Counselor's Corner

St. Matthew Catholic School Counseling Program

St. Matthew Catholic School implements a comprehensive school counseling program, that promotes and enhances student achievement.  The school counselor is available to help students, administration, teachers and parents develop positive learning experiences for students using a holistic approach in their development - personal & emotional, social, spiritual, educational and career/occupational.

The St. Matthew Catholic Counseling program provides elementary and middle school students with education through guidance classroom lessons, prevention, consultation & intervention and remediation services through the academic school year ensuring students a strong foundation for future success. In addition, the school counselors work and provide resources to parents and teachers alike in order to meet the demands and challenges facing today’s students.

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• Guidance Curriculum will provide guidance content in a systematic way to all students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.  The purpose is to bring awareness, skill development and application of the skills needed in everyday life.  We use the “Growing in Love” curriculum, a National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) approved comprehensive guidance program for elementary and middle school students and the Second Step guidance program for K-5th grade students. This program is designed with a holistic approach to provide a social-emotional learning curriculum which nurtures children’s social-emotional competence and foundational learning skills.
• Responsive Services will address the immediate concerns of students daily.  Programs available include individual and small group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, and collaboration for students, parents and staff.  Referrals to other agencies and resources also available and provided.
• Individual Planning  will assist students in monitoring and understanding their own development; help students with academic planning, goal-setting and self-awareness.