NORTH SMITHFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the North Smithfield School District’s Comprehensive School Counseling Program is to support all students so that they may meet high academic and ethical standards within a supportive and safe environment.  It is based on the belief that all students are self-directed lifelong learners and have the ability to acquire the academic, career, and personal/social development skills necessary to become responsible citizens of society.    

NORTH SMITHFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY

The counselors in the North Smithfield School District believe that:

• All students have dignity and worth;

• All students have the potential for learning and to meet high academic standards;

• Education is a responsibility shared by the students, parents, staff, and community and is based upon an atmosphere of mutual respect;

• All students should have access to opportunities that will assist them in developing personal, academic and career choices.

The North Smithfield School District School Counseling Program will:

• Serve all students;

• Consider the individual needs of all students;

• Provide a developmentally appropriate school counseling curriculum;

• Follow the professional mandates and ethical guidelines promoted by the Rhode Island School Counselor Association and the American School Counselor Association.

• Maintain compliance with the Rhode Island Framework for Comprehensive K-12 School Counseling Programs.

Contact Information and Counselor Assignments:

Please contact the Guidance Office at (401) 766-2503.  Our Fax number is (401) 597-6136.   Mrs. Mary Claire Watier is the Guidance clerk.  Counselor assignments are listed below.  Please click on the name of a counselor in order to email that person.

Counseling Services

Professional school counselors are trained in both education and counseling, allowing them to function as a facilitator between parents, teachers, and students in matters concerning the student’s goals, abilities and any areas needing improvement. School Counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student population.

· Individual and small group counseling

· Crisis intervention counseling

· Conflict resolution and peer facilitation

· Consultation/collaboration

· Referrals

· Student Advocacy

· Advocate for individual students

· Advocate for change in the school and in the district

· Raise awareness of issues conflicting with 21st century learning

Individual Student Planning

The North Smithfield School District helps students in individual

Academic, Career, and Social/Personal planning by implementing

the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) for each student. Our ILP is

Electronic and is located at http://www.waytogori.org