2015 Student Services Department Student Needs Assessment

Please fill out the following survey so we may serve you better.

As the counselor and social worker at NCHS, we want to make sure we are offering the services our students need most. These topics can be addressed in a large group setting such as SRT, through small groups for six-eight students, or through individual appointments. Small-group counseling is a way for students to work together with a counselor or social worker on such topics as managing stress, friendship skills, managing anger, decision-making skills, dealing with divorce, understanding feelings, and other topics that arise as necessary. Below is a list of items that can be addressed by Student Services. Please mark each item you feel needs to be addressed this school year.

Question Title

* 1. Please mark each item that you feel Student Services should address during the 2015-2016 school year.

Self-respect (self understanding and acceptance)

Personal values (identify, prioritize, and evaluate values)

Appropriate decision-making skills regarding drug/alcohol, tobacco, and other substance uses (making healthy choices)

Respect for others, getting along with others, accepting differences

Responsible behavior toward family, school, and community

Group communication skills

Appropriate and effective conflict resolution skills

Establish goals, plan, and prepare for the future

Recognize changes in male/female roles and life roles (career stereotyping)

Know how skills and interests affect ability to obtain and keep a job

Positive attitudes toward school with a focus on life-long learning

Goal setting for a career

Awareness of different learning styles and how one learns best

Test-taking skills

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 2. Rank the following items by importance.

Self respect

Personal values

Appropriate decision-making skills regarding drug/alcohol, tobacco, and other substance uses (making healthy choices)

Respect for others, getting along with others, accepting differences

Responsible behavior toward family, school, and community

Group communication skills

Appropriate and effective conflict resolution skills

Making appropriate decisions for personal safety/handling violence

Appropriate college/career decisions

Establish goals, plan, and prepare for the future

Recognize changes in male/female roles and life roles (career stereotyping)

Know how skills and interests affect ability to obtain and keep a job

Positive attitudes toward school with a focus on life-long learning

Goal setting for a career

Awareness of different learning styles and how one learns best

Test-taking skills

Rank this if you entered something in "Other" on Question 1.

Question Title

* 3. Student Services hopes to address some issues through small groups of approximately six students. The following topics represent group topic possibilities. These topics would be covered in an eight- or nine-week small group experience. Please choose the topics you think would be most helpful to our student body. If there is a topic that really interests you and you would like to be a part of a small group on that topic, please list the topic in the comment section and include your name so we know who to contact. You only need to leave a comment if you want to become a part of a small group.

Anger management skills

Organizational skills

Test-taking strategies

Study Skills

Divorce

Meeting, making, and keeping friends

Grief/Loss

Self-esteem

Stress management

Alcohol and drug use

Decision-making skills

Anxiety/relaxation skills

Bullying and cliques

Transition from the junior high/grade school to the high school

Trouble at home

Dating relationships

Sexual activity, STDs, pregnancy

Coping with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and other issues that directly affect academic success

Positive student/teacher relations

If you are interested in one of the above topics or have a topic of your own to add, please list it in this box and include your name so we know who to contact. This information will be kept confidential.

Thank you for participating in this survey. If you have any questions or would like to personally discuss the survey with Student Services, please see Mrs. McAnally or Ms. Auriene.