School Counselors

 

Contact Your Counselors

Find your counselor and their contact information on the SWWHS Faculty page.

About School Counselors

School counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by our diverse student population. They address the academic and developmental needs of all students, not just those in need, by collaborating with students, parents, school staff and the community.

 

Counselor Program services

Responsive Services

  • Individual and small-group counseling

  • Individual/family/school crisis intervention

  • Peer facilitation

  • Consultation/collaboration

  • Referrals

Individual Student Planning

  • Goal setting

  • Academic plans

  • Career plans

  • Problem solving

  • Education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses

  • Transition plans

System Support

  • Professional development

  • Consultation, collaboration and teaming

  • Program management and operation

Classroom Guidance

  • Post-secondary planning and application process

  • Career planning

  • Career awareness and the world of work

  • Substance abuse education

  • Multicultural/diversity awareness

 

Counselors collaborate with and about…

Parents

  • Academic planning/support

  • Post-secondary planning

  • Scholarship/financial search process

  • School-to-parent communications

  • One-on-one parent conferencing

  • Referral process

Students

  • Academic support services

  • Program planning

  • Crisis management

  • Transition programs

Teachers

  • Portfolio development, providing recommendations and assisting students with the post-secondary application process

  • Classroom guidance lessons on post-secondary planning, study skills, career development, etc.

  • School-to-work transition programs

  • Academic support, learning style assessment and education to help students succeed academically

  • Classroom speakers

  • At-risk student identification and implementation of interventions to enhance success

Administrators

  • School climate

  • Academic support interventions

  • Behavioral management plans

  • School-wide needs assessments

  • Data sharing

  • Student assistance team development

Community

  • Job shadowing, worked-based learning, part-time jobs, etc.

  • Crisis interventions

  • Referrals

  • Career education