EWG Guidance Department 

MISSION STATEMENT

The Exeter-West Greenwich K-12 School Counseling Program has been developed to ensure that all students will acquire the competencies, knowledge, attitudes, and skills, that are needed in the areas of academic, career and personal/social development, in order to become productive and responsible citizens in our diverse and global society.

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 PHILOSOPHY 

• The EWG School Counseling Program will service all students in grades K-12.

• The School Counseling Program is based on stated goals and delineated student competencies.

• The School Counseling Program is consistent with expected developmental stages of learning.

• The School Counseling Program activities are planned, coordinated and implemented by the counseling staff in conjunction with other school personnel and community members.

• The School Counseling Program is facilitated and managed by state certified school counse
  lors.

• The School Counselors present evidence of program goal attainment at specific intervals during the school year.

• All students:

  • Have access to a counselor to discuss personal concerns.

  • Have access to information about occupational and educational planning.

  • Have the opportunity to identify their personal attributes and skills.

  • Have the opportunity to make choices within the constraints of the educational system.

• Students and staff are encouraged to recognize and respect the unique contributions, rights, responsibilities and esteem of self and others.

• The students and parents/guardians are responsible for monitoring the students’ educational progress with the assistance of certified school personnel.

• Ongoing professional development is necessary to maintain a quality School Counseling Program.

• The professional mandates and ethical guidelines proposed by the American School Counseling Association and the Rhode Island School Counseling Association shall constitute minimal standards for the School Counseling Program.

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