counselor. However, any student may at his / her discretion make an appointment with any member of the counseling staff. Appointments may be made at any time with the receptionist in the guidance office. No appointments will be made during class time. Some areas in which students will find school counselors most helpful are:
peer relationships |
college selection |
adult relationships |
testing and interpretation |
school achievement |
high school curriculum |
course selection |
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vocational / occupational planning |
Resource materials are available in the guidance office and career center including books, pamphlets, and catalogues for college and occupational planning. Software programs such as Naviance are used by counselors to assist students with performing college, career, and scholarship searches as well as with setting goals and completing career interest inventories. Seminars in career and college information are offered throughout the year by the counseling staff. Career Days, meetings with college admissions representatives, Financial Aid and FAFSA completion support sessions, and a Junior Planning Night event are also sponsored by the Enfield High School Counseling Department for students and parents at various points throughout the school year.
STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY Enfield High School Guidance Departments follow the Ethical Standards of American Association of Counseling and Development. These standards state in part that the school counselor protects the confidentiality of information received in the counseling process as specified by law and ethical standards. School counselors are to inform the appropriate authorities when a counselee’ s condition indicates a clear imminent danger to the counselee or others. This is to be done after careful deliberation and, where possible, after consultation with other professionals. The State of Connecticut requires that school personnel, including counselors, report child abuse, child neglect, suspected child abuse, and / or a child under 13 with venereal disease to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.
CHANGE OF COURSE PROCEDURES Course changes create a disruption to the learning process and an imbalance in class sizes. Students must select courses with extreme care. Giving this matter the serious consideration it deserves will ensure the selection of a meaningful course of studies and thus eliminate the need for course changes. Details for necessary changes are available in the Program of Studies issued to each student.
SUICIDE / PREVENTION / INTERVENTION # 5140.3 The Enfield Board of Education recognizes that suicide has become a major cause of death among young people and, consequently, is a concern to this school system and the community it serves. The Board recognizes that suicide is a complex issue and that, while the school may recognize potentially suicidal youth, it cannot make clinical assessment of risk and provide in-depth counseling, but must notify the parent or guardian who will be provided with a list of appropriate resources for such an evaluation. Therefore, any school employee who may have knowledge of a suicide threat must take the proper steps to report this information to the school principal or his / her designee.
CHILD ABUSE / NEGLECT # 5140.1 The Enfield Public School District( the“ District”) shall comply with the Connecticut General Statutes regarding child abuse and neglect by requiring all personnel employed by the school system to report any incident where there is a reasonable cause to suspect child abuse, neglect or risk of abuse of a child to the designated authority.
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025