Using Websites to Enhance a School Counseling Office

Cassandra L. CohenCoun511

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Introduction

Increasing technology and communication School districts and classroom websites Counselors personal websites Information should be resourceful not just for

their school directly but also for outsiders

Detailed Findings

College & Career Counseling Mental Health Issues Substance Abuse Prevention Communicating with Parents

School should be a happy place!

College & Career Counseling

Links to college information from High Technology High Schools website

Princeton Review

- Petersons

-College Application Links

XAP

Other Career Information

Bob Turba’s Guidance Office

-Information more specific to that school

--Student Profiles

--What Can I do with a Career in?

Mental Health Issues Virtual Pamphlets,

The Student Counseling Center at the University of Chicago

The Lakeside School’s website, http://www.lakesideschool.org/studentlife/, contains similar information links with useful information on mental illnesses that might affect teenagers

Self Help Resources from High Technology High

A school counselor’s website should include information about outside sources for help.

Lakeside School provides links for emergencies and crisis, shelter information, culturally specific counseling agencies, drug and alcohol programs and general outside counseling agencies,

http://www.lakesideschool.org/studentlife/LocalResources.shtml

Self Help Resources from High Technology High

Ala Call (Alcoholic Anonymous Al-Anon, Alateen) 1-800-322-5525

Gamblers Anonymous 1-800-426-2537

Narcotics Anonymous 1-800-992-0401

Parents Anonymous 1-800-843-5437

Self Help Clearing House (9AM - 4PM Mon-Fri) 1-800-367-6274

Covenant House (Runaways) 1-800-999-9999

Anchor House - Shelter for runaway youth 609-396-8329

National Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-3000

New Jersey Drug Hotline 1-800-225-0196

Substance Abuse Prevention

-Videos can provide valuable information which may be useful for parents

This video was obtained from Fairfax Public Schools

A message for parents urging them to open their eyes to their child's possible drug use.High resolution (00:36 video clip)Low resolution (00:34 video clip)

Additional ideas for substance abuse

-Programs and Resources -Student Responsibilities and Rights -Violence Prevention & Intervention -Conflict Resolution & Peer Mediation -Actions & Consequences

Fairfax Public Schools

Communicating with Parents

Elementary School Links

Middle School Links

High School Links

- Julia Taylor from Apex Middle School, created her own website which is not only kid friendly, but also easy to use. She includes pictures which are linked to other pages within her site

Julia Taylor's School Counseling Links

Other information that can provided for parents on websites

Social Skills Career options Self Esteem Suicide Gangs and Violence

Conclusion

Research has shown, there are a variety of ways school counselors can use technology and the internet within their guidance office

By using technology counselors are able to touch more people than just students and parents

The information counselors are able to provide on their websites can be accessed from anywhere on the internet

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Additional Resources

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