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Services by Counselors
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504 Accommodation Plans/Revisions (Counselors)
- Process requests from parents and/or teachers
- Evaluate the need for new plans
- Modify/revise existing plans/accommodations
- Assist parents and teachers with carrying out accommodations remotely
Social Emotional Learning (Counselors)
- Support teachers in implementation of Second Step program
- Assist and support teachers with providing additional connectedness activities for students
Gifted Screening (Counselors)
- Process requests from parents and/or teachers
- Carry out the screening process prior to students possibly being evaluated by school psychologist
- Communicate with parents and staff in regards to progress, process, and results
Connectedness (Counselors)
- Building specific "drop-ins" "hang outs" and "get-togethers" for students to build connections with classmates and teachers
Resilience (Counselors)
- Building and need specific information and strategies on topics such as organizational skills, executive functioning skills, emotional resilience, coping skills, and mindfulness
Emotional Safety (Counselors)
- Building and need specific help and strategies provided to build emotional safety at home and upon the return to school
Services by Counselors and Mental Health Specialists
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Individual and Group Counseling (Counselors and Mental Health Specialists)
- Provide counseling services relating to school concerns as needed for individual students
- Provide counseling services as needed for groups of students who would benefit from group activity (ex. friendship skills, stress reduction, etc.)
- Meet with parents as needed in order to provide assistance in supporting their child's emotional needs at home
Team Representation (Counselors and Mental Health Specialists)
- Attend IEP meetings as an LEA (Local Educational Agency Representative)
- Core member of MTSS (Multi-Tier System of Supports) team (discuss students' progress and possible barriers to academic success)
Important Forms
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504 Parent Procedural Safeguard Notice
Parents of school-age children who have or are thought to have disabilities as defined in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. $ 794, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. S 12102, have the following procedural rights in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Release and Exchange of Information
To be completed by parents/physicians/therapists in order for school personnel to have reciprocal communication with outside specialist