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Thank you for visiting the counseling webpage for Clinch County Primary and Elementary School. I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with you and your child this year. If you need information that is not on this site, or have a question, please feel free to call me at (912) 487-5385 or e-mail me.
Statement of Purpose
The counseling program at Clinch County Primary and Elementary is a part of a total school program designed to address the social, emotional, and academic needs of our students. The purpose of the counseling and guidance program is to help each student achieve his or her highest growth mentally, emotionally, and socially. Students may be referred to a school counselor by teachers, parents, or by self-referral. The counselor will work in collaboration with students, teachers, parents, and community members to provide all students with the academic, social, personal, and career skills necessary to succeed in school and beyond. All students will have the opportunity to participate in an array of counseling and guidance activities designed to enhance and encourage the personal growth of students on all levels. Through the administration of the program, students will acquire the skills necessary to communicate with others, learn effectively, and make good decisions.
School Counseling Services at Clinch County Primary/Elementary
Students may participate in counseling activities through classroom guidance, individual counseling, and/or group counseling. Counseling is short-term, voluntary, and confidential.
Classroom Guidance
Classroom guidance lessons take place in the regular classroom and are scheduled throughout the year. Guidance topics may include, but are not limited to, bullying, hygiene, decision making, communication, study skills, test taking skills, responsibility, and/or personal safety. For a brief description of some of our classroom guidance programs, please click here (link to descriptions-see next page).
Individual Counseling
Individual counseling sessions are scheduled in response to specific student needs. Students are referred by parents, teachers, administrators, other school staff, or self-referred. Individual counseling sessions are often used to address anger, depression, behavior, social skills, grief, anxiety, stress, friendship, self-esteem, or other issues that are causing distress or concern to the student.
Group Counseling
Group counseling occurs when a group of students share the same concerns or face the same issue. Groups are scheduled based upon identified issues, needs assessment data, student request, and/or teacher referrals.
Marie McClaine is a 2004
graduate of Valdosta State University where she received her Masters in
Education, School Counseling. She has been the school counselor for Clinch
County Primary School and Clinch County Elementary School since August 2005.
Classroom Guidance Activities
· Good-Touch/Bad-Touch® is a body safety program which teaches children a very comfortable way to talk about a sensitive problem-the problem of sexual abuse. There is an age appropriate presentation for preschool through 6th grade. Good-Touch/Bad-Touch® is presented by well-trained, certified instructors (counselor and social worker). Bullying and computer/internet safety are also part of this curriculum. This program is presented in grades Pre-K through 5th grade, including Fargo Charter School. Parental permission is required for students to participate in this program.
· Stop Bullying Now! ® is a DVD series provided through the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. The Stop Bullying Now! campaign was designed to raise awareness about bullying and to encourage bullying prevention for students ages 9 – 13. This program is presented to all students in 4th grade and at Fargo Charter School.
· Hygiene awareness is presented to all students in 5th grade. The counselor addresses issues of health and hygiene and the importance of students making the decision to take care of their bodies. In Kindergarten and 3rd grade, the school nurse teaches students hand washing techniques and the importance of dental hygiene.
· C.H.A.M.P.S. (Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety) ® is a program presented to all 5th grade students that addresses drug awareness and prevention. It is taught by the School Resource Officer and sponsored by local businesses.
· "The Rules Have Changed"® confronts and helps us understand the medical facts necessary to enable and equip teens to make the right and safe choices in life. Each and every day more than 8,000 teens contract a new STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease). Eighty-five percent of these teens do not know they have a life-threatening disease. This DVD, provided through the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, is presented to 6th and 7th grade students. Parental permission is required for students to participate in this program.
· Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) ® is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and violence by targeting the major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. All students in 6th and 7th grade participate in this program.
· Media Madness® was designed to address the influence the media has on teen sexual attitudes and behaviors. The purpose of the program is to help teens learn to resist media messages about sex and other risky behaviors that could be harmful to their health and well-being. The program includes the eight Federally-required elements that are to be covered in current abstinence-until-marriage educational programs. Students in 7th grade participate in this program. Parental permission is required for students to participate in this program.
·
The WhyTry Program®
is a simple, hands-on curriculum which helps youth overcome their challenges and
improve outcomes in the areas of truancy, behavior, and academics. WhyTry®
teaches critical social and emotional principles to youth, such as resisting
peer-pressure, and that decisions have consequences. Students attending the
Alternative School take part in this program.
Links of Interest
Study Island – CRCT Practice
CRCT Link at the Georgia Department of Education
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_CRCT
Clinch County School System Attendance Protocol
http://www.clinchcounty.com/attendancetardy.htm
Test-taking Tips
http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/studysmart/testing_tips.html
ADD/ADHD Information
Facts for Families
http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/facts_for_families
Girls Health
Georgia College 411