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Our School Counselor
Beth Hebert is the counselor at Sakai. Students request appointments for a wide range of problems which may be taking their attention away from being successful at Sakai. Staff or parents may also request that a student meet with the counselor. For more information about counseling, feel free to call any time.
Beth Hebert (206) 780-6506
Sakai's Counseling Mission Statement:
As Sakai’s school counselors, we have a strong belief in Positive Psychology and strive to incorporate these tenants into our school counseling practice. The core assumptions of Positive Psychology are:
· Relationships are the key to success
· Positive focus leads to positive outcomes
· Humans have a distinct ability to change
· Strengths are fuel for change
· There are strengths in every child, youth, family and community
As professional school counselors, we are committed to:
· Abide by the professional school counseling ethics as advocated by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).
· Work and cooperate with teachers, administrators, parents and community resources to strive for the goal of academic, personal/social, and career success for all students. Assist all students through individual and group counseling, classroom guidance lessons, collaboration, consultation, advocacy, and leadership
· Consider all students, regardless of their ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, religious or spiritual identity, socio-economic status or learning differences when planning and implementing the school counseling program
· Strive to be preventative in design and geared toward the developmental stages of all students as they move through their schooling career
· Respect all students’ values and beliefs and not impose our personal values
· Participate in professional development activities essential to maintain a quality school counseling program
· Be knowledgeable of laws, regulations, and policies related to students
· Be an advocate for all students