Resources for School Counselors
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Guidance Counselors Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson (front row, far right) and her members wear T-shirts that represent the theme of their 2016 conference.
UFT Resources
- FAQ on Mandated Counseling
Answers to frequently asked questions on mandated counseling. - Past presentations from UFT School Counselors Conferences
PowerPoint presentations from previous School Counselors Conferences.
DOE guidance
- Guidelines to Support Transgender and Gender Expansive Students
- Social Media Guidelines
- Discipline Code
- Graduation Requirements
- Chancellor's Regulations
DOE resources
- Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans PowerPoint
- Evaluating Foreign Transcripts: The A-Z Manual
- Standard Operating Procedures Manual: The Referral, Evaluation and Placement of School-Age Students with Disabilities
Programs and services
- Visiting Nurse Service of New York Children's Mobile Crisis Team
CMCT is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide rapid responses and crisis management for children and adolescents in active crisis situations. - Teacher Education Institute
By taking classes at TEI, counselors can obtain additional credits for their permanent certification and salary differential. - NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
Find resources and information for high school seniors looking toward college and beyond.
Resource guides
- Resources for survivors of suicide loss
The Samaritans of New York have put together this resource guide for counselors and other support staff working with students who have lost a loved one to suicide. - Directory of domestic violence services
A handbook from the New York City Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. - Disaster mental health resources
From the NYS Office of Mental Health - High school counselors guide
Compiled by the Guidance Department of August Martin High School.