Student Counseling

Mental challenges faced by School Students:

The school counselors follow a specialized educational path:

“School” is the most important place for children, a place where they find out about themselves and their world, where they meet and learn from each other and from teachers, a place where they prepare themselves for the future.

Just as adults, children too suffer from psychological problems. These may be simple behavioural, emotional or learning problems to complex psychological problems. Treatment exists for all types of problems and Clinical Psychologists can determine if the child has a problem. Many problems cycle with periods of worsening followed by periods of improvement. Some issues resolve with a little help while others persist through adulthood. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment increases the likelihood of successful management of these problems and help children live their lives without breakdowns.

Problems range from:

School refusal.
Difficulty with concentration and learning.
Disruptive behavior.
Eating and sleeping problems.

Some are transitory, mild and moderate, others serious causing distress, confusion, lack of control, become unmanageable.

Problems at school can show up as poor academic performance, lack of motivation in school, loss of interest in school work, or poor relationships with peers or teachers. Teachers are expert observers, and after proper training they can recognize the early warning signs of psychological problems. Their observation of students and judgment on the characteristics of their cognitive and emotional behaviours can provide vital insight for preparing prevention and intervention programmes for children and their problems. Common psychological problems we face in school children are as follows –

Anxiety disorders.
Learning disorders.
Conduct disorders.
Eating disorders.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Autism.
Substance addiction.
Schizophrenia – during their late school years around class 10 to 12.

Mental Challenges faced by College Students:

Mental illness is very common among students today. According to mental health research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI):

One in four students have a diagnosable illness.
40% do not seek help.
80% feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities
50% have become so anxious that they struggled in school

While a variety of other mental health concerns are both topical and common among students today:

Top 5 Mental challenges among college students are:

Depression.
Anxiety.
Suicide.
Eating disorders.
Addiction.

In the effort to raise achievement for all students!

We are uniquely trained to identify, evaluate, and support students’ academic, cognitive, social, emotional, mental and behavioral health.
We help reduce behavior problems and improve classroom and school climate so that all students learn.
We can be the essential part of the school leadership team dedicated to ensuring high quality instruction and mental and behavioral health for all students.
We are experts in improving school safety and implementing effective, positive discipline strategies.
We are trained to respond to school crises, conduct suicide and threat assessments and interventions, implement trauma-informed practices, and help students focus on learning. ·
We help students and their families address barriers to learning, which improves achievement and reduces demands placed on administrators and teachers.
We work with teachers to individualize instruction and monitor student progress to improve learning and behavior.
We work with students who suffer from learning disabilities and other psychological issues.
We help coordinate school and community services to improve students’ mental and behavioral health and academic outcomes.