My comprehensive services (academic support, social emotional support, and college/career exposure) are available to ALL students, not just those with an emotional disability or who are in a crisis. It is my job to make sure that students are happy and doing their best at school.
This is a tall order since so many factors go into kids doing well: their ability to focus and pay attention, their relationships with peers and teachers, how well they can manage their feelings and impulses, and their lives outside of school. I address these issues using individual or small group counseling, as well as classroom guidance lessons and even school-wide programs such as “Kindness Week.”
I always tell students I am here to help, listen, and teach. I am also an adult in the building with whom they are never “in trouble” with.
