Parental rights advocates want the Legislature to block a proposed Department of Education rule that would direct school counselors to respect student confidentiality. Posted April 6, 2023 Updated ...

School counselors say the coronavirus pandemic has so destabilized kids' lives that the result is genuinely traumatic. And closed schools make it harder for counselors to help.

If a peer counselor encounters a serious problem, they’re supposed to report it immediately to a teacher or adult school counselor. But gray areas abound: If a student is abusing drugs, for example, a ...

Statements made by two male high school students to a school counselor about the sexual assault of a female student were not protected by teacher-student confidentiality, a Michigan appeals court ...

Communication skills, empathy, patience, emotional intelligence, and commitment to maintaining confidentiality are key qualities for working successfully with students. It’s important for school ...

Confidentiality is the word used for the privacy between you, your child, and your child’s mental health counselor. Most clinicians explain this concept with the phrase, “What you say here ...

Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up flags and signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at a school board meeting on June 15, 2023, in Chino, Calif.

School counselors aren’t just there for scheduling or helping your kids get into college. They’re a part of a school-based mental health team that’s trained to monitor and improve students ...

S.B. 615 wants to include school counselors on that list, confusing politicians on both ... “My concern is that we do not break that confidentiality agreement that we have with children ...

Confidentiality protects your child's information from becoming workplace gossip. Source: PR Image Factory/AdobeStock Confidentiality is the word used for the privacy between you, your child, and ...