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Counseling Center Beliefs

NBECHS Counseling Center Beliefs

  1. We believe that ALL students regardless of ethnic, cultural, racial, sexual differences and special needs have the right to participate in the school counseling program.
  2. We believe that these same students deserve a focused counselor, working to the best of their ability in helping them succeed personally, socially, and academically.
  3. We believe all students will succeed given proper support, guidance and accountability.

NBECHS Counseling Center Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide a comprehensive, developmental counseling program to guide student academics, personal, social and career development.  Through a partnership with stakeholders of our school community, school counselors will help students prepare to succeed as productive members of society.

NBECHS COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE

NBECHS Counselors will follow a team approach as they integrate the standards developed by the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) with the guidelines established by the NBECHS community entitled Expected School-Wide Learning Results (ESLR’s).  NBECHS counselors will utilize the skills of parents, school staff, and community resources to help each student recognize and achieve at their fullest potential.  Your counseling staff is committed to providing you with the necessary skills to successfully and safely negotiate their way in the increasingly complex and diverse world of the 21st century.

What Are the National Counseling Standards?

National Standards for School Counseling Programs are based upon Academic, Career, and Personal/Social student development.  The standards provide guidance and direction for school systems and individual schools to develop quality and effective school counseling programs.  There are nine standards, each followed by a list of student competencies that enumerate the desired student learning outcomes. The student competencies define the specific knowledge, attitudes and skills that students should obtain or demonstrate as a result of the participating in the school counseling program.

The National Standards for School Counseling

The NBECHS Counseling and Guidance Staff will help students in the following three areas of development: Academic, Career, and Personal/Social.

Academic Development

Students will:

  • Acquire skills attitudes, and knowledge to learn effectively.
  • Employ strategies to achieve success in school. 
  • Understand the relationship of academics in the world of work, to life at home and in the community.

Career Development

Students will: 

  • Develop strategies to achieve future career success and job satisfaction.
  • Develop career goals as a result of career awareness and experiential experiences.
  • Foster an understanding of the relationship between personal qualities education and training, and the world of work.

Personal and Social Development

Students will: 

  • Acquire skills; attitudes and knowledge that help students respect themselves and others.
  • Use effective interpersonal skills.
  • Employ safety and survival skills.