Counseling & UMHT
Sixth Grade, House B
Seventh Grade, House C
Eighth Grade, House A
Eryne Racino, Lead Counselor
School Counseling Program Vision & Mission Statements
The vision of Blue Ridge Middle School Counseling Department is to engage and empower students to learn necessary skills that produce productive citizens within their community and world.
The mission of Blue Ridge Middle School Counseling Department is to provide a comprehensive program in which students achieve success through identifying individual needs of all students we help to create a learning environment that allows all students to achieve. In collaboration with administrators, staff, parents, students, and community we strive to foster a positive school climate in which the personal/social, emotional, and academic needs of our students are met.
What does a School Counselor Do?
Works with students individually and in groups
Provides classroom lessons for all students on a variety of socioemotional and academic topics
Responds to student needs in crisis situations
Orients students to new school settings
Works with absentees and other at-risk students
Participates actively in the referral process of students to special programs/services
Participates in the referral process to services and agencies out of school
Coordinates student interventions with other school specialists and support staff
Conducts conferences with parents
Helps with individual school, college, and career plans
Schedules students for courses
Why do parents contact a School Counselor?
New school registration, orientation, and transition
Concerns about academic achievement
Questions about course selection or academic plans
Special needs of students
Request Parent/Teacher conference
Family transitions
Student crisis situations
How Is a Student Referred to the School Counselor?
Self-referral
Parent-referral
Teacher, administrator, or staff referral
Counselor observation