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Counseling
Mission: The counselors at Northdale Middle School strive to prepare all students for future success. We support a collaborative learning environment in and through the arts by creating opportunities for students to grow academically, socially, emotionally, and in planning for the future.
Make an appointment
Your support staff member will send you a pass to your class at their earliest convenience. All support staff try to get to you within 24 hours; however, sometimes, due to meetings or being out of school, this is not possible. If it is an emergency, please let the closest staff member know, and they will help direct you.
A school counselor can help you:
- With personal problems.
- Understand personal relationships.
- Develop positive self-esteem.
- Learn to recognize and accept individual uniqueness and differences.
- Cope with family disturbances.
- In crisis situations.
- Learn to manage stress.
- Select appropriate courses.
- Make the transition from one level of school to the next.
- With academic concerns.
A school counselor can teach you:
- Conflict resolution skills.
- Decision-making skills.
- Study skills.
A school counselor can also:
- Provide support groups that allow students to discuss issues of concern.
- Register and orient new students to school.
- Assist teachers with student concerns.
- Assist parents with concerns regarding their children.
- Make referrals to outside agencies.