Counseling
At Newmark, we believe that counseling plays an important part in developing and reinforcing the behavioral and social skills students need to be successful. Our counselors interact directly with students on a daily basis and provide the support to help students make sound behavioral and social decisions.
Counselors conduct weekly small and large group counseling sessions with a focus on:
- Development of effective social skills
- Learning coping skills to successfully manage emotions
- Expanding verbal & non-verbal communication skills
- School adjustment
- Conflict resolution
- Increasing self-esteem
- Supporting and reinforcing positive behavioral choices
Newmark's point-based feedback system and behavior management protocols are observed during all counseling sessions and appropriate social skills are reinforced at all times.
Newmark offers parent counseling services too. Learn more about our Parent Counseling Nights.
If your student is seeing a service provider outside the school setting and you would like us to be able to contact them, please print one form for each Outside Provider (therapist, psychiatrist, speech, OT, etc. professional), complete and sign. Completed form(s) must be returned to Newmark before your student starts Newmark.
Student Counseling Program Curriculums
| K-8 Counseling Program |
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| Newmark K-8 has a formal counseling curriculum that is designed to teach social thinking and pro-social behaviors. This multi-tiered counseling approach integrates the use of common languages to facilitate quick understanding of desired behaviors. |
- Teach K-8 students how to think socially and perspective taking.
- Use of school-wide behavior modification program.
- Adventure-based team-building activities to help generalize problem solving and decision making.
- Small group weekly counseling sessions that focus on learning coping skills to manage emotions, conflict resolution and increase self-esteem.
- Monthly parent counselor meeting nights by appointment.
| NHS Counseling Program |
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| Newmark High School has a formal counseling curriculum that is designed to teach social thinking and pro-social behaviors. This multi-tiered counseling approach integrates the use of common languages to facilitate quick understanding of desired behaviors. |
- Teach students how to think socially and perspective taking.
- Use of school-wide behavior modification program.
- Adventure-based team-building activities to help generalize problem solving and decision making.
- Small group weekly counseling sessions that focus on learning coping skills to manage emotions, conflict resolution and increase self-esteem.
- Transition from high school to adulthood.
- Monthly parent counselor meeting nights by appointment.
Functional Living Skills
Home is a great place to practice Functional Living Skills. Children can make their beds, do laundry, help cook and practice crucial time management and organization skills.
FUNCTIONAL LIVING SKILLS - VIEW VIDEO LIBRARY
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Guided Mindful Moment links that you can use at home:
- For grades 1-4: Rainbow Breath
- For grades 5-8: Guided Mindfulness Breath
- For grades 9-12: Mindful Breath for Teens
Parent Tip: The Gift of Presence