Guidance

 

The Chickering School Guidance Department staff consists of two mental health professionals, Cheryl Baressi and Cynthia Shapiro, M.S. We serve as counselors for the children in the school community, providing services for children requiring prevention, on-going support, or crisis intervention within the educational setting.  We also meet with parents and teachers as needed to help address student concerns as collaboratively as possible.  As you will see in this website, our role is also to educate and support parents.  We conduct parent workshops and apprise parents of outside resources and interesting opportunities to enhance your parenting know-how.  Below is a list of the activities in which we regularly participate:

 

 

· One-on-one and small group counseling

· Social skills education groups

· Parent-teacher conferences

· Parent workshops

· 504 plan coordination

· Transition planning to middle school

· Parent guidance

· Drop-in lunches

· Behavioral plan development

· Teacher consultation

· Special Education TEAM meetings

 

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or relevant information from home about your child.