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Intermediate Counseling Services

 

 kaegan holder joni kitchens
Kaegan Holder
Counselor
Joni Kitchens
Student Success Advocate

 

MESSAGE FROM THE COUNSELOR:

Guidance and Counseling Program

Shallowater Intermediate’s Counseling Program is based on The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs and the American School Counselor Association Model. The foundation of the program is to provide developmentally appropriate assistance for all students, and at the same time additional assistance to students in need of support. The Comprehensive program is based on four components:

  • Guidance Curriculum
  • Responsive Services
  • Individual Planning
  • System Support

Guidance Curriculum

Guidance Curriculum provides lessons to students that facilitates  growth, development, and transferable skills in the areas of education, career, personal, and social development. The areas addressed are:

  • Intrapersonal Effecttiveness
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness
  • Post-Secondary Planning and Career Readiness
  • Personal Health and Safety

 

Guidance Topics

Responsive Services

Responsive Services addresses the immediate needs and personal concerns of students.  Although counselors will respond to any student's needs, the following topics have been identified as having a high priority:

  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • School Transitions 
  • Stress and Anxiety
  • Family Divorce
  • Dealing with Death and Grief
  • Academic success includes tardies, absences, misbehavior, being new to school, school avoidance, and study skills

Individual Planning

Individual Planning assists students in monitoring and understanding their own education, carrer, and personal-social developement. 

 

Educational areas addressed include:

  • Study Skills
  • Awareness of Educational Opportunities
  • Emphasis on Graduation Options for College Preparation
  • Lifelong Learning
  • Understadning Test Scores

Career areas addressed include:

  • Knowledge of Portential Career Opportunities
  • Knowledge of Career and Technical Opportunites
  • Knowledge of Positive Work Habits

Personal and social areas include:

  • Healthy Self Concepts
  • Development of Adaptive and Adjustive Social Development

System Support

System Support includes program and staff activities and services including:

  • Parent Education
  • Teacher and Administration Consultation
  • Staff Development of Educators
  • Assisting with the School Improvement Plan
  • Counselor Professional Development
  • Community Outreach

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