Counselors

Welcome to the Counselor's Corner

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The HCS Counseling Department has provided a variety of helpful quarantine and support resources on the HCS Counseling Department page under Resources for Parents during Quarantine.

Our Counselors

• Ruthie Whitman, Department Chair-  All of 9th & 11th Grades
• Jill Queeney, - All of 10th & 12th Grades
• Dominique Mallory,- Enrichment and Impact Counselor

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Our Counselors Implement the Counseling Program by Providing:

Classroom Guidance

• Academic skills support
• Organizational, study and test-taking skills
• Post-secondary planning and application process
• Career planning
• Education in understanding self and others
• Coping strategies
• Peer relationships and effective social skills
• Communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and study skills
• Career awareness and the world of work
• Substance abuse education
• Multicultural/diversity awareness

Individual Student Planning

• Goal setting
• Academic plans
• Career plans
• Problem solving
• Education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses
• Transition plans

Responsive Services

• Individual and small-group counseling
• Individual/family/school crisis intervention
• Peer facilitation
• Consultation/collaboration
• Referrals

System Support

• Professional development
• Consultation, collaboration and teaming
• Program management and operation