Who Do I Tell?
Asking for Help
All About Confidentiality
Counselor Vocabulary
Ms. Williamson/Mrs. Burnett
100

If someone hits me on the playground and this has never happened before or it was someone I have never had a problem with, who should I tell?

My Teacher

100

If someone keeps repeatedly picking on you at recess how should you ask for help?

Write a note to the counselor or tell your teacher you need to see the counselor. You can also have a parent contact the counselor, too.

100

What does confidentiality mean?

What you say stays private.

100

Name the feeling, "you feel protected from danger and you are not likely to be harmed".

Feeling safe

100

Where is Mrs. Burnett's office?

Across from the office. At the front of the school. In the main hallway.

200

If we don't have a lot of food at home and I am coming to school hungry, who should I tell?

Mrs. Burnett or Mrs. Williamson

200

If I am feeling sad and don't know why, should I ask for help?

Yes

200

If you tell me you have been having nightmares will I tell anyone else?

No

200

Who is the person at a school who leads classroom counseling lessons, lunch bunch, and meets with students individually.

The school counselor

200

What is Mrs. Williamson's home school?

Ballman

300

If someone stole my book on the bus and my teacher is absent, who should I tell?

Bus driver or my substitute teacher

300

How long should I wait to ask for help if I feel unsafe?

Don't wait. Tell someone right away.

300

If you tell me that someone is hurting you at home will I tell someone?

Yes.

300

What do you call someone who continues to bother you even after you have asked them to stop, your teacher has asked them to stop, and the counselor has asked them to stop? Over a long period of time.

A bully

300

What did Mrs. Williamson teach before becoming a counselor?

Spanish (in high school first, and later in junior high).

400

If someone continues to bother me even after I have asked them to stop and I have already told my teacher, who should I tell.

Mrs. Burnett or Mrs. Williamson

400

Who else might let Mrs. Burnett or Mrs. Williamson know a student needs help?

Teachers and parents.

400

Who will Mrs. Burnett or Mrs. Williamson tell confidential information to?

Someone who will keep you safe.

400

What do you call it when you place confidence in a person and you count on them to keep your secrets or help you when needed.

Trust

400

What did Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Burnett do before they were school counselors?

They were Teachers

500

If I am not feeling safe at home and do not feel safe going home tonight, who do I tell?

My teacher (who will tell Mrs. Burnett) or Mrs. Williamson (who will tell Mrs. Burnett also) or Mrs. Burnett

500

If I don't feel safe going home, how do I get the information to Mrs. Burnett or Mrs. Williamson?

Tell your teacher you need to see the counselor by the end of the day and that it is important. Do not write a note unless you can get it to the counselor immediately.

500

When will Mrs. Burnett or Mrs. Williamson break confidentiality?

When someone is hurting you, you are hurting someone, or you have plans to hurt yourself.

500

What big word means that private information will be kept private?

Confidentiality

500

What college degree did Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Burnett achieve to become school counselors?

a Master's degree in school counseling