Student & Family Services
At De Marillac, we believe a child’s ability to learn is affected by social, emotional, health and economic factors outside the classroom. Our Student and Family Services fosters success for our students, promoting healthier lifestyles and a positive school climate through our counseling and family programs. Through these programs, we provide support to students and families to ensure academic and personal growth.
Counseling Services
Through our counseling program, we meet the unique needs of our community through the investment in quality counselors, academic specialists and a program director that offers comprehensive services to DMA students and families. Counselors assist and guide students through a range of difficulties including but not limited to: academic issues, peer conflicts, skill building, self-esteem, decision making, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, anger, depression, divorce, grief and so much more.
Aligned with the California Standards for School Counseling, our program:
Engages, advocates for and supports all students in learning
Plans, implements and evaluates programs to promote academic, career, personal and social development of all students
Utilizes multiple sources of information to monitor and improve student behavior and achievement
Collaborates and coordinates with school and community resources
Promotes and maintains a safe learning environment for all students
Family Programming
Family involvement in the educational process is a crucial factor for children to achieve academic success. At De Marillac, we provide family support throughout the school year to increase the likelihood of student and family success. De Marillac offers individual, group, and family counseling and workshops for families. Recent workshops topics have included raising a teenager in the age of technology and recognizing bullying behaviors and parents as the primary educators. Additional community-building activities such as volunteering, holiday gatherings, potlucks, field trip chaperoning and family religious services help parents and guardians feel connected to their student and to the greater De Marillac community.
De Marillac Family Council
To develop leadership for our parent community, De Marillac Academy has established a Family Council which meets monthly. This group size ranges from 8-12 families. In addition to attending the standard monthly meetings, they also advise our principal and director of student and family services during regular meetings. The Family Council acts as a voice for the larger family community and offers recommendations to the school administration.