1. Health/ Freshman Focus Curriculum Tahquitz High School Counseling

2. Who is your school counselor?  Someone who wants you to get the most out of school and to reach your full potential.  Your school counselor is trained to help you:  Find solutions,  Sort out problems,  Discuss feelings and needs, and  Explore options!

3. Meet Your Counselor!

7. What does your school counselor do?  Your school counselor can help you in the following areas:  ACADEMIC:  Course Selection/Academic Planning  Study Skills/School Performance  Graduation Requirements  Test Results  College Planning  CAREER:  Making plans for your future after graduation from high school or college.  Interest Inventories  Career Information  Job Shadowing  PERSONAL/ SOCIAL:  Peer Pressure/Conflict Resolution  Substance Abuse  Depression  Stress  Personal Problems

8. Informed Consent & Confidentiality  Informed Consent: To give the counselee (you) the purposes, goals, techniques, and rules of procedure under which counseling services are received.  Confidentiality: Conversations between counselee (you) and counselor are confidential, EXCEPT:  Harm to self  Harm to others  Being harmed

9. How can you see your counselor?

11. How can you add/drop an academic class?

12. How can you join a sport? 1. Attend summer program. 2. Pick up “athletic packet” from the activities office.  Includes Physical and Insurance Forms.  Pay Transportation Fee.  Turn in paperwork to Athletics or ASB:  Mike Sims, Front Office  Check with coach.  See Athletic Director for “Add/Drop” slip -Mr. Sims or Coach  Bring add/drop slip to counselor to change schedule.

13. How can you get a daily/weekly progress report?  Daily Progress Report:  Stop by the counseling office every morning before school.  Present report to each teacher at the beginning of class.  Retrieve from each teacher at the end of class.  Weekly Progress Report:  Stop by the counseling office every Friday morning before school.  Present to each teacher at the beginning of class.  Retrieve from each teacher at the end of class. It is YOUR Responsibility! It is YOUR Responsibility!