School Counseling
Xavier’s guidance program is grounded in Ignatian education and vision, which helps young men become individuals of competence, conscience, and compassion.
Students are assigned a school counselor at the beginning of freshman year, and they will work together for the student’s entire time on 16th Street. Counselors care for each student academically, emotionally, and socially. The high school years are challenging for every student, especially now, and that is why we consider excellent counseling so critical.
Individual counseling appointments are routinely scheduled throughout the year to check in with students, and appointments can be scheduled on an as-needed basis as well.
Xavier prepares learners to live, work, and thrive in a changing society.
Our Responsibility
In the spirit of cura personalis, school counselors are concerned with each student’s total development: academically, emotionally, and socially.
Freshmen have group guidance once a cycle throughout the year and discuss a number of issues related to transitioning to high school and acclimating to associated academic, co-curricular, social, and emotional changes. Sophomores meet in small groups once every other cycle throughout the year to discuss topics related to healthy decision-making. During junior year, counselors meet with juniors in small groups every other cycle to discuss social and emotional-related topics as well as to begin the college search process. College counselors take over junior groups in second semester to formally begin the college application process. The school counseling curriculum is integrated and articulated throughout grades 9-12 and is developmentally appropriate.
Other counseling services include multi-session support groups, special programs, and prevention education. Additional services include family consultations, crisis intervention, and referrals to outside providers.
