Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services

School Counselor Services (American School Counselor Association-ASCA)

School counselors to deliver comprehensive, data-driven programs that promote student achievement in the areas of academic, social/emotional and career development.  Services are based on the ASCA Model of Define (creating a counseling program based on professional standards), Manage (managing the pieces of the counseling program), Deliver (implementation of the school counseling plan that includes classroom lessons and small group/individual services to students), and Assess (reviewing data to evaluate and adjust the school counseling program in response to student need).

Psychological Services (National Association of School Psychologists-NASP)
School psychologists are experts in learning, behavior, mental health and school systems. They provide academic and behavioral interventions; mental health supports; evaluation, assessment, and data analysis; consultation with teachers and families; culturally responsive services; and crisis prevention and response. They support struggling and diverse learnings; academic achievement; positive behavior and mental health; safe and supportive learning environments; school-family-community partnerships; and school-wide data-based decision making.

• Center for Child Development
• Children and Families First
• BHC Program
• Return to Learn Grant
• ARC of Delaware (puberty)
• Communities in School Delaware
• Delaware Center for Justice
• DSCYF 
• Division of Family Services (DFS)
• DFS (abuse and neglect)

• Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health (PBH)
• The K-5 Early Intervention Program (formerly Family Crisis Therapists)
• Take Care Delaware
• DHSS
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health
• Mobile Crisis

Suicide Prevention Training
Suicide Prevention Training for Public School Employees
Each public-school employee of the District shall participate in at least one combined training each year totaling ninety(90) minutes on suicide prevention. The training materials shall be evidence-based and developed and/or approved by the Department of Education, Department of Health and Social Services, and the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families. Any in-service training required by this section shall be provided within the contracted school year as provided in 14 Del. C. 1305(e). 

Suicide Prevention
The Colonial School District recognizes the serious problem of youth suicide and acknowledges that providing this policy for schools and districts related to youth suicide recognition and prevention is very important. The District also acknowledges that youth suicide is a complex issue, which cannot be addressed by districts and schools alone. This Suicide Prevention Policy (Policy Number: 297) meets the requirements of 14 Del. C. 4142, relative to Suicide Prevention.