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    Advisement & Counseling Department Webpage
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      155 Postmaster Drive
    McDonough, GA  30253
    (470) 615-3450 (main office)
    (470) 615-3452 (fax)
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    The McDonough High School Advisement and Counseling program serves students in 9th through 12th grades.  The counselors provide an extensive list of services to the total school environment. 

     
    McDonough High School counselors Implement the Counseling Program by Providing:

    Classroom Guidance

    • Academic skills support
    • Organizational, study and test-taking skills
    • Post-secondary planning and application process
    • Career planning
    • Education in understanding self and others
    • Coping strategies
    • Peer relationships and effective social skills
    • Communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and study skills
    • Career awareness and the world of work
    • Substance abuse education
    • Multicultural/diversity awareness

    Individual Student Planning

    • Goal setting
    • Academic plans
    • Career plans
    • Problem solving
    • Education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses
    • Transition plans

    Responsive Services

    • Individual and small-group counseling
    • Individual/family/school crisis intervention
    • Peer facilitation
    • Consultation/collaboration
    • Referrals

     System Support

    • Professional development
    • Consultation, collaboration and teaming
    • Program management and operation

    These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive
Last Modified on November 6, 2019