Our role

We serve as part of a team, including parents, teachers, administrators, the community, and students, to promote and improve student success within the school.  The School Counseling Department consists of two counselors, one for each grade level.

DMIS School Counseling Vision Statement

Every student at DMIS is a confident, empathetic, lifelong learner who embraces others, opportunities and life enthusiastically. Our students thrive in the world by cultivating healthy relationships and their passions, while also being able to pivot with life’s changes and challenges. They are bold enough to pursue their dreams and encourage others to do the same with care, understanding, and joy. 

DMIS School Counseling Mission Statement

The mission of the Daniel Morgan Intermediate School Counseling program is to empower students to embrace rigorous challenges, navigate personal pathways, and enrich their civic communities through an engaging, inclusive, safe environment. By participating in the DMIS comprehensive school counseling program, all students will have access to learning opportunities that will assist them in developing academic confidence, a dream for their future, and social-emotional skills. The counseling program will be delivered using a multi-tiered approach that ensures all students' needs are met in a developmentally appropriate manner, regardless of the level of service needed.

School Counseling activities at DMIS:

• Developmental Guidance Lessons (within the classroom):  These lessons typically cover topics such as study skills, character education, social skills, and career awareness.
• Small Group Counseling: Support groups are offered to students who may benefit from additional support when dealing with stressors, such as: family changes, grief or loss, anger management, social issues, peer relations.
• Individual Counseling.  Individual counseling is offered on an “as needed basis”, and tends to focus on problem-solving.  In these brief sessions, counselors work with students to address issues which might otherwise interfere with the student’s ability to succeed in school. 

*School counseling is not therapy. However, we can assist you in locating appropriate community services when needed. Please feel free to contact your child’s grade level counselor with questions and/or concerns at 540-667-7171.