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Guidance Counseling
Support for Every Student, Every Day!
Celina ISD School Counselors work to promote the academic, career, and social development of all students. While school counselors are primarily academic counselors, they also serve as the first point of contact for social and emotional concerns. Campus counselors provide guidance lessons in the classroom setting as well as meet individually with students and parents. Counselors are available by email, phone, or an in-person appointment. We are here to support and serve you!
Direct Student Services
Direct student services consist of the personal interactions that counselors have with students in a variety of settings. Through direct student services counselors are able to assist students to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to be successful and productive members of their communities. Direct student services include:
School Guidance Curriculum
Individual Student Planning
Responsive Services
School Guidance Curriculum
Celina ISD uses Character Strong, a Research-Based Character Education Program with vertically aligned lessons that involves developing thoughtful, healthy, and kind human beings. Through the Celina ISD Counseling Program our students gain self and social awareness as they learn to build relationship skills, proper decision making skills, and how to manage their own personal needs.
Individual Student Planning
Individual planning for students in Celina ISD consists of ongoing systematic activities to help students establish, plan, monitor and manage personal goals and develop future plans. Counselors provide guidance units, career activities, and test information all focused on helping students explore their educational, career, and personal and social/emotional goals. Students may receive individual planning on an individual, small group or classroom basis.
Responsive Services
Responsive services consists of activities to meet more immediate needs and concerns of students, including personal or crisis counseling, consultations with parents and teachers, and referrals to appropriate community resources.
Individual Counseling
Individual counseling is provided for students whose concerns or problems put the student’s continued educational, career, personal, or social/emotional development at risk. Counselors work in confidential individual counseling sessions to help students identify problems, alternatives, and possible consequences so the student can take appropriate action. Individual counseling is short term in nature.
Individual counseling is goal-directed and time-limited. When necessary, referrals are made to appropriate community resources. Students may self-refer or be referred by another concerned person.
Group Counseling
Group counseling is provided for students who express difficulties dealing with relationships, personal concerns or normal developmental tasks. The ultimate goal of providing support through group counseling is to enhance students’ academic achievement and personal/social adjustment. Some students request information or help that is best delivered in a group setting or may participate in group experiences for support and skill development.
Referrals
Celina ISD school counselors do not provide referrals in the traditional sense, they do provide valuable resources to students and parents. If a family is in need of resources, counselors are able to direct students and parents to school or community resource for additional assistance or information. Resources may include academic support such as tutoring; career support such as college, trade school, and career planning; social/emotional support such as resources for mental health issues including depression and suicidal ideation. Celina ISD school counselors are equipped with a wealth of knowledge to support students and families in many aspects and can provide resources for the topics listed above as well as many more.