FAQ

How can a child get to see the school counselor?
What is Bullying?
How is Bullying different than Bullying Behaviors?
If I think my child is being bullied what should I do?
How does my child get to participate in a group?

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 How can a child get to see the school counselor?
Children can ask the counselor to meet with them, parents can ask the 
counselor to meet with their child, teachers or administration can ask the 
counselor to meet with a student, the counselor may invite a student in for 
a talk.
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 What is Bullying?
Bullying is when a person is hurt either physically or emotionally by 
another person or group of people, and the act was done intentionally or on 
purpose, the act happens repeatedly, more than once within a small amount of 
time, and the person being hurt feels they are powerless to make it stop.  
All four things must be present for the situation to be bullying.
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 How is Bullying different than Bullying Behaviors?
There are lots of behaviors that would count toward the first part of the 
definition of bullying. The behavior is what is done that causes harm either 
physically or emotionally to a person.  It is not bullying unless, the 
behavior is done on purpose, with the intention to hurt the other person, it 
has to be done repeatedly, more than once, within a small amount of time, 
and the person being hurt feels powerless, they can't ask the person hurting 
them to stop.
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 If I think my child is being bullied what should I do?
Contact the school, we can't help with a situation unless we know about it.  
Talk to your child about telling their teacher, counselor, or principal.  
Communicate with your child, assuring them it is not their fault, and the 
adults in the school are here to help.
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 How does my child get to participate in a group?
We try to look at the needs with in the school as noted by the teacher and 
counselor.  When there is a need, I ask the teachers for names of children 
who can benefit from a group teaching specific skills.  Parents can also 
request that their child participate in a group, and it can be a 
recomendation from administrators as well.  Once the list is generated, 
parent consent letters are sent home.
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