Shabazz Student Services | Shabazz City High School

Are you or your student worried about your student’s grades, health, problems with a teacher or family member, conflicts with peers, a friend’s alcohol or drug use, gender or sexual identity, safety, stress in their life, or post high school plans? If so, a Student Services staff member can help or refer your student to someone who can!

School Social Workers provide:

Assistance when a crisis occurs at school or home
Conflict resolution
Help if someone is in an abusive situation or violent relationship
Individual and group counseling to help students solve problems
Assistance with attendance and alternative school programs
Help to remain in school and graduate
Assistance finding community services
Assistance to caregivers on school and teen issues

School Counselors provide:

Academic support (e.g., individual academic planning and goal setting, alternative school program information and referral)
Post high school planning and support (e.g., individual, group, and family presentations and consultation, career exploration and planning, employability skills and job information, information about scholarships and financial aid)
Social/emotional support (e.g., individual and group counseling, assistance when a crisis occurs at school or home, problem-solving, assistance with conflict resolution in the school setting, referrals to appropriate agencies)

School Psychologists provide:

Individual and group counseling to help students solve problems
Assistance and information about mental health issues
Assistance when a crisis occurs at school or home
Help for behavior or discipline problems
Help with concerns about grades or any other classroom issues
Information about educational programs, such as Special Education and alternative school programs
Testing, as part of school evaluations for learning or social-emotional-behavioral issues
Assistance and information so that students can get help outside of school, such as making an appointment with a mental health care provider

School Nurses provide:

Assistance to get medical, dental, or mental health care
Care for sick or injured students
Help with chronic illness management
Administration of medication, if needed during the school day
Screening for hearing and vision problems and assistance in obtaining glasses
Assistance to get sports physicals
Screening and referral for alcohol and other drug concerns
Assistance to pregnant and parenting teens

Student Services Contact Information

Most of the time, conversations with Student Services staff members are confidential; there are some exceptions if the situation involves risk of harm to the student or someone else.

Susan Kaye
School Social Worker