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[quote=Anonymous]We had a staff meeting the other day and were told we were getting another FT counselor next year to bring us up to two FT counselors, one PT mental health therapist, one psychologist, one social worker. When we heard about the additional counselor, teachers spontaneously started texting each other that the counselor should be for us. We are overwhelmed with the fallout from a year of schools being closed and kids doing whatever they wanted at home. At least 6 teachers are leaving next year and no candidates exist to replace them. We will probably end up combining classes if we can't find anyone to hire which means we will have 35+ kids in many grades.

I have a child with a severe mental illness and while his teachers have read his neuropsych report and give him some accommodations (extra time, etc), I would never expect anything more from them. Don't expect teachers to be your kid's mental health counselor. We aren't trained in anything but recognizing signs of abuse or neglect and what to do about it. In my district, we are also trained in de-escalation training (the same training the police get). That is to try to avoid the behaviors that cause students to shut down a classroom and disrupt learning. Our job is to teach and refer students with other needs to other professionals.[/quote]

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