Counseling

Mission and Vision

AHA Counseling Mission

The vision of the Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Counseling Program is that all students will graduate with the academic achievement, social/emotional competence, and career readiness skills necessary to become self-directed, resilient, and productive contributors in a diverse and interconnected global community.

AHA Counseling Vision

The mission of the Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Counseling Program is to advocate for equity, access, and success for all students by delivering a comprehensive, data-informed school counseling program aligned with the ASCA National Model. In collaboration with students, families, educators, and community stakeholders, the counseling program supports students’ academic achievement, social/emotional development, and career exploration while fostering leadership, accountability, high expectations, and the skills necessary for lifelong learning and postsecondary success.

How Your Counselor Can Support You

Counselors can provide support in the following domains:

Academic Development

• Failing grades
• Studying/ test taking strategies
• Trouble in class
• Post-secondary selection
• Test score reviews

Career Development

• Career awareness/exploration
• Interest inventories

Personal/Social Development

• Self-harming behaviors
• Problems at home
• Peer conflicts
• Self-esteem
• Anger management
• Substance use concerns

Student Rights

Confidentiality

Information discussed with the counselor is private unless the information needs to be shared to prevent danger to the student or others. If information needs to be shared, the counselor will make every effort to let you know of the appropriate source (s) that need to be contacted. This may be a parent/guardian, administrative personnel, protective services, or law enforcement. Other shared information includes court subpoenas and communication with other professionals to better support you. Our primary responsibility is to our students, but we also acknowledge parents rights to be informed.

Benefits

Your counselor may assist you with an increased understanding of the issue (s) that have been brought to the counseling office. You may also feel better having discussed the issue (s) with someone who can help resolve your concern.

Risks

We want to help you, but there are no guarantees in counseling. You may feel some anxiety discussing certain issues with your counselor. This can be caused due to challenging your thoughts/ feelings in ways that may be uncomfortable, or new to you.