Akins' Guidance and Counseling Department

Our Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program consists of four major areas:

Classroom Guidance - 
Our counseling staff teaches classroom lessons addressing basic life-long skills identified as essential for academic and personal success.  These skills include responsible behavior, conflict resolution, goal setting, and career planning, among other skills.

 

Individual Planning -
Counselors help students to select appropriate courses, plan for transitions (i.e., middle to high school, high school to college), and provide students and parents information on careers and post-secondary education and training.

 

Responsive Services - 
Our counseling staff assists students with an immediate personal concern, a crisis, or a problem that may be affecting their achievement in school.  Short-term individual sessions or small group sessions with students that face similar challenges are provided.

 

System Support -
The school system includes many programs designed to support students.  Counselors assist in the referral process of students to appropriate support programs and services provided both within the school setting and to outside agencies.  The Counseling Department also educates the staff about the guidance and counseling program, and supports the staff with professional development, consultation, and assistance with community outreach.

 

       

Source: AISD Guidance and Counseling Department