Hello Mark West community!
Welcome back! We hope you all had a great summer and are ready to join us on another wonderful and successful school year. At this time we understand there are a lot of mixed emotions about transitioning into the school routine, we understand there is a lot of excitement and some anxiety around unknowns. We would like to suggest having a conversation with your child about changes to their routine using your best judgment as to how much information is relevant and helpful for them. Our recommendation to parents is please do your best to exemplify poise, patience and positivity. Kids typically rely on adults to teach them how to respond to situations.
The counseling team will be present and available on the first week of school to help support students who might need additional support. However, if you would like to contact a school counselor, please contact them directly or by contacting the main office.
Have a great start to the school year, we look forward to seeing you all very soon.
MWUSD Counseling team
Lionel Cooper (Riebli) lcooper@mwusd.org
Karina Serrano (San Miguel) kserrano@mwusd.org
Antonio Garcia (MW Elementary and MW Charter) agarcia@mwusd.org
Antonio Garcia (Bilingual)
Mark West Elementary & Charter Counselor
707-583-1598
Mark West Elementary: 707-524-2990 x1516
Mark West Charter Middle School: 707-524-2741 x2144
Lionel Cooper
John B. Riebli Elementary Counselor
PPS, LMFT #48148, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
About Our Program
Goals of the Elementary Guidance Counselor
- To assist students in understanding themselves.
- To provide crisis support when needed.
- Help develop strategies and plans based on the child’s strengths,
challenges, and needs. - Help students learn to become more cognizant of the consequences of
their behavior. - Support students to become successful and self-aware learners
Resources & Other Relevant Topics
Listed below are community resources that support families and children [...]
Toolbox Strategies
“Please and Thank You tools” for social emotional learning – [...]
Components
- Classroom Guidance Lessons TK through 8
- ToolBox
- Social Emotional Learning
- Communication Skills
- Resolving conflicts
- Cyber safety
- Bullying Prevention
- SOS – Signs of Suicide (Gr. 6 through 8)
- Human Trafficking (Gr. 7 and 8)
- Individual Counseling
- Managing Anxiety and Depression
- Conflict Resolution
- Self Awareness and Goal Setting
- Trauma
- Family Support
- Group Counseling
- Newcomer Groups
- Friendship Groups (K-3)
- Topic Groups: Grief, Divorce
- Academic and Emotional Support
- Social Skills Group (4-8)
- Parent Consultation
- Parent conferencing
- Parent workshops
- Staff Consultation
- Conferencing
- Collaboration and Support
- Community Outreach and Referral Resources
- Other Programs