School Counseling & Guidance

The district is proud to provide a comprehensive guidance counseling program for all students. Developmentally appropriate activities are provided for students at each grade level by a professional and committed staff. Topics include strategies and supports for academic success, social and emotional supports for students, career exploration and future planning, and crisis intervention and response.

School counselors are certified educators trained to provide a range of assistance to all students. They work to encourage student academic achievement and promote a safe and positive learning environment. In addition to assisting with course selection and academic direction, they also help implement anti-bullying and other intervention programs that impact the entire school.

Our counselors have an appreciation for the dignity and worth of each student they encounter. We advocate a philosophy of acceptance and compassion for all by inspiring our school communities to create a safe environment of self-discovery.

School Counselors at the elementary school work with students, parents, and teachers to ensure that academic, social, and developmental needs are met. They meet with students individually and visit classrooms to observe learning and socialization. School guidance counselors at the middle and high school provide individual and group assistance with scheduling and career planning and are skilled at post-graduate planning for all students.

• View the School Counseling Plan.

School Counseling Departments

What Happened to Guidance Counselors?

In the past, the term “guidance counselor” was used to refer to counselors working in the schools. This term has evolved to “school counselor” as the scope of their duties has changed and evolved.

• Learn more about school counselors and the work they do.

Who to Call When Your Child Needs Social or Emotional Support

24 Hour Mobile Mental Health

• Phone: (845) 790-0911
• Phone: (800) 710-7083

Children’s Mobile Crisis Intervention

• Phone: (845) 701-3777

A free mental health hotline and mobile crisis intervention specializing in helping children.

The Children’s Mobile Crisis Intervention service is free and operates nights, weekends, and holidays, providing immediate assistance to families when a child is experiencing a behavioral or emotional crisis. A clinician is available to provide guidance and support by phone or in the home. To be eligible, the child must be:

• Under the age of 18
• Residing in Sullivan County with a parent or guardian
• Experiencing an emotional or behavioral crisis

Hours of Operation

• Monday: 5 p.m. – 7 a.m. Tuesday
• Tuesday: 5 p.m. – 7 a.m. Wednesday
• Wednesday: 5 p.m. – 7 a.m. Thursday
• Thursday: 5 p.m. – 7 a.m. Friday
• Friday-Sunday: Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, service is available continuously throughout the weekend until 7 a.m. Monday.
• Holidays: 24 hours

NYS COVID-19 Mental Health Hotline

• Phone: (844) 863-9314

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