School Counselors

Our counseling program is designed to address the needs of all students by helping them acquire competencies in career planning and exploration, knowledge of self/others and educational/vocational development. The school counseling program consists of various programs: individual and group counseling, parent and teacher consultations, group guidance, referral assistance to other programs and services in the community, and classroom guidance.

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Healthy Mind: Small Group Support

As part of the Counseling Program at Amherst Junior High School and Nord Middle School, we are offering a variety of groups to the students this year. A group is anywhere from 3 to 9 students who all share the same concern or program. These groups do not deal with the treatment of psychological disorders. Small group counseling focuses on a particular problem which may be personal, education, social, or vocational. The groups are preventative, short-term, supportive, and developmental. They help the children find a way to cope with stresses, and teach them skills that they can use in everyday life. All groups are completely optional for students.

Groups are held once a week, during a regular school day period, and usually during a study hall time. There will be six to eight group sessions. Please note that we treat all information with strictest confidentiality and the highest respect. Below is a listing of the groups for this upcoming school year (groups are subject to change).

Girls Circle: Structured support group for girls which integrates relationship theory, resiliency practices, and skills training. Designed to increase positive connection, strengths, and competence in girls.

Boys Council: Strengths-based group approach to promote boys' and young men's safe and healthy passage through pre-teen and adolescent years.

Mindfulness Group: An opportunity for children to calm their minds, become more aware in order to work through their anxieties and school stressors.

Study Skills & Organization Group/Open Table Format: Focus' on improving academic success through goal-setting, study skills, and test-taking strategies. Provides opportunity for academic skill-building and a time for sharing and relating to peers on a social level.

If your child would like to be involved in a group, or if you want your child to participate, please contact a guidance counselor for more information.

Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County

The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services (MHARS) Board of Lorain County brings together the expertise, resources, and proud histories of the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Lorain County (ADAS) founded in 1989 and the Lorain County Board of Mental Health (LCBMH) founded in 1967. The MHARS Board was established in July of 2019.

The people served by the mental health and substance use disorder systems have a common goal, and that is recovery. Consolidating the county’s addiction and mental health organizations strengthens our ability to coordinate treatment and recovery services. This is to improve our clients’ lives, and also improve the lives of their family members.

The goal is that we will maximize delivery of these health services. It means providing the right care, in the right setting, at the right time.

For more information, please visit http://mharsloraincounty.org.

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Greetings! I am Debbie Raesler and I am the Nord School Counselor.

deborah_raesler@amherstk12.org

440-988-1495