Guidance

Carolee Balliett This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Leslie Miller This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mrs. Balliett recieved her B.S. in Psychology from Wright State University in Dayon, Ohio and holds a Masters of Social Work and Masters of Family Relations and Human Development from The Ohio State University. Mrs. Balliett's email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or she can be reached at (419) 884-2020 ext 3430.
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Assist students in understanding and accepting self and others
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Provide crisis intervention
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Assist with conflict resolution
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Help students develop safe anger management skills
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Help at-risk students develop appropriate social interaction skills
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Connect students and their families to community services




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Develop trusting partnerships with families and caregivers.
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Listen to concerns of family and help problem solve.
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Assist family in utilization of community resources to strengthen the family and student.
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Secure access to programs available and/or work to develop needed programs as identified by caregivers, parents, and families.
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School counselors participate in special education assessment. This may include involvement/support in Individual Educational Planning (IEP) meetings, and other meetings with staff and families to address special accomodations needed for students' behavioral and emotional health.
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Identify factors in child's living situation and/or school situation that impinge upon his/her education.
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Mobilize family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible.
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Assist i social developmental assessments to determine factors which may affect child's ability to learn
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Assist in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies
Monday- | Mrs. Balliett at Western | Mrs. Miller at Eastern |
Tuesday- | Mrs. Balliett at Central | Mrs. Miller at Eastern |
Wednesday- | Mrs. Balliett at Central | Mrs. Miller at Eastern |
Thursday- | Mrs. Balliett at Central | Mrs. Miller at Eastern |
Friday- | Mrs. Balliett at Western | Mrs. Miller at Eastern |
- frequent and unexplained headaches, stomachaches
- significant weight gain or loss
- feeling sad, hopeless, weepy, or empty
- unmerited feelings of being "bad" or "stupid"
- changes in sleep patterns/problems with sleeping
- unprovoked anger or aggression
- refusal or reluctance to attend school, skipping school
- dropping out of favorite activities
- withdrawal, little interest in playing with others
- running away
- cutting, self-injury, threats of self-harm
- sudden drop in grades or change of behavior
- self-destructive behavior, including drug and alcohol
- difficulty with relationships
- antisocial or delinquent behavior
- inattention to appearance or grooming
- risk taking behaviors with little thought of consequences
- extreme sensitivity to rejection or failure
- slowed physical responses or increased physical agitiation
- social isolation
from Mental Health America of Summit County
School Counseling is limited in the services provided. It is not a substitute for on-going, intensive behavioral health needs.