EAGLESHAM COUNSELING PROGRAM

The purpose of the Eaglesham School Counseling Program is to assist students with academic, career and personal concerns. The counselor will act as a liaison with students, staff, parents and administration. Students may see the guidance counselor by self-referral, teacher-referral, administration-referral, parent-referral, or counselor-referral. The counselor’s major area of work will be with the junior/senior high school. The counselor will provide introductory guidance materials at the upper elementary grades (grades three to six). The counselor will be available to all students of Eaglesham School.

The information discussed with the counselor shall be held in confidence in accordance with the Alberta Teachers Association Code of Ethics.

Academic - The counselor will deal with student academic concerns by supplying current information and discussing such items as: credit requirements for graduation, course prerequisites, timetables, study techniques, types of courses required for various jobs and ability tests application and usefulness.

Career - The counselor will work with each student in grades nine through twelve on an individual basis. The purpose is to develop a career plan suitable to the student’s ambitions and abilities. Parents will be encouraged to take their son/daughter to visit post-secondary institutions to aid this plan. The use of interest inventories and aptitude tests may be used.

Personal - The counselor shall deal with student personal concerns by listening, stimulating self-examination and working towards a progressively deeper level of understanding, respect and trust in order to allow students to make the most of their school opportunities. The use of outside agencies for referral may be used in certain situations.