Counseling Services
Who is my child's school counselor?
¿Quién es el consejero escolar de mi hijo/hija?
If you or someone you know is in immediate need of mental health help,
please call the Washington County Crisis Line at
503-291-9111
Comprehensive School Counseling Program
Endorsed by the National School Counseling Association(ASCA) & the Oregon School Counseling Association(OSCA)
The purpose of Comprehensive School Counseling Programs include:
- Integrated into the entire educational program to reach all students
- Preventive and intervention focused
- Systematically organized by licensed school counselors in collaboration with other professionals
- Accountable and evaluation-based
Comprehensive School Counseling Delivery Systems include two components:
Direct
- Core Curriculum: Provides content systematically to ALL students in classroom and small groups
- Individual Student Planning: assist students develop education, career and personal plans
- Responsive Services: addresses immediate concerns of students
Indirect
- Program Planning & School Support: evaluating the school counseling program, 504, TAG, shared responsibilities with all school staff
- Referrals, Consultation & Collaboration: interacts with others to provide support for student achievement, meetings/teams
School Counseling
At-A-Glance
High points as a School Counselor in FGSD:
- Comprehensive School Counseling Program(ASCA, OSCA) endorsed and highly supported by the Forest Grove School District
- Competitive salary schedule(on back)
- School Counselor to student ratio is approximately 250:1
- School Counseling Mentorship Program for new counselors
- Meet monthly with District Counselors PreK-12
- Meet monthly by level(PreK-6 & 7-12)
- A focus on equity with decisions made for our students & families
- Adopted school counseling curriculum
- Work closely with District Office personnel to augment existing and developing programs/systems
- Opportunities for leadership at the building and district level
- District funds available for tuition reimbursement or conferences annually
- Behavioral Health & Wellness teams that involve School Counselors
- Work as a “team of School Counselors” to meet the needs of every student
Human Resource Office
503/359-2414