Palmer Trinity School

{ 81 } with safeguarding the interests and wellbeing of our students and our community. us, parents/ guardians and students consent to allow employees and agents of the School, who have a need to know, to receive and/or share medical and/or psychological information necessary to serve the best interests of the student and/or community. In the event of a disclosure required by law, every effort will be made to notify the student and/or parents/guardians in advance. COUNSELING SERVICES Adriana R. Muñoz, Ph.D. School Counselor x257 Susana Cetta, LMHC School Counselor x243 Palmer Trinity School has school counselors on staff who participate in and help coordinate student support services. Counseling services include individual counseling, small groups, and peer counseling. Programs, activities and workshops are provided to assist students in their social and emotional development. e school counselors act as a liaison with teachers/staff, parents and administrators when appropriate. When a possible learning problem is identified, a referral is made to the Learning Resource Specialist. Referrals are also made when an emotional/psychological problem requires the outside assistance of a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist or counselor. Students and parents should be aware that our School's philosophy is that conversations with the School Counselor will not always be treated as confidential. e School Counselor will remind the student of the non-confidential nature of the communication and, in appropriate circumstances, will encourage the student to communicate with the student's parents or other adults regarding the circumstances disclosed. e School Counselor may also directly inform the parent and/or administration of sensitive communications to find ways to help the student and/or family. If the student is determined to be in an at-risk state, the student will be sent home and must be evaluated by a Florida licensed mental health professional to determine that the student can safely return to the school community. In addition, the School Counselor may be required to report such communications to law enforcement or child abuse authorities when the nature of the communication reveals the immediate or imminent risk of harm to the student or others, or a violation of the child abuse laws. LEARNING RESOURCES Katie Lamiell, Learning Resource Specialist x115 Emily Keunen, Learning Resource Specialist x152 e Learning Resource Specialist provides support for students with diverse learning needs through consultation and collaboration with their parents and teachers. rough consultation with teachers, parents, and students, the Learning Specialist assists in identifying students with learning differences. e Learning Specialist provides support and recommendations to faculty, parents, and students for interventions and strategies to address those differences, and makes referrals to parents as necessary for comprehensive evaluation. e Learning Resource Specialist coordinates extended time testing accommodations and other special learning needs of students. Refer to Testing Accommodations for guidelines related to applying and using extended time testing.

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