Roles and Responsibilities

School Counselors

• Assist students in postsecondary planning (college, military, workforce, career)
• Provide short-term social and emotional counseling
• Advises and counsels students regarding academic planning and goal setting
• Collaborate with school staff and community resources
• Analyze student data to identify student issues, needs and challenges
• Make referrals to long-term supports
• Mediate conflict between students and teachers

College and Career Counselor (Victoria Bettencourt)

• Prepare career education and instructional materials for use by teachers and students
• Assist students with post-secondary planning
• Support students, staff and parents in using Naviance 
• Prepare and present grade appropriate guidance lessons
• Plan, organize, develop and implement college, military, career events and publications
• Schedule visitations by representatives from local colleges

Crisis Counselor/SAC (Nakia Davis-Bell)

• Provide crisis intervention
• Provide individual substance abuse counseling services
• HIB Specialist (Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying)
• Provide Prevention Training- substance abuse prevention programs for staff and students
• Assist parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources
• Provide counseling services to students regarding substance abuse and other behavioral or mental health issues

School Wellness Counselor (Jackie Eppright)

• Individual school-based counseling
• Provide crisis intervention
• Develop intervention strategies to increase academic success
• Assist with conflict resolution and anger management
• Assist parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources
• Assess students with mental health concerns
• Conduct group counseling with students
• Staff training- suicide prevention, mental health first aid, SEL
• Facilitate district mental health awareness initiatives