Counseling Department

• All students will be respected and are supported in achieving their goals and reaching their highest potential.
• Every student should graduate from high school and achieve their post-secondary goals through enrolling, enlisting, and/or employment.
• All students will have access to high-quality school counseling services, provided by a full-time licensed, professional school counselor.
• All students’ academic and personal needs, as well as any ethnic, cultural, racial differences, are considered in the design and delivery of school counseling services.
• All students should be provided with a school climate that is accepting, safe, and nurturing environment.

• Is an essential part of the total educational process of The Valley Stem + Me2 Academy and Mahoning County Career & Technical Center.
• Is planned and coordinated through collaboration with all the school counselors.
• Is accessible to all students to assist and support them with personal-social, educational, and career counseling needs.
• Encourage and energize student learning.
• Promotes supportive and positive parental involvement in the schools.
• Helps build a positive school environment by encouraging collaboration among counselors, teachers, administrators, parents, and the community to further student achievement.

Are guided by the Ethical Standards of American School Counseling Association and the Counseling Principles of Good Practice of the National Association of College Admission Counseling.

DELIVERY SYSTEM

• Role of the School Counselor
• Classroom Instruction
• Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development
• Group Activities
• Parent Workshops and Instruction
• Individual Student Planning
• Responsive Services
• Consultation
• Individual and Small-group Counseling
• Crisis Counseling
• Referrals
• Peer Facilitation
• Strategic Interventions
• System Support
• Collaboration and Teaming
• Professional Development
• Data Analysis