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Counseling Events
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Our mission The Counseling Department strives to meet the needs of the whole person. We aim to encourage, challenge, and support each student to reach their highest level of academic achievement. Counselors offer support and guidance for students in the spiritual, emotional, moral, and social development. Philosophy The Guidance and Counseling Department builds its goals on the belief that the needs of the whole person must be served. The department believes that it must offer students the opportunity to develop an awareness of their responsibilities to God, to themselves, to the school community and to the community at large.
Throughout their years at Bishop Alemany, students collaborate with the Counseling Department in the planning of their academic programs. Counselors, working with the Studies Office, faculty and parents, assist students in evaluating their ability and guide them to pursue a course of studies that best suits their potential and future life goals. Where necessary, remediation and enrichment are encouraged. Standardized tests administered regularly according to national and local schedules, are recommended to students as part of this evaluation and guidance process.
Each student has an appointed counselor who will contact him/her at various times each semester to discuss academic progress, to motivate the student to reach his/her highest potential, to offer encouragement and any help which is needed. Students are free to request appointments with their designated counselors or with another counselor at any time. National Standards for School Counseling Programs Academic Development - Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contributes to effective learning in school and across the life span.
- Students will complete the school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial postsecondary options, including college.
- Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work, and to life at home and in the community
Career Development- Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relations to knowledge of self and to make informed career decision.
- Students will employ strategies to achieve future career success and satisfaction.
- Students will understand the relationship among personal qualities, education, and training, and the world of work.
Personal/Social Development - Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
- Students will make decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals.
- Students will understand safety and survival skills.
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Course Catalog