Bethany Ward
Primary School Counselor
412-429-7016
bward@cvsd.net
School Counseling Mission Statement
The School Counseling Program provides assistance to students in the further development of skills necessary for personal success: encouraging positive character traits, coping with life's difficulties, building cohesive relationships, and achieving academic success. Through collaboration with administrators, teachers, students and their families, local businesses, and postsecondary institutions the school counseling program strives to promote and enhance academic, career, and personal development for all students.
How can I meet with my School Counselor?
School Counselors are often meeting with students or in classrooms, it is best to schedule an appointment. Email is preferred.
Programs
- The Caught Being Good Program, which is a part of our School Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Initiative
- Classroom Lessons
- Small groups including Yoga, Social Skills and various other groups based on need
- New student groups and lunches to orient new students to the school
- Study Buddies program which pairs an adult mentor with a student
- TLCv program which gives high school students the opportunity to mentor our primary school students
- Participation in our MTSS and CORE Team processes which help determine interventions to put in place for students who need support academically or behaviorally
- Coordination of the implementation of school wide classroom lessons of Second Step Curriculum which focuses on social emotional learning