The purpose of school counseling is to support students to:

• Foster self-understanding and self-awareness
• Develop stress management and coping skills
• Express emotions in a healthy way
• Learn self-advocacy skills
• Explore career and higher learning opportunities
• Achieve academic success
• Explore extracurricular activities
• Discuss home and family stressors and learn positive coping.
• Develop appropriate social skills
• Learn to develop positive peer relationships

Services Available:

• Individual counseling
• Parent consultations
• Academic advisement
• Group counseling
• Mediations between peers
• Teacher/administration consultations and collaboration
• Connection to outside resources

*All counseling services are voluntary and confidential.

The Home for Little Wanderers

offers parent support groups to help caregivers expand their village in a safe and confidential environment.

What is the Parent Support Program?

The HFLW’s Parent Support Program offers both structured and open-ended groups and workshops for parents. All of the services are FREE.

Example groups include:

• Parenting Journey

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

• Raising Children with Behavioral and

Mental Health Needs

• Navigating the Special Education System

• Financial Literacy