Guidance

The Dr. Lewis S. Libby School has a Guidance Counselor who works with students, parents and teachers in an effort to promote self-awareness and self-fulfillment in the lives of students.  The counselor meets with individual students and/or groups about:

• personal concerns
• interpreting test results
• academic concerns
• peer relations
• choosing appropriate courses of study/
• transitioning to High School

The counselor also works with students in class groups throughout the school year, or for short periods of time, as requested by teachers. These classes are designed to help the students, among other things, learn to:

• develop good feelings about themselves and their classmates
• understand personal responsibilities
• recognize the purposes of behavior
• appropriately express both positive and negative feelings         
• cope with changes in friendships/relationships
• evaluate and work towards group goals
• develop effective work habits
• develop realistic attitudes towards one's abilities and limitations 
• deal with death, divorce, and/or separation
• cope with peer pressure
• understand the risks and effects of substance abuse
• secure information relevant to future career related decision-making

The counselor is also available to meet with students in small, short-term groups.  Those groups would be designed to meet the needs of students with similar concerns (e.g., divorce, abuse, chemical dependency issues and social skills).           

Students who wish to see the counselor need only to ask for an appointment. Parents who would like information, or who wish to speak with the counselor about their child should feel free to contact the counselor at 827-2252 to arrange for an appointment.