Mental Health

Each staff member of the Student Support Services department is fully trained in the provision of mental health services. Most have years of experience as mental health providers in settings outside of the schools. Many of our personnel are licensed as school psychologists, social workers or as professional counselors by an agency of the State of New Mexico.

School counselors, social workers, and psychologists provide help to students who have qualified for Special Education services for behavioral and/or emotional struggles. In these cases, we provide one or more of the following:

  • Counseling - Individual and/or group counseling

  • Family Conferences - Meetings to discuss parenting issues/concerns

  • Consultation - Meetings with the student's teacher(s) to assist them in working with the student's behavioral or emotional struggles.

  • Interagency Coordination - Communication with other agencies to help the student and to allow follow up to assure that services are continuing.

  • Crisis Intervention - When a student is a danger to self or others or is out of control, the School Counselor, Psychologist, or Social Worker will aid in resolving the situation or will find help for the student.

  • Behavior Management Assistance – Behavior Aides are assigned students whose behavior is significantly disruptive to the educational environment and who need close adult guidance to modify their behavior.