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Welcome to Ms. Dishman's Counseling Corner!
I am very happy to be your School Counselor this year. I hope that we can partner to make SMMCS a safe environment that fosters the strengths of each individual student.
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston defines a Catholic school guidance program as a "developmental, systemic, sequential, clearly defined, and accountable. A comprehensive developmental program is vital to the academic success of all students. It is developmental by design and sequentially organized and implemented by Catholic schools with the support of teachers, administrators, students, and parents.”
Listed below are the services offered here at school.
- Guidance Curriculum: Lessons based on the five core competencies of Social and Emotional Learning: self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision making, social awareness, and relationship skills. Of course, our Catholic identity is infused in these lessons with emphasis on the Theological and Cardinal virtues. We are using a program called "Friendzy" and I will send out more information when we roll out this program.
- Individual Planning Support: I will meet with your student one on one at least twice this year, but hopefully more! I will assist students in planning and managing their individual spiritual, social, emotional, personal, and academic development.
- Responsive Services: This service pertains to crisis individual student concerns that impact their spiritual, social, emotional, personal, and academic development. These may include: Academic concerns, Attendance issues, Bullying, Child abuse and neglect, Cross-cultural conflict, Grief/loss/death, Behavior, Self-Harm/Harm to Others.
- System Support: I will be assessing student, parent, and staff data to create events and programs that will benefit students, parents, and staff at SMMCS.
SMMCS Counseling Program Mission,
Vision, and Ms. Dishman’s Counseling Philosophy
Mission: The St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School (SMMCS) Counseling Program exists to nurture and develop moral values and a strong Catholic identity. “Through this program, students will learn to manage their emotions, build self-awareness, maintain positive relationships, show empathy and understanding for others, and make decisions based on their faith.”
Vision: The SMMCS Counseling Program’s vision is to provide services (developmental guidance and a variety of counseling opportunities) to allow all students to succeed academically, mentally, and emotionally. Our Catholic identity shapes who we are and what we believe. The SMMCS Counseling Program utilizes the four Cardinal virtues and matches them to the American School Counselor Association’s Mindset and Behavior standards. These standards guide the program in what is developmentally appropriate for each grade level of students. The Counseling Program provides monthly developmental guidance lessons, group counseling opportunities, individual counseling opportunities, and responsive services.
Personal Philosophy: A large part of my school counseling and educational philosophy is in the belief in the dignity of each individual I come in contact with. Through this profession I am called to serve the students, but I work with many other stakeholders to develop a comprehensive school counseling program. Partnerships make a big difference in the lives of our children; I hope to form partnerships with students, staff, parents, and community members to unify our Catholic community. I am not in this position to tell students what to do; I am available to them to empower their own decision making and guide them to healthy, safe choices depending on their situation.
Ms. Dishman & Outside Resource Contact Details
I am available throughout the school day by phone or email if you ever need to talk or raise a concern about your student.
Phone: (281)446-8535
Email: [email protected]
**Contact your insurance provider for in-network psychiatrists.
** Call 911 for a medical emergency or if safety is a concern.
** Emergency rooms will be able to provide on-call psychiatric services to expedite the evaluation process.
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