Pupil Services provide psychological services,
guidance services, special education, school health
services, consultative services, and pupil appraisal
services.
A. PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICES
Psychological services are provided by
certified school psychologists. The primary function of
the school psychologists is to conduct
psycho-educational evaluation of children referred
because of learning and behavior problems and to use the
results in consultation with children, parents,
teachers, administrators, and other professional workers
in the school system and community.
B. GUIDANCE SERVICES
The primary function
of the school counselors is to provide individual
counseling services to pupils on matters pertaining to
educational, vocational, and personal-social
concerns.
C. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
School health
services are coordinated by a nurse and a medical
officer. Their primary function is to identify, refer,
and follow-up pupils with health problems. They also
give aid to students, teachers, and staff for emergency
and treat minor injuries and illnesses occurring at
school.
D. PUPIL APPRAISAL SERVICES
The primary
function of pupil appraisal services is to coordinate a
school-wide individual and group testing program, and to
interpret the results of the testing program to
personnel throughout the school and community. The
purposes of the assessment are various: to enroll and
place students, to report their growth in cognition and
skills or subjects, and to appraise curriculum strengths
and weaknesses.
E. SPECIAL SUPPORT SERVICES
The primary
function of special support services is to meet the
instructional needs of children whose educational needs
cannot be successfully met entirely in the regular
classrooms. The ratio of teachers to children in the
special support programs is related to the type of
exceptionality needs, and age range of the group.
Instructional materials are modified to fit the needs of
the child as dictated by intellectual functioning,
academic skills, and type of exceptionality.
F. CONSULTATIVE SERVICES
Psychologists and
counselors consult with parents and teachers regarding
strategies to help students deal with and resolve
personal concerns.
G. CRISIS INTERVENTION
Crisis intervention
is an immediate response designed to prevent damaging
physical and psychological results following a personal,
community, or school traumatic situation. It can and
should be given by persons who first see the need at the
time and place a crisis occurs. A site team composed of
administrators, counselors, psychologists, and teachers
is established to implement the crisis intervention
action plan.
H. PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICES
School Psychologist conducts
psychoeducational evaluation of children referred
because of learning and/or behavior problems. The
assessments results are used in consultation with
children, parents, teachers,
administrators, and
other professional workers in the school system and
community.
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