•  GUIDANCE 

     The Interboro School District believes that a school counseling program is an integral part of the instructional program of district schools. Such a program can:

    • Assist students in achieving their optimum potential
    • Enable students to significantly benefit from the offerings of the instructional program
    • Identify intellectual, emotional, social and physical needs
    • Aid students in recognizing options and making choices in vocational and academic educational planning
    • Assist students in identifying career options consistent with their abilities and goals
    • Help students learn to make their own decisions and to solve problems independently

    Counselor functions include:

    • Course selection and scheduling
    • Personal and educational counseling
    • Referrals for mental health services
    • Curriculum input

     

    STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SAP)

    Are you worried about your child? The Student Assistance Program (SAP) can help.

     

     What is the Student Assistance Program (SAP)?

    The Student Assistance program is designed to assist school personnel in identifying issues which pose a barrier to a student’s success. The primary goal of the Student Assistance Program (SAP) is to help students overcome these barriers so that they may achieve academic success and emotional well-being.  

     Reasons for Referral:

    • Withdrawing from family, friends and/or school
    • Depressed
    • Acting aggressively
    • Sudden drop in grades
    • Experimenting with drugs or alcohol; Involved in alcohol and/or chemical use, abuse, and dependency
    • Defying authority
    • Lying
    • Change in friends
    • School refusal/poor attendance
    • Talking about suicide

     

     How does my child become involved in the program?

    Your child can be referred to the SAP team by a teacher, administrator, school counselor or other concerned individual.  As parent/guardian, you can also refer your child to our SAP team. 

     Please click on a link below depending on your home school to submit a SAP referral form for your child:

    Glenolden (Amy Miller)

    Norwood (Kathy McCullen)

    Prospect (Mary Ellen Kane) 

    Tinicum (Mary Ellen Kane)

     

    What will the SAP team do to support my child?

    Our SAP team does not diagnose or provide treatment.  Rather we provide you with information to help your child succeed in school and life.  We will gather important information from school personnel and make recommendations to assist with removing any barriers that may be getting in the way of your child’s success.

    • Gather and review observable data from school personnel
    • Set short-term and long-term goals
    • Recommend interventions – in school supports and/or community referrals

    Who is on the SAP core team?

    The core team of SAP consists of a multi-disciplinary team including teachers, administrators, social workers, nurses, and counselors. This team is trained to understand and work with children.

     The team acts as a resource to students, parents and faculty, and as a liaison between students, parents, and community agencies to facilitate communication and intervention.

    For more Information or to Make a Referral:

    Contact: school social worker or your child’s guidance counselor or click one of the links above.

     

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