Diane Mastromarino Jensen Chet Chavez
720-561-8742 720-561-8745
diane.mastromarino@bvsd.org chet.chavez@bvsd.org
School Counselor Interventionist
OUR MISSION
The mission of the New Vista High School Counseling and Prevention program is to ensure a safe and supportive environment in which all students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for their academic, career and personal/social development to become life-long learners, creative thinkers, and responsible individuals.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
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Student learning is maximized through the whole person – social, emotional, cognitive, and physical – and in conjunction with that individual’s personal development.
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Education should consider and address individual student needs, gifts, talents, and strengths.
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As do adults, adolescents have choices, and education, as well as basic human development, require that adolescents be given the opportunity to explore choices and consequences.
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Adolescents need and want genuine, positive, supportive, safe relationships with adults and each other. Given these conditions and the opportunity to explore the choices they have, adolescents have the capacity to make good decisions for themselves, their peers, and their community.
A TEAM APPROACH
The counseling program includes and supports a team effort, which involves not only the counseling staff, but also the school’s advisors, social worker, school psychologist, administration, teachers, and other staff. We engage in a collaborative effort to support each student throughout their high school career.
OUR ROLES
Our school counselor and intervention specialist use a team approach to best support and meet the needs of all New Vista students.
HOW TO SEE ONE OF OUR COUNSELORS
It is preferred that students meet with a counselor during non-class time unless it is an urgent matter.
It is preferred that Parents call or email our counselors to arrange an appointment. Please do not drop by unless it is urgent.
Resources
Want to anonymously report a tip? Call the Safe2Tell Hotline at 877-542-SAFE or visit Safe2Tell.org
Teen Clinic: Get healthy, get answers, get involved. http://teenclinic.org/
Healthy Youth Alliance of Boulder County: Provides resources and services, in partnership with the community, that enhance quality of life, support and protect our county’s diverse community of adults, children, families and elders, and promotes economic independence and self-sufficiency. http://www.bouldercounty.org/help/family/pages/hya.aspx
BVSD Community Connections provides parents and students with contacts for:
Tutoring, Arts, Camps, Athletics, Health & Support Services, After-school Programs, Child Care, Volunteer Opportunities, and more. http://bvsd.org/guide/Pages/disclaimer.aspx
Counseling: http://www.boulderpsychologicalservices.com/ ; http://boulderpsychotherapistsguild.com/
Hope Coalition educates, engages, and empowers the community about depression awareness and suicide prevention in order to save lives. http://hopecoalitionboulder.org
Colie's Closet is a nonprofit organization of teenagers and young adults working together to further the understanding and treatment of depression and the prevention of suicide, and they provide financial assistance for professional treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals.
http://www.coliescloset.org
The mission of Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA) is to end the suffering in our community caused by sexual assault. http://www.movingtoendsexualassault.org/