Counseling and Guidance Program

The Guidance and Counseling program is a comprehensive program which includes guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive service and system support.

Guidance Curriculum is presented through classroom or group activities and provides students with assistance in:
• Self Awareness
• Values of Learning
• Decision Making
• Goal Setting
• Relationships
• Career Exploration
• Drug Prevention/Safety

Individual Student Planning assists students with:
• Test Interpretation
• Academic Achievement
• Personal and Career Development

Responsive Service includes:
• Student Counseling
• Crisis Counseling
• Agency Referral
• Parent Consultation
• Teacher Consultation
• Support Groups
• Problem Solving

System Support includes:
• Staff & Community Relations
• Special Projects
• Committees
• Professional Development
• Student Support Teams
• Testing Coordination
• Honor Rolls
• Record Keeping
• Other

Classroom guidance activities are systematically implemented in all grade levels. Individual and small group counseling is available by parent, teacher, administrator or student self referral. Counseling is short-term, voluntary and confidential.

Guidance Projects & Programs
• Math-A-Thon
• Holiday Food Drive
• Career Speakers
• Red Ribbon Activities
• Home to School Connection Bulletin
• Project Wisdom
• Safeplace
• Characterade
• Kids-On-The-Block
• Too Good For Drugs

COUNSELOR’S CREED
By Steve Yim

I Will

Listen with my whole being.

Communicate to every student I meet that each is special and precious in my eyes.

Encourage and support the students when they feel despair.

Correct gently and point them in a direction that is true to their own life spirit.

Parent those who need it and befriend those who have lost faith in adults.

Keep my promises to them.

Be there when everyone else loses heart and turns always from them.

Point their eyes to their own beautiful selves.

Affirm every creative spark that emanates from their mouths and their actions.

Believe in students’ dreams and persist in assisting them to imagine what some say is impossible.

See miracles that they perform in everyday tasks at home and at school.

Remind the students that they can get along with each other no matter what the problem.

Give the students I meet each day a chance to be happy, successful, and caring people.

Love the students always.

Kathy Spruiell
Guidance Counselor
kspruiell@winfieldal.org
Phone:
(205) 487-2305
Fax:
(205) 487-8907

The mission of the Winfield City School System’s comprehensive school and guidance program is to prepare every student socially, academically, and emotionally for present and future challenges. Students are provided opportunities to gain an understanding of self and others, to participate in educational and occupational exploration, and to pursue career planning opportunities in an environment that is safe, caring, and encouraging. Counselors work in collaborative partnerships with students, educators, parents, and community members to empower students to reach their highest level as productive members of society.