Guidance Counseling

Guidance Counseling

The counseling program at GSIS is designed to help children better understand themselves and others and to develop personal skills, behaviors, and attitudes that will help them to create positive relationships and resolve conflict. The importance of developing character traits such as empathy, meekness, self-discipline, respect, responsibility and trustworthiness are at the heart of the program.
The GSIS guidance program was developed to meet the personal, academic and social needs of our students. Training of students is regarded as the joint responsibility of the home and the school.

Responsive Services
• Student advocate
• Individual counseling
• Small group counseling
• Consultation with students, parents, teachers, and school staff
• Referrals to agencies and private counseling
• Parent education programs
• Helping students adjust to change
• Crisis Intervention

Individual Planning
• Discussion with students, staff and parents regarding progress of students referred to the school counselor
• Transition to Middle School/High School
• Job shadowing

System Support  
• Working with agencies
• Working with school support service personnel
• Consultation with teachers
• Guidance & Counseling Program planning and operation
• Support for educational and academic program
• Dorm Committees
• Building Crisis Team Member


Guidance Curriculum
• Groups
• Classroom presentation
• Programs for students
• Resource for teachers
• Life skills presentations

Possible Counseling Topics are:

    • Coping with Changes
    • Changing Families (illness, death, separation, divorce, moving, siblings, etc.)
    • Self-esteem
    • Friendship Skills
    • Getting Organized
    • Study Skills
    • Stress Management
    • Anger Management
    • Making Decisions
    • New Students
    • Fears or Worries
    • Academic progress
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Adjustment to school
    • Social Skills