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School Counseling Resources

Dear Students and Families, 

I am Samantha Dryden, the School Counselor at General Greene, and I'm excited and honored to serve you and your child! I'm looking forward to partnering with you to help your child be successful at school during the school year. 

What Do School Counselors Do?

We work alongside teachers and parents to help students develop socially and emotionally, and to help remove any barriers they have to learning!

We Provide:

  • Classroom lessons teaching social skills, how to take care of strong feelings, study skills, etc.
  • Small group counseling
  • Short-term individual counseling
  • Consultation with parents and teachers
  • Parent workshops
  • Community resource referrals (including longer term therapy services)
  • Schoolwide programming (Career Fair, Start with Hello, Bullying Prevention Month, etc.)

What types of things do school counselors talk with students about?

  • Making and keeping friends
  • Setting goals
  • Teamwork
  • Feeling good about yourself
  • Making good choices
  • Being responsible
  • Managing strong feelings
  • Conflict resolution
  • Career Exploration
How Can We Support Parents?
 
  • Helping to handle social or emotional concerns you have about your child
  • Improving parent-child communication
  • Family difficulties or concerns that affect your child at school
  • Referrals for community resources
  • Understanding the developmental changes of childhood
  • Helping your child to be on time to school every day
  • Discussing concerns about your child’s academic achievement

How Does a Student See a School Counselor?

  • Self-referral
  • Parent referral
  • Administrative, teacher, or other staff referral
  • Referral by friend(s)
GCS requires parents/guardians to sign an Informed Consent if their child meets with the school counselor on a consistent basis. 
 
Please contact me at drydens@gcsnc.com or 336-545-2015.