Welcome to the Office of School Counseling

 

 

The School Counseling Program at Hamilton Township School District

Our School Counseling program is designed to identify, refer, and provide support services and educational programs for students in the Hamilton Township School District of Mercer County.

Throughout the school year, the school counseling department implements a variety of supportive individual and group services.  These services will focus on building resiliency and life skills to help students develop their maximum personal potential as caring, responsible, healthy members of the community.  The goal of the School Counseling Department is to enhance student success and performance in the school environment and to aid students in reaching their full potential.

Feel free to contact our Director, Kimberly Ferlauto, at 609-631-4100 x 3075, if you have any questions and/or concerns.

What Is the Role of the School Counselor?

Click here to read more about what school counselors do.

Click  here to read more about the role of the School Counselor.

How do I reach my child's School Counselor?

Click here for the directory of school counselors.  You will find your child's school and then the counselor and contact information.

The school counselors can be reached by phone at 609-631-4100 and then enter their extension.  If the school counselor is not available, please leave a voicemail message.  In addition to phone, the school counselors can also be reached via email.  Please see the Counselor Directory for the school counselor information.

Please understand that our counselors do their very best to get back to you as soon as possible.  Voicemail and email are checked throughout the school day. However, please be aware that they may be busy working with students and therefore cannot respond immediately.

If your concern is urgent, please contact your child's school's main office directly and inform them that you need to speak with the counselor immediately.

How your child can get an appointment with the school counselor

There are many ways that your child can get to speak with the school counselor.

Your child can:

• Request to see the counselor through the main office.
• Write a note to the counselor and leave with the main office staff to place in the counselor's mailbox.
• Tell their teacher and the teacher will contact the counselor.
• Complete a Request to Speak with the School Counselor Form (the Google Form responses are viewed throughout school hours on school days.
  • If this is an EMERGENCY, you MUST tell the nearest adult that you have an emergency.  (An emergency is if you or someone else is in danger of being hurt.)

Parents/ guardians may:

• Call the school counselor directly with a request.
• Email the school counselor directly with a request.
• Contact the main office with a request.