Welcome to the Guidance Center
Stefanie McLeod, Guidance Counselor

smcleod@pagecounty.k12.va.us
540.843.2666

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Please call the Guidance office by 9:30AM if your child is absent and you would like to pick up their assignments. Missed assignments may be picked up at 3:30 PM in the Guidance office.

Requests made AFTER 9:30AM may not fulfilled due to time restraints.

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Thank you for visiting the Guidance Center! Please read below for more information on the LMS Counseling Program and feel free to contact me with any questions.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Luray Middle School counseling program is to offer academic, social, and personal support to all students, as well as foster career exploration. The counselor will address the needs of students through individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom guidance. The counselor will work in collaboration with parents/guardians, school staff, and community members to maximize student success and provide students with a strong educational foundation that will lead to a positive and productive future.

Philosophy

The counseling program operates under the belief that every person deserves to be treated with respect, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, or ability.

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What services does the Guidance Counselor provide?

• Individual counseling
• Small group counseling (Some examples of possible groups: Social skills, Study skills, Self-esteem, Grief, Friendship and many others) *Groups will be held during lunch.
• Classroom guidance (as needed)
• Conflict resolution for school-related problems  conflict_resolution_tips.doc
• Crisis Intervention
• Will create an Academic and Career Plan with each 6th grade student using the Virginia Education Wizard VA_Wizard_info.doc
• Will provide parents/guardians with educational, mental health and community resources as needed  Community_Resources.doc

• Schedule Changes

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Recommended Links:

Study Skills/Test Taking

Testtakingtips.com

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/study-skills/skill-builder/6393.html

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html

 
Anger Management

http://www.parentingbookmark.com/pages/articleMB01.htm

http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/issues/childsanger.html

http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_conflict_3.html

 
Bullying

http://www.bullying.org/

http://www.stopbullying.gov/

http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org

 
Dealing with Grief

http://www.hospicenet.org/html/teenager.html

http://www.thehealingplaceinfo.org/grief_support_teens.html

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/someone_died.html

 
Divorce/Changing Families

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/children_divorce.htm

http://www.childrenanddivorce.com/index.html

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/divorce.html

Help with Drugs & Alcohol

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/

http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/

http://teendrugabuse.us/index.html

Parent Resources

http://www.parentingbookmark.com/

http://kidshealth.org/

http://www.helpguide.org/index.htm