to protect students, themselves, or others. It is the professional responsibility of school counselors to fully respect the right to privacy of those with whom they enter counseling relationships.
The limitations of confidentiality don’t include information of possible abuse or harm to a child. By law, school counselor must report any case of abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities. School counselors inform parents/guardians or appropriate authorities when a student’s condition indicates a clear and imminent danger to the student or others. This is done after careful deliberation and, where possible, after consulting with other counseling professionals. In some situations, school counselors must also respond when subpoenaed in court. If reports are required, the school counselor makes every effort to limit information to what is relevant to the legal proceedings.
If you would like to speak with the counselor about counseling services or to schedule an appointment, please contact me by email or phone.