Welcome to the Carmichael Middle School Counseling page!Check out our CMS Holiday Mental Health Flyer  for tips on how to manage holiday stress and a list of mental health resources!

Check out our Counseling Corner Newsletter for December 2020 for holiday resources and much more.

Counseling Corner Newsletter (November, 2020)

What do we do?

• Personal/Social Development
• Provide the foundation for personal/social growth as students progress through school and into adulthood.
• Academic Development
• Implement strategies and activities to support and maximize each student's ability to learn.
• Career Development
• Provide the foundation for the acquisition of skills, attitudes and knowledge that enable students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, and from job to job across the life span.

How we can help...

• Strategies and support for improving grades
• Organizational, test-taking, and study skills
• Improving self-advocacy and comfort working with teachers
• Feeling down or suicidal (or reporting a friend)
• Concerns about being bullied or reporting bullying
• Friendship help and mediating conflict with peers
• Learning more about career options and life after high school
• Personal and family challenges (e.g., mental health, substance abuse, conflict)
• Community Resources (e.g., financial help, counseling, medical needs)