Laura Sangster- Interim Coordinator of School Counseling Grades 9-12

Welcome!

 

My name is Laura Sangster an I am the Interim Coordinator of School Counseling at the High School.  I have a special caseload of students that I work with throughout the school year.  This is my 8th year as a School Counselor and I enjoy getting to know our students and helping them accomplish their goals.

 

Who are our School Counselors?

 

We are professionals with in-depth training and skills to support students’ potential for healthy growth in the areas of academic, personal/social, and career development. We are trained to address crisis management, post-secondary planning with a career focused len, and advocate for all students. 

 

What do we do?

 

• Work directly with students and work on students’ behalf through collaboration with parents, other school professionals, and community members.
• Address students’ academic and emotional needs and design unique approaches to aid students developing their lives and careers beyond school.
• Provide academic, personal, social, career and college counseling.
• Provide counseling interventions designed to support student growth and the achievement of goals.
• Provide counseling dealing with self-image and self-esteem, peer relationships, social skills, coping strategies, and conflict resolution.
• Provide crisis intervention services.
• Assist students and their parents in planning for a transition to the next grade or school and in course selection at the higher grades.
• Provide consultation and communication with parents/guardians to support students’ academic and social success.
• Assist parents/guardians in helping families support students’ growth.
• Provide advocacy for all students.
• Provide consultation to school staff.

 

Counselors accomplish their work with students through:

 

• Direct services to students individually, in groups, and in the classroom setting.
• Individual student planning and goal-setting through Naviance. 
• Group skill building activities.
• Class instruction based on the developmental school counseling curriculum.
• Preventative and responsive interventions.
• Consultation with parents, school, and community.