Counseling

Mission Statement

The mission of the Edgemont Junior High Counseling Department is to provide a comprehensive developmental school counseling program

focused on academic, personal, social, and career development and success for all students, and to create and nurture lifelong learners who are college, career, and community ready.

Belief Statements

Edgemont school counselor is committed to the following belief statements:

• ALL students have value.
• ALL students deserve respect for their ethnic backgrounds and diversified needs.
• ALL students have the right to participate in the school counseling program.
• ALL students can achieve to a standard which will result in college and career readiness.
• ALL students have the right to a safe, supported and respectful school environment.
• ALL students, parents, & educators work together to ensure student success.

Vision Statement

The vision of the Edgemont Junior High Counseling Department is to prepare every student to be college, career, and community ready.

Edgemont Counseling Program

At Edgemont, we coordinate guidance activities that help students plan, monitor, and manage their learning. One of our goals is to promote the academic, personal, social and emotional success of each student while working in partnership with school staff and families. Our program includes the following components:

Individual Student Planning

In a confidential setting the counselors work with students to assist them in areas such as:

goal setting and decision-making
academic planning
career planning
understanding self-including strengths and weaknesses
planning for transition into junior high school and into high school
developing positive attitudes and behavior,
dealing with interpersonal relationships, and
crisis intervention

Consultation & Coordination

We consult with parents, teachers, and other educational professionals. We provide in-service for staff and parents concerning issues relevant to this age group and their development. Through consultation we provide for the mutual sharing and analysis of information and ideas to assist in planning strategies to help students succeed. The coordination aspect of our program involves managing various aspects of indirect services that contribute to student success. Counselors serve as liaisons between teachers, parents, support personnel and community resources.

In this role, counselors may:

identify resources needed by parents, students and teachers
provide interpretation of standardized test scores
facilitate parent meetings with teachers
consult, collaborate and team with staff

Classroom Guidance

Through classroom learning experiences, counselors assist teachers with activities targeting the personal/social, academic, and career development of students. This portion of the program may focus on topics such as:

career awareness, exploring and planning
test information
interpersonal skills
organizational, study and test taking skills
graduation requirements
four your planning

This part of our program is proactive and seeks to prevent problems by developing skills in such areas as communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, cross-cultural effectiveness.

Responsive Services

The junior high school years may be challenging at times for students with their peers and families. The role of the counselor is to offer support to assist each student in finding ways to handle these situations by:

providing individual and small group counseling
crisis intervention
peer relationships
referral for individual or family support
consultation and collaboration with other agencies

Keva Jordan
School Counselor
253-841-8727

Jamall Brown
School Counselor
253-841-8727

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