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Mission Statement: Counseling Services The mission of the counselor/school psychologist is to: 1.

provide educationally-based psychological support to WCS students, families, faculty and staff . provide educational consultation services to the WCS faculty and staff !. actively listen to the needs, problems, concerns of the WCS community in order to foster healthy, "ell ad#usted lives $S Counselor %esponsibilities &. 'arent (ducation ). ndividual counseling *. +ttendance and spea,ing at parent meetings -monthly $S 'arent .iscussion /roup0 $. Communication "ith WCS community through $S ne"sletter, "ee,ly Connection, handouts at conferences, etc. 1. .evelopment and implementation of. school-"ide "or,shops and inservice opportunities 2. Community guest spea,er at churches, civic groups, etc. . (ducational %esources '. 'rofessional reading, recommending and distributing pertinent resources to 3in-4ervice3 faculty and staff 5. 6pdating and advising library staff regarding materials for the 3professional development3 shelf and appropriate materials for students %. Surveying/previe"ing videos, boo,s, articles, pamphlets and other course materials for Transitions classes . Consultation S. With .ivision 7eads and other administrative staff regarding issues of concern T. With teachers regarding program accommodations and instructional strategies for specific students 6. With outside sources -doctors, psychologists, etc.0 regarding management of concern of specific students 8. 9ith parents regarding their children:s educational/emotional/social development; communication issues "ith parent, child, teacher; their o"n family dynamics, personal issues that affect the student -divorce, alcoholism, death, moving, etc.0 W. With the *earning *ab to facilitate referrals, outside testing interpretation, ongoing monitoring of students: progress Substance +buse (ducation and 'revention +ctivities <. Consultation, management and support of the 'ositive Steps/Transitions staff and curricula

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=. Student +ssistance 'rogram coordinator in middle and upper schools >. Special 'ro#ect coordination ++. nvestigation and coordination of education assemblies and guest spea,ers on pertinent substance abuse and social issues ??. nterventions "ith students and families in accordance "ith the WCS Substance +buse 'olicy CC. 2ngoing 3in-service3 opportunities for WCS faculty and staff regarding +2. issues ...
Testing and (valuation ((. %eferring agent, along "ith division head, to appropriate outside resources for specific diagnostic testing @@. nterpretation/implementation of psycho-educational testing recommendations for WCS students //. Write *earning +ssistance 'lans for Astudents grades B-C 77. Conference t"ice yearly "ith parents/students re: *+' . *iaison to LL for student:s "ith *+' &&. *iaison to outside agencies involving WCS students -Sylvan, @*C, 7eartspring, psychologists/psychiatrists, family physicians, etc.0 )). (ducation and nterpretation of standardiDed testing information -Stanford, 2*S+T, S+T, etc.0: **. for teachers and staff $$. for parents

8 . Counseling Services 11. ndividual counseling of students from referral or "al,-in regarding general or specific issues.- developmental issues, learning disabilities and accommodations, motivation, home"or, management, divorce/family relations, peer pressure, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, conduct disorder, "ithdra"al depression, bipolar disorder, anger control, abuse/neglect, illness, suicide, etc.0 22. Small group counseling per specific needs and referrals on a variety of issues: cliEues, appropriate behaviors, peer pressures, hygiene, relationships, substance use/abuse, self-image, divorce/step/blended families, etc.0 ''. ndividual counseling "ith staff and faculty from a "al,-in basis "ith the goal.of evaluating the need for outside referral depending on the presenting concern 55. Coordination of a seFual development course for middle school student and parents, presented by an outside agency -ob/gyn, etc.0 8 . $anagement and +llocation of Counseling Service ?udget

VIII. Crisis $anagement -suicide, serious in#ury, death of faculty, staft,

parent, student or alumni, natural disasters, etc.0 Coordination, mplementation, (valuation

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