Palm Pointe Counseling Department

Mission Statement

The mission of Palm Pointe’s school counseling department is to provide a comprehensive program that fosters academic success, social-emotional development, and college-career readiness for all students. Our program is preventative in focus and is designed to enhance the learning process by assisting students in acquiring critical life skills that are needed for future success. It is student-centered and is open to all students, parents, and staff and is developed according to the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) National Model to ensure collaborative efforts benefiting our students, families, teachers, administrators, and the overall community.

Palm Pointe’s school counseling program is designed, implemented, and managed by professionally trained and certified school counselors who hold a master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling and are certified through the State of Florida. Our school counselors provide direct and indirect services that encompass individual and small group counseling; classroom guidance lessons; Problem Solving Intervention Team meetings; new student orientation; and consultation and collaboration with parents, teachers, administrators, and community members.

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2022 Counselors

School Counselor Responsibilities

What does a School Counselor Do?
  • Help Students be successful problem solvers and lifelong learners.
  • Open to all students, parents, and staff.
  • Direct & indirect services
  • Individual counseling
  • Small group counseling
  • Classroom guidance
  • Problem solving team meetings

What might a student talk about/work on in the counselor’s office?

Talk about:

  • Feelings
  • Difficulty in making or getting along with friends
  • Family or school problem
  • A fear or worry
  • Physical concern

All feelings are ok Work on:

  • Talk about things important to children
  • Use puppets to help express feelings and problems
  • Talk about feelings
  • Work on a plan to reach a goal
  • Play games to learn ways to relate to others

Parent Corner

Welcome to the Parent Corner. Below are resources for you to refer to when navigating life’s ups and downs. Please feel free to reach out to your child’s counselor for any further information.

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Resources

Agencies that Can Help

Each of these agencies have varying programs, eligibility requirements, and other factors which should be considered when seeking assistance. Parents are encouraged to contact each to learn more information. This is not an exhaustive list.

Agency Phone Number
Children’s Home Society (772) 489-5601
Helping People Succeed (772) 320-0770
Hibiscus Children’s Center (772) 340-5044
Legacy Behavioral Health (772) 873-8811
New Horizons of the Treasure Coast (772) 468-5600
Sequel Care (772) 337-8164
Suncoast Mental Health (772) 489-4726

 

Agency Website
National Victim’s Assistance Organization http://www.try-nova.org
American Red Cross https://www.redcross.org
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov
David Baldwin’s Trauma Information http://www.trauma-pages.com
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress https://www.aaets.org
National Association of Social Workers https://www.socialworkers.org
National Association of School Psychologists https://www.nasponline.org

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