School Counseling

Philosophy

All students have dignity and worth.
All students can learn, grow, and achieve.
Each child is unique and has unique developmental needs that impact learning.
The school counseling program supports the school's academic mission by promoting and enhancing the learning process for all students through an integration of academic, career, and personal/social development.
The school counseling program serves all students.
The school counseling program is comprehensive and systematically implemented.
The school counseling program functions in collaboration with students, school staff, parents, guardians, and the community to ensure student success.

Secondary School Counselors
Altavista Combinded School	Lindsey West Milam
	Nikeya Brown
Brookville Middle School	Andrea Dules
	Amy Cash
Brookville High School	Traci Daniel
	Amy Sawyer
	Chris Schenko
Rustburg High School	Regina Harris
	Bobbi Anna LaRoche
	Evette Anderson
Rustburg Middle School	Tracy Greenway-Branch
	Tracey Scott
William Campbell Combined	Susan Dalton
	Melissa Mills
Campbell County Technical Center	Ashley Wilson
Elementary School Counselors
Altavista Elementary School	Jessie Herndon
Brookneal Elementary School	Whitney Puckette
Concord Elementary School	Christina Herbert
Leesville Road Elementary School	Christy Keesee
	Alyssa Blackstock
Rustburg Elementary School	Lisa Lowes
Tomahawk Elementary School	Nell Mikkelson
	Michelle Gowen
Yellow Branch Elementary School	Miste Oakes

That your school counselor is a trained professional with a Master’s degree in school
counseling and a professional license from the VA Department of Education
That your school counselor is bound by the legal and ethical guidelines of their profession, the schools, the state and the nation
That your school counselor is part of the total educational team and shares the common goal of helping students become successful
That your school counselor is guided by a structured curriculum that focuses on the academic, career and personal/social needs of students
That your school counselor teaches classroom guidance sessions based on the curriculum
That your school counselor is here to assist you with resources and referrals
That your school counselor offers short-term counseling for individuals
That your school counselor may offer small group counseling on a variety of topics and parental permission is required for participation
That your school counselor consults with parents, teachers, administrators and community contacts in order to help provide unified support to students,
That your school counselor coordinates school-wide programs that benefit all students
That your school counselor recognizes the rights of parents as well as the rights of students
That parents have the right to opt their child out of certain guidance services
That your school counselor works to strengthen the school and home connection and,