SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES
Reef Sunset Unified School District currently employees three School Counselors, Two Prevention Intervention Specialists, and four Wellness Specialists.
School counselors and Specialists are trained to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community for all students.
Within RSUSD, School Counselors Work With Students to:
Support and improve behavioral functioning on the school campus
Provide direct one-on-one instruction on appropriate social skills, friendship skills, anger management, self-regulation and
problem solving through group services.
Conduct social/emotional/behavioral lessons in small groups and also in the classrooms.
Provide individual services to students with significant behavioral issues
Increase positive behavior interactions with peers and staff
Within RSUSD, School Counselors Work With Students and Their Families to:
Serve as coordinator of services
Evaluate eligibility for Section 504 services (within a multidisciplinary team)
Create plans to support general education students who are experiencing behavioral issues within the school setting
Provide parents with information to enhance academic, social emotional, and behavioral successes for students and families.
Make referrals and help coordinate community support services
You can contact your school counselor by calling your school office.
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES
Reef Sunset Unified School district currently employees three full-time School Psychologists.
School psychologists are trained to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community for all students.
Within RSUSD, School Psychologists work with students to:
Increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning
Support and improve behavioral functioning on the school campus
Within RSUSD, School Psychologists work with students and their families to:
Identify and address learning and behavior problems that interfere with school success
Evaluate eligibility for special education services (within a multidisciplinary team)
Support students' social, emotional, and behavioral health
Provide parents with information to enhance parenting skills
Make referrals and help coordinate community support services
Guide implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans
Consults with outside agencies to provide services for students.
Prevention Intervention/
Wellness Specialists:
Avenal Elementary School
Yesenia Valle
Kettleman City Elementary School Logan Martin
Tamarack Elementary School Julianne Llamas jllamas@rsusd.org
Reef Sunset Middle School
Sarah Montoy smontoya@rsusd.org
Avenal High School
Esperanza Bravo ebravo@rsusd.org
Sunrise High School
Fabian Sanchez fsanchez@rsusd.org
School Counselors:
Reef Sunset Middle School Rigoberto Leal
Avenal High School
Araceli Enriquez aenriquez@rsusd.org
Jorge Castellon jcastellon@rsusd.org
School Psychologists :
Resources:
The Kind Center:
559-235-9239
Family Engagement Center:
559-717-0405
Kings/Tulare County Warmline:
1-877-306-2413
Kings County Local Crisis Line:
1-800-655-2553
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
988
National Substance Abuse Helpline:
1-800-662-4357
California Youth Crisis Line:
1-800-843-5200
The Trevor Project Lifeline:
1-866-488-7386