using websites to enhance a school counseling office cassandra l. cohen coun511 3/27/07
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Using Websites to Enhance a School Counseling Office
Cassandra L. CohenCoun511
3/27/07www.angelfire.com/planet/clcohen
Introduction
Increasing technology and communication School districts and classroom websites Counselors personal websites Information should be resourceful not just for
their school directly but also for outsiders
Detailed Findings
College & Career Counseling Mental Health Issues Substance Abuse Prevention Communicating with Parents
School should be a happy place!
College & Career Counseling
Links to college information from High Technology High Schools website
Princeton Review
- Petersons
-College Application Links
XAP
Other Career Information
Bob Turba’s Guidance Office
-Information more specific to that school
--Student Profiles
--What Can I do with a Career in?
Mental Health Issues Virtual Pamphlets,
The Student Counseling Center at the University of Chicago
The Lakeside School’s website, http://www.lakesideschool.org/studentlife/, contains similar information links with useful information on mental illnesses that might affect teenagers
Self Help Resources from High Technology High
A school counselor’s website should include information about outside sources for help.
Lakeside School provides links for emergencies and crisis, shelter information, culturally specific counseling agencies, drug and alcohol programs and general outside counseling agencies,
http://www.lakesideschool.org/studentlife/LocalResources.shtml
Self Help Resources from High Technology High
Ala Call (Alcoholic Anonymous Al-Anon, Alateen) 1-800-322-5525
Gamblers Anonymous 1-800-426-2537
Narcotics Anonymous 1-800-992-0401
Parents Anonymous 1-800-843-5437
Self Help Clearing House (9AM - 4PM Mon-Fri) 1-800-367-6274
Covenant House (Runaways) 1-800-999-9999
Anchor House - Shelter for runaway youth 609-396-8329
National Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-3000
New Jersey Drug Hotline 1-800-225-0196
Substance Abuse Prevention
-Videos can provide valuable information which may be useful for parents
This video was obtained from Fairfax Public Schools
A message for parents urging them to open their eyes to their child's possible drug use.High resolution (00:36 video clip)Low resolution (00:34 video clip)
Additional ideas for substance abuse
-Programs and Resources -Student Responsibilities and Rights -Violence Prevention & Intervention -Conflict Resolution & Peer Mediation -Actions & Consequences
Fairfax Public Schools
Communicating with Parents
Elementary School Links
Middle School Links
High School Links
- Julia Taylor from Apex Middle School, created her own website which is not only kid friendly, but also easy to use. She includes pictures which are linked to other pages within her site
Julia Taylor's School Counseling Links
Other information that can provided for parents on websites
Social Skills Career options Self Esteem Suicide Gangs and Violence
Conclusion
Research has shown, there are a variety of ways school counselors can use technology and the internet within their guidance office
By using technology counselors are able to touch more people than just students and parents
The information counselors are able to provide on their websites can be accessed from anywhere on the internet
Closing Remarks
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Additional Resources
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