Counselors

Referral packets can be found on-line on the Round Rock ISD website under Gifted and Advanced Academic Services.

Round Rock ISD TAG services

Austin Child Guidance Center
Phone: 512-451-2242

Dedicated to improving the mental health of children and their families, a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and counselors provides individual, family, and group therapy; psychiatric and psychological services; parent education; community presentations and consultations

Lone Star Circle of Care
Phone: 1-800-232-8946

LSCC provides appropriate behavioral health services for patients of all ages, from seniors and adults to adolescents and children. We employ a range of mental health professionals, including child and adolescent psychiatrists as well as adult psychiatrists and therapists.

Bridges to Growth Resource Center
Phone: 512-943-5198

Offers many parent workshops throughout the year and free advice and counsel from a parent educator for parents experiencing parenting challenges

For the Love of Christi
Phone:512-467-2600

This organization holds monthly support meetings and various activities for children and adults to help them adjust to life after the death of a loved one.

Wonders and Worries
Phone: 512-329-5757

This organization helps children cope when a loved one or parent has a chronic or life threatening illness

Texas State Round Rock Counseling Clinic
Phone: (512) 716-4250

For information on services for children and adolescents: (512) 245-6576

The clinic is a fully equipped teaching clinic providing supervised clinical experience for advanced master’s degree-seeking counseling students and vital, affordable mental health services to the community.

Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC)
Phone: 512.472.4357(HELP), 844.267.0106

Integral Care has a wide array of quality and innovative services and a professional staff dedicated to serving our community. They strive to create a comfortable treatment setting for you or those that you care about through compassionate and confidential services and programs. Our services include psychiatric evaluations, 24-hour crisis interventions, medication treatment, inpatient treatment, employment and vocational services, service coordination, family support and respite care, housing, information and referral, supported living and residential services. Integral Care also provides community services in homes, on the streets or at other sites as needed.

Services available are: Adult Behavioral Health Services, Child and Family Services, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services, Psychiatric Crisis and Jail Diversion Services

Accept the anxiety.  Test anxiety can be very frustrating at a time when you would rather be calm, cool, and collected.  Believe it or not, the physical symptoms that result from anxiety can actually help you do well on the test if you know how to manage them.  So, when you’re taking a test and you feel the butterflies in your stomach and you begin to sweat, don’t fight it.  Instead, decide to use the feelings as a tool for success.  It’s a normal sign that you are ready to fight for a good score!

Breathe Deeply.  Anxiety often causes shallow, fast breathing.  As part of your test anxiety emergency plan, proceed to take several deep, cleansing breaths.  When you inhale deeply, your stomach should rise slightly.  As you slowly exhale, imagine all of the stress melting into the floor.

Make a fist.  Test anxiety increases muscle tension that reduces your concentration.  After you accept the anxiety, do some deep breathing, the final step is to make a tight fist first with one hand and then the other.  Squeeze each as tightly as possible – put all of your nervous energy into your hands as they make a fist.  Then release and stretch your fingers.  Picture all of the tension dripping off of your fingers as your hands relax.

Anti-Bullying Website

 “Conflict Resolution- is the process by which two or more parties engaged in a disagreement, dispute, or debate reach an agreement resolving the situation.” 

Bullying is written or verbal expression, expressions through electronic means, or physical conduct that occurs on school property, at a school-sponsored or school-related activity, or in a vehicle operated by the district.  Check out tips below on how to handle if you or anyone you know is possibly involved in a bullying situation.
Coping Strategies For Children Who Are Bullied

Tell an adult.
Talk it out.
Walk Away.
Avoid the bully.
Hang out with friends.

Coping Strategies For Children Who Witness Bullying

Tell the bully to stop.
Help the victim walk away.
Recruit friends to help the victim.
Befriend the victim.
Get an adult.

Strategies For Parents

If your child is being bullied:
Take complaints of bullying seriously.
Reassure your child that he or she was right to tell you of the problem.
Teach your child to be assertive, not aggressive.
Help the child identify strategies for dealing with bullying.
Give the child positive social opportunities to make friends.
Make teachers and other caregivers aware of the problem and work together to address it.
If your child is doing the bullying:
Spend time with your child daily.
Know where your child is and with whom.
Make it clear that you do not tolerate this behavior, but that you still accept your child.
Arrange for an effective nonviolent consequence if your child continues to bully.
Reward good behavior.
Teach your child positive ways of solving problems and managing anger.

David’s Law

Come by and see us. We’re here to help you! We offer career guidance, individual/group counseling, schedule changes, parenting information, PROS (People Reaching Out and Sharing) and mentoring programs.

Program Description

 

How to See a Counselor
Students may come to the counseling office by completing a request form. These forms are located outside the student center. Students may want to meet with the counselor for a number of reasons ranging from academic concerns to peer pressure. Students with emergencies may see a counselor immediately.

 

Schedule Change Requests
All students requesting a schedule change should see their grade level counselor. A parent’s signature is required before the change is approved. Please note that due to class sizes there will likely be difficulty in honoring the request.

 

What exactly does a school counselor do?

We assist students with academic advising and planning, facilitate counseling groups, and conduct guidance lessons through your students regular classes.  We also meet with teachers and parents to help plan appropriate interventions and strategies for struggling students.
Can I just drop in to see my child’s counselor?

Due to our variable schedule, it is best to call to set up an appointment.  If we are in a group, classroom, or helping a child in crisis, we will not be available for walk-ins.
Can I set up an appointment with my child’s team through the counselor?

No, as we do not have access to the team’s calendar, we are not able to set these appointments for you.  Please contact the team leaders directly.
Can my child change electives after the first 2 weeks of school?

This is rarely approved due to the fact that our electives are year-long classes.  We do not wish to set up students for failure due to having missed crucial instruction.
What if my child wants to be an office aide?

There are a limited number of 8th grade students selected for office aides.  Students must maintain good grades and have leadership skills as they represent our campus.
Why are some classes larger than others?

Master scheduling is like a huge puzzle.  It is built based on what students request on their choice sheets and staff are allocated accordingly.  Electives and team planning times really drive the schedule creating some periods of smaller core classes and some with larger numbers due to fewer electives at that time.
How does my child get tested for TAG?

Each year in late fall (typically mid-November to early December) students may be referred for the TAG program by a parent, teacher, or by the student.  Testing is done in January and results of the selection committee arrive to parents in May.  Once parent permission is obtained, the student would start TAG services at the beginning of the following school year.
I think my child has a disability…how do they get services?

All districts follow a Response to Intervention process.  A team meeting is held and an action plan is developed to provide intervention in the general education setting.  Follow-up meetings and different interventions are implemented as needed, with a possible result of referral for 504 or special education evaluation of which in rare cases a student needs highly specialized instruction or the curriculum needs to be altered significantly.

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