Student Services Report - the Whitehall-Coplay School District!

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ehavior, and identifying their own strengths, assets, or areas that need to be further developed or improved. Counselors assist students in personal goal setting, decision making, and conflict resolution. Counselors support the many and varied characteristics that are presented in a public school setting. These can include assisting students to overcome a variety of barriers including socio economic difficulties, changing family structures, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and the normal challenges facing students as they develop. There are many activities that are devoted to identifying students who may have challenges and providing them with appropriate supports and services. Through teaming the counselors are able to network with fellow professionals in channeling resources to students who require them. The teams look first to see if there is a systemic problem that needs to be addressed within the school structure. By participating in data assessment and action planning teams, school counselors can assist in developing support groups and or make recommendations to the administration as to ways to assist student’s academic and social and emotional growth. Intervention teams are in place at the elementary, middle school and high school. The teams work with teachers to identify students atrisk academically due to learning, and/or social and emotional concerns and to provide appropriate strategies and or interventions to work with the students. The Counselor is an integral part of the Student Assistant Program (SAP). This program is designed to assist students who may have barriers to their learning as a result of mental health issues and or drug and or alcohol abuse. Counselors support IEP and Chapter 15 teams. Federal and state laws mandate that students with disabilities convene at least once per year to develop individualized programs and or to provide accommodations to students with special needs. Counselors are part of the school data teams. These teams meet at least annually to analyze the school aggregate data and to determine if there is any system and or school wide action planning required to assure that all students are successful. Counselors work with students, parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and members of the community through a program of direct and indirect services. Individual, small group, personal, and crisis counseling are available to students. Consultation services concerning student behavior and academic progress are provided for parents/guardians, teachers, and administrators. Referrals to other professionals in the school district or to agencies and institutions outside of the district are made as required or requested. Counselors promote district wide prevention programs. Each building will promote diversity, school safety, and improved psychological wellbeing, in addition to establishing prevention programs for students atrisk of failing. HEALTH SERVICES Strategies to use for helping students that are experiencing some problems The school nurse provides care to students and staff who have been injured or who present with acute illness. Care may involve treatment of health problems within the scope of nursing practice, communication with parents for treatment, and referral to other providers.
The school nurse uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for students with chronic health conditions where applicable. The school nurse is responsible for safe medication administration and the performance of health care procedures that are within the scope of nursing practice and are ordered by an appropriately licensed health care provider. In order to address potential health problems that are barriers to learning or symptoms of underlying medical conditions, the school nurse often engages in screening activities. Screening activities may include vision, hearing, postural, body mass index or other screening. Determination of which screenings should be performed is based on several factors, including legal obligations, the validity of the screening test, the costeffectiveness of the screening program, and the availability of resources to assure referral and followup. The school nurse provides for the physical and emotional safety of the school community. The school nurse monitors immunizations, assures appropriate exclusion from and reentry into school, and reports communicable diseases as required by law. The school nurse provides leadership to the school in implementing precautions for blood borne pathogens and other infectious diseases. The school nurse also assesses the physical environment of the school and takes actions to improve health and safety. Such activities may include an assessment of the playground, indoor air quality evaluation, or a review of patterns of illness or injury to determine a source of concern. Additionally, the school nurse addresses the emotional environment of the school to decrease conditions that may lead to bullying and violence and/or an environment not conducive to optimal mental health and learning. PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES Strategies to use for helping students that are experiencing some problems The school psychologists perform evaluation services including eligibility for special education services and gifted education. The psychologist consults as the expert on issues involving disability characteristics, socioemotional development and mental health issues. The school psychologist is responsible for gathering data, interviews and observations to construct an evaluation or reevaluation report. This process involves a MDT meeting and a recommendation for services if eligible. School psychologists are well versed in a variety of assessment methods, including formal and informal test administration, behavioral assessment, curriculumbased measurement, interviews, ecological or environmental assessment, as well as assessment methodologies to define a student’s problems and needs, to assess current status, and to measure the effects of a problem solving process. The school psychologist provides intervention services including psychological counseling to help resolve problems that interfere with learning. The counseling could be in the form of individual or group counseling. The school psychologist’s expertise is a very valuable asset during a school crisis. Their knowledge in the area of mental health issues is a necessity during a time of crisis.
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