COUNSELING SERVICES

Counseling services will be available at each campus to include:

1. Academic counseling, in which the student is assisted in assessing, planning, and implementing his or her immediate and long-range academic goals (career, vocational, or transfer).

2. Career counseling, in which the student is assisted in assessing his or her aptitudes, abilities, and interests and is advised concerning current and future employment trends.

3. Personal counseling, in which the student is assisted with personal, family, or other social concerns, when the assistance is related to the student's education.

4. Psychological counseling, in which the student is assisted with special counseling (or accommodation) for a psychological or psychiatric disorder or an emotional or mental illness, when the assistance is related to the student's education.

5. Counseling services will be coordinated with other services or programs to meet the special needs of students. These services include (but are not limited to): assessment services, financial assistance program, job placement services, disabled students program, EOPS/CARE program, special populations services, and
veterans services.

Counseling support will be provided to all students enrolled or during preregistration activities; these services will be integrated within the matriculation process of the district.


Approved: September, 1986
Revised: October 3, 1994