Counseling Center Telephone Number: 382-5130
Counseling Center Fax Number: 382- 5123
Our school counselors are professionally trained and New York State
Certified School Counselors. We work cooperatively with our students, their
families, their teachers and our administration to promote academic success
and the students' overall well-being. We focus on addressing all student
concerns, both academic and/or personal in nature.
To promote our students' success, we strive to assist all students in
their academic, personal and career development. We are here to listen,
support and encourage our students.
If there are any concerns that you feel you need to share with your child's
counselor, or any questions you may have, please do not hesitate to contact
our Counseling Department.
The Role of the School Counselor
What is the role of the counselor?
-Work with individual students and groups as needed
-Help identify needs of students
-Encourage better inter-personal relationships
-Promote positive attitudes and choices
-Aid teachers and parents in helping students
-Assist people in making use of community resources
-Lend support to school, career and personal plans
-Maintain confidentiality
-Help students develop self-understanding and self-awareness
-Provide opportunities for students to feel successful
-Coordinate parent/team conferences
-Academic Advisement
-Monitoring of student progress
(Adapted from the American School Counselor
Association; www.schoolcounselor.org)