Welcome to the Mint Hill Middle School school counseling page! We are so glad you decided to stop by. The mission of our school counseling department is to provide comprehensive counseling services to maximize academic achievement, college and career readiness, and social-emotional learning for every student. We look forward to working with you and your children!
What is a School Counselor?
School counselors provide support for all students by promoting holistic health, well-being, and success. School counselors are trained and highly qualified as counselors and educators. They work to meet the academic, personal, social, career, and emotional needs of students. They work through a comprehensive counseling program that includes individual counseling, group counseling, and classroom guidance. They serve as community liaisons and as advocates in their schools. School counselors work closely with students, teachers, administration, parents, and community members.
What Services do School Counselors Offer?
School Counseling Beliefs Statements
Our Mission
The mission of the Mint Hill Middle School Counseling Department is to provide comprehensive counseling services to maximize academic achievement, college and career readiness, and social-emotional learning for every student. School counselors act as advocates, leaders, collaborators, and systemic change agents at Mint Hill Middle as they provide equitable access to a rigorous curriculum. Through strong relationships, counselors, students, and stakeholders will create a community of support, acceptance, and lifelong learning to become productive global citizens.
Our Vision
After participating in the Mint Hill Middle School Counseling program, students will achieve their highest hopes through acquisition of academic, personal, social, and future-ready skills. All students will gain and utilize a wealth of strategies, including resiliency, empathy, compassion, problem-solving, and advocacy, to meet the challenges of an ever-changing, diverse, and technologically-driven global, 21st century community. Every student will embrace their individual strengths and their ability to make a difference through strong interpersonal relationships.
Confidentiality Agreement
As a counselor, confidentiality is a driving force in our profession. Confidentiality means that everything a students tells a counselor stays private unless it meets one of the exceptions. There are three cases in which we are obligated to break confidentiality: 1) We are aware that a student has intent to do harm to self or others or is suicidal, 2) We suspect child abuse or neglect, or 3) We are court ordered to disclose information. This confidentiality clause ensures that students can trust their counselor and that the counselor is abiding by the professional ethics code of ASCA and ACA.
School counselors provide support for all students by promoting holistic health, well-being, and success. School counselors are trained and highly qualified as counselors and educators. They work to meet the academic, personal, social, career, and emotional needs of students. They work through a comprehensive counseling program that includes individual counseling, group counseling, and classroom guidance. They serve as community liaisons and as advocates in their schools. School counselors work closely with students, teachers, administration, parents, and community members.
What Services do School Counselors Offer?
- Individual Counseling- students can request an appointment by filling out a request form found in the boxes on each counselor's door
- Group Counseling- Currently, the counselors are facilitating an Athena's Path club for 6th grade girls during club time. Athena's path is a program that promotes leadership and that addresses issues pertinent to middle school girls.
- Classroom Guidance- whole class lessons on a variety of topics (counselor's role, social issues, course registration, etc.)
- Crisis Response
- 504
- MCV
- Community Support
- Referrals to outside agencies
School Counseling Beliefs Statements
- All students can learn and succeed through the development of lifelong skills.
- Every student will have access to a collaborative and comprehensive school counseling program to include school counselors, students, families, teachers, administrators, and community stakeholders.
- Every student will be provided access to rigorous academic curriculum.
- Every student will be prepared for high school graduation and exposed to a variety of postsecondary opportunities.
- School counselors will create a community of inclusion, dignity, multicultural awareness, and empathy for all students.
- All students will learn self-advocacy skills to overcome barriers when faced with adversity.
- All students will become 21st century learners and globally-aware citizens who make the world a better place.
- Every student has the responsibility to create positive, appropriate, and nurturing relationships with peers, school staff, and community.
Our Mission
The mission of the Mint Hill Middle School Counseling Department is to provide comprehensive counseling services to maximize academic achievement, college and career readiness, and social-emotional learning for every student. School counselors act as advocates, leaders, collaborators, and systemic change agents at Mint Hill Middle as they provide equitable access to a rigorous curriculum. Through strong relationships, counselors, students, and stakeholders will create a community of support, acceptance, and lifelong learning to become productive global citizens.
Our Vision
After participating in the Mint Hill Middle School Counseling program, students will achieve their highest hopes through acquisition of academic, personal, social, and future-ready skills. All students will gain and utilize a wealth of strategies, including resiliency, empathy, compassion, problem-solving, and advocacy, to meet the challenges of an ever-changing, diverse, and technologically-driven global, 21st century community. Every student will embrace their individual strengths and their ability to make a difference through strong interpersonal relationships.
Confidentiality Agreement
As a counselor, confidentiality is a driving force in our profession. Confidentiality means that everything a students tells a counselor stays private unless it meets one of the exceptions. There are three cases in which we are obligated to break confidentiality: 1) We are aware that a student has intent to do harm to self or others or is suicidal, 2) We suspect child abuse or neglect, or 3) We are court ordered to disclose information. This confidentiality clause ensures that students can trust their counselor and that the counselor is abiding by the professional ethics code of ASCA and ACA.
