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GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING RESOURCE PAGE
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Welcome to The Pinnacle
Guidance and Counseling page.
We hope the information we provide will help us
better serve
you
and
your
needs.
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The Role of the School Counselor
Today's school counselors are vital members of the education team.
They help all students in the areas of academic achievement,
personal/social development and career development, ensuring
today's students become the productive, well-adjusted adults
of tomorrow.
The Role of a School Social Worker
School Social Work is a specialized
area of practice within the broad field of the social work profession.
School social workers
bring unique knowledge and skills to the school system and the
student services team. They are instrumental
in furthering the purpose of the schools: To provide a setting
for teaching, learning, and for the attainment of competence
and confidence. School social workers are hired by schools and
school districts to enhance the district's ability to meet its
academic mission,
especially where home, school and community collaboration is
the key to achieving that mission.
The Role of a School Psychologist
School psychologists work to find
the best solution for each student and situation. They use different
strategies to address student
needs and to improve school and district-wide support systems.
School psychologists work with students individually and in groups.
They also develop programs to train teachers and parents about
effective teaching and learning strategies and techniques to manage
behavior at home and in the classroom. They also work with students
with disabilities or with special talents, address abuse of
drugs
and other substances, and prevent and manage crises.
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Lunch Bunch is designed to use positive peer support and problem solving skills to address everyday things like adjusting to school, building positive relationships with other students and promoting positive self-esteem and self-worth. |
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Calming Kids- Utilizes relaxed communication to inspire peacefulness, positivity, physical strength and confidence in students. This program has been proven to decrease violence by 93% in 6 weeks. |
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Peer Mediation - Peer
mediation is both a program and a process where students of the same
age-group
resolve disputes between two individuals or
small groups. Students who have a conflict can be referred for
mediation by a parent, teacher, administrator, or by filling
out the Mediatn Referral
Form.
To become a peer mediator students had to apply,
be recommended by teachers, and complete a six hour training workshop! |
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Second Step- Develops empathy skills, impulse control and works on building positive relationships between students and their peers. It is a violence prevention program.1st& 4th grade students are participating this semester. 3rd grade students will participate next semester. |
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C.A.R.E. – Community Awareness and Respect for Everyone. This is a new group with an emphasis on reaching out as well as reaching in. By focusing on helping others, the students will build their own self esteem as they care for others and meet needs
outside of their own circles. We hope to have these students be leaders for service project. |
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Choices – This group will focus on how we make our decisions and choices. It is intended to offer alternative responses to
problems in a non-violent way. Twelve students have been recommended for this program. The counselors will meet with these students for the first time on Tuesday, December 2nd. This will continue until the end of the school year.
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Parent
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Bullying
• The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby
• Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
• The Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons
• Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco
• Stop Bullying Bobby! By Dana Smith-Mansell
Parenting
• Parenting with Love and Logic by Jim Fay
• Reviving Ophelia by Mary Bray Phiper
• Raising Cane by Daniel Kindlon
• Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles by Mary Shaedy Kurcinka
• Everything Parent’s Guide to Children
with Autism by Adel Jameson Filton
• Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Abuse
• Help Yourself by Dave Pelzer
• Cracked by Drew Pinsky
ADHD
Grief and Loss
• Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
• When Dinosaurs Die by Laurene Brown
• www.Judishouse.org
Internet Safety
http://www.netsmartz411.org/
NetSmartz411 is parents' and guardians' premier, online resource
for answering questions about Internet safety, computers, and the
Web.
http://cybertipline.com/
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Learning
Issues
“Educational
Care a System for Understanding and Helping Children With
Learning Problems at Home and in School,” (1994) Mel
Levine
“Myth
of Laziness,” (2003) Mel Levine
“My
Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir,” (2003) Samantha Abeel
"Overcoming
Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading
Problems at Any Level,” (2005) Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
"How to Reach and Teach Children and Teens with Dyslexia:
A Parent and Teacher Guide to Helping Students of All Ages Academically,
Socially, and Emotionally,” (2000) Cynthia M. Stowe,
M.Ed.
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24 HOUR EMERGENCIES
Police/Fire Ambulance 911
Poison Control 1-800-222-1222
Suicide/ Mental Health Crisis Line 1-800-273-TALK
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program www.yellowribbon.org or
1-800-suicide
Jeff. Co. Hotline 303-425-0300
Lis'n Crisis 303-860-1200
ABUSE
Adams Co. Child and Family Services 303-412-5212
Denver Co. Child and Family Services 720-944-3000
Jeff. Co. Child and Family Services 303-271-4131
Safe House 303-318-9989
ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE SERVICES
Alcoholics Anonymous 303-322-4440
Narcotics Anonymous 303-832-DRUG
*Local emergency room
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Adams County 303-227-2629
Denver County 720-944-3666
Jefferson County 303-271-1388
DISABILITY SERVICES
Relay Colorado 1-800-659-2656
Social Security 1-800-772-1213
or contact your counties HSD
FAMILY PLANNING
Planned Parenthood 303-425-6624
Birthright 1-800-550-4900
FOOD
Salvation Army 303-428-6430
Meals on Wheels 303-426-4408
LITERACY
American Literacy Council 303-440-7385
LEGAL SERVICES
Colorado Legal Services- Pro Bono 303-837-1313
PARENTING RESOURCES
Peak Parent 303-864-1900
www.gocitykids.com
TRANSPORTATION
RTD; www.rtd-denver.com 303-299-6000
YOUTH SERVICES
National Runaway Hotline 1-800-621-4000
Boys and Girls Club 303-477-5912
Big Brothers Big Sisters 303-433-6002
Homeless Shelters
Westminster Homeless Shelter 303-426-0430
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