The
mission of Hyattsville Middle School Counseling Department is to provide a
comprehensive, developmental counseling program addressing the academic,
career, and personal/social development of all students.
The vision of Hyattsville Middle School Counseling Department is to advocate for students success in the academic, career, and emotional-social domains.
Some Available Services in the Counseling office:
- Individual Counseling - to help students confront and solve problems that interfere with academic, career, personal/social development; this is not therapeutic in nature (short-term basis only)
- Small Group Counseling - for students to discuss shared issues with peers
- Crisis Counseling - in the event of an emergency
- Student and family referrals to outside counseling or community agencies as needed
- Advocacy - student rights
- Peer Mediation - students helping students resolve conflict
- Personal Safety Lesson (7th grade only) Through classroom counseling lessons, your professional school counselor can assist your child in learning:
-Differences between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact
-Personal body safety rules and when to use them
-How to identify trusted adults to whom they can report when they feel unsafe