School Counselors Can Help!

My goal, as school counselor, is to help ALL of our students be academically successful!

Monica Veronie

Mission StatementsO District Mission: Our parish school

system will provide all students with educational opportunities to achieve success in a multicultural, global society.

O School Mission: Our school will provide opportunities for teaching, student success, and parental involvement.

Mission StatementsO Counseling Program Mission: The School

Counseling Program will facilitate the creation of a learning community where all stakeholders are valued and all students have equitable access to challenging opportunities.

O Personal Counseling Mission: I will implement the mission of the school counseling program through effective leadership and collaboration with stakeholders, and advocate for the equitable access and holistic education of all students.

Goals of Our District & School

OPersonal/SocialO To foster a positive self-image and

make responsible life choices.O To function as a child advocate

providing support for students and families in crisis, including referrals to other professional and community resources when needed.

Goals of Our District & School

O AcademicO To identify students who are at risk of

school failure and provide timely intervention and remediation, including access and referrals to appropriate Alternative programs (utilizing data as appropriate).

O To provide scheduling and course guidance for post-secondary planning that includes access to enrollment, scholarship, and other financial aid-information.

Goals of Our District & School

OCareerO To promote career awareness and

relate student interests and abilities to future career plans, and assist high school students with related course selections.

Role of the School Counselor

O Is to focus on academic, career, and personal/social development of all students with the primary objective of promoting and enhancing student learning.

O For more information on the School Counselor’s role: O American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

http://www.schoolcounselor.org/ O Louisiana School Counselor Association (LSCA)

http://www.louisianaschoolcounselor.com/

O We follow the Louisiana School Counseling Model http://www.louisianaschoolcounselor.com/media/108747/LA%20School%20Counseling%20Model.pdf

What is my training?O Master’s Degree in School Counseling

O Theories in CounselingO Counseling SkillsO Crisis InterventionO Group CounselingO Cross Cultural CounselingO Human Growth & Development in CounselingO Testing and AssessmentO Research in CounselingO Comprehensive School Counseling Program

DevelopmentO Career Development and CounselingO Ethical, Legal, and Professional CounselingO Supervised Practicum Experience in school setting

How can I help your student?

Promoting AcademicsO Individual Counseling (at-risk students)O Group Counseling (at-risk students)O Classroom Guidance (prevention)O Parent/Teacher Workshops

O Study skillsO Test taking skillsO Organizational skillsO Creating a positive learning environment

Promoting Career Awareness

O Individual CounselingO Group CounselingO Classroom GuidanceO Parent WorkshopsO School-Wide Events

O AwarenessO Interest inventoriesO College admissionsO Career fair

Addressing Personal/Social Needs

O Individual CounselingO Group CounselingO Classroom GuidanceO Parent/Teacher WorkshopsO School-Wide Events

O Anxiety, depressionO Bullying, violenceO Divorce, grief

Comprehensive School Counseling Programs

O Prevention ServicesO Classroom GuidanceO School-Wide Events

O Intervention Services O Individual CounselingO Group Counseling

O Support ServicesO Parent WorkshopsO Teacher Workshops

Importance of CSCP for Students

Numerous research studies have demonstrated that students in schools with a comprehensive school counseling program benefit in the following ways:

O AcademicallyO Higher gradesO Better prepared for futureO Higher test scoresO Reduction of classroom disturbances due to behavior

O CareerO Increased college attendanceO Understanding the relevance of education

O Personal/SocialO Prevention of suicideO Decreased disciplinary concernsO Reduction of bullying and aggressive behaviorsO Improvement of student/teacher and student/ parent relationships

Let’s Work Together

O By refocusing our efforts on helping our school and district meet our goals, the school counseling program looks forward to developing and implementing prevention, intervention, and support services designed for our school’s needs!

O Please take this short survey to assist me in understanding your student’s needs.

O https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VBSRMD7

Working together, we can all help our

students be successful!

Developed with the help of…O Dr. Kimberly R. Hall, MCA

Advocacy Co-Chair & Associate Professor

O Jeri Lynn Rushing, MCA Advocacy Co-Chair & School Counselor

O MSU Students in School Counseling:O Whitney AlfordO Courtney AllenO Rachael AmmonsO Beth BensonO Emily CaysonO Joe EvansO Reginald GandyO Chaiqua HarrisO Chris JohnstonO Michael Keeton

MSU Students◦ Holly Morgan◦ Sarah O’Brien◦ Rachel Owens◦ Kelly Roberts◦ Brittany Rowe◦ Chelsey Rushing◦ Maria Schoen◦ Brittany Steer◦ Megan Stone◦ Chris Turner◦ Paul Young

Jessica Hubbard, School Counselor & 2013 MSCA President

Cherie Maynard, Administrator Dr. Cheryl Justice, Assistant

Professor