School Counseling Office
School Office Phone: 240-740-5705
BELMONT SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM
What School Counselors DO...
Classroom lessons teaching social skills, how to take care of strong feelings, study skills,etc.
- Small group counseling
- Short-term individual counseling
- Consultation with parents and teachers
- Parent workshops
- Community resource referrals (including longer term therapy services)
- Schoolwide programming (Kindness Initiative, etc.)
How Can School Counselors Help?
Helping to handle social or emotional concerns you haveabout your child
- Improving parent-child communication
- Family difficulties or concerns that affect your child at school
- Referrals for community resources
- Understanding the developmental changes of childhood
- Helping your child to be on time to school every day
- Discussing concerns about your child’s academic achievement
***Confidentiality and your family’s privacy are important. What you or your child discuss with a counselor is private except in cases required by law (when abuse or neglect are suspected).