Student Support Services is organized to strengthen and support all students’ academic and social progress.  All activities and educational offerings are specifically designed to engage students in their own learning and growth.  Students, parents, faculty, and administration work collaboratively to ensure that each student’s individual needs are addressed as they challenge themselves to become wiser and kinder human beings.  Students may drop by at any time to talk; services are confidential unless otherwise discussed.  

Counseling

• Provides individual support to students 
• Assesses student social-emotional functioning with a focus on preventative measures and early intervention
• Engages students in a social skills group 
• Coordinates and produces parent education programs 
• Develops advisory program content and advisor capacity 
• Acts as a support and resource to staff on adolescent development 
• Provides crisis intervention assistance to school personnel and students in emergency situations 

Academic Services

• Coordinates meetings with parents, teachers, and learning specialists to determine learning accommodations and goals for students
• Documents detailed and learning specific descriptions of student challenges and resulting accommodations with school based goals and expectations
• Conducts classroom observations and assists teachers with the educational placement of students and differentiation 
• Consults with students, parents, teachers, educational therapists, and tutors to assist in meeting the learning needs of students
• Informs and trains teachers on effective strategies that work with individual students

For further information, please contact Lori Strauss, L.C.S.W., Director of Student Support Services at 310.440.3500 or lstrauss@milkenschool.org