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Counseling Program (School)

OUR VISION
The School Counseling Program strives to provide opportunities so that every student will acquire the social-emotional, academic, and career skills to reach their fullest educational potential and successfully manage their lives as healthy, responsible, competent and productive citizens who respect themselves and others.
 
OUR MISSION
The mission of Capistrano Unified School District School Counselors is to provide a comprehensive counseling program that supports the whole child. School Counselors will focus on the needs, interests, and issues related to social-emotional, academic, and college/career development of all students through a multi-tiered system of support. School Counselors will advocate, collaborate and facilitate actions that promote a positive school climate, provide an opportunity for all students to access their education and achieve personal and academic success to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
 
SCHOOL-WIDE PREVENTION
Goal:
Ensure all students develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills that will lead to behaviors that support academic achievement and social-emotional well-being.
Prevention Activities:
  • Classroom guidance lessons
  • School-wide assemblies/activities
  • Parent education workshops
  • Staff professional development workshops
 
TARGETED INTERVENTIONS
Goal:
Identify data-driven systematic interventions for students experiencing barriers to academic success and emotional well-being.
Targeted Interventions:
  • Small group counseling
  • Short-term individual counseling
  • Community referrals
  • Conflict mediations