Purpose:  Awareness, skill development and application of the skills needed in everyday life.

 

Areas Addressed:  Self-confidence development, motivation to achieve, decision making, goal-setting, planning, problem-solving skills, interpersonal effectiveness, social skills, communication skills, cross-cultural effectiveness, responsible behavior.

Purpose:  Student planning and goal setting.

 

Areas Addressed:  Educational - acquisition of student skills, awareness of educational opportunities, appropriate course selection, lifelong learning, utilization of test scores. Career - knowledge of potential career opportunities, knowledge of career and technical training, knowledge of positive work habits. Personal/Social - development of healthy self-concepts, development of adaptive and adjustive social behavior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose:  Prevention, Intervention

 

Areas Addressed:  Academic concerns, school-related concerns such as: tardiness, absences, truancy, misbehavior, school-avoidance, drop-out prevention; relationship concerns, physical/sexual/emotional abuse as described in Texas Family Code; Grief/loss, substance abuse, family issues, harrassment issues, coping with stress, and suicide prevention.

 

Purpose:  Program delivery and support.

 

Areas Addressed:  Guidance program development, parent education, teacher/administrator consultation, staff development for educators, school improvement planning, counselor's professional development, research and publishing, public relations.