Central Union School District

School Counselors

Counseling Services

Hello and welcome to Central Union School Districts counseling website! Our names are Liliana Alvarado and Martha Vargas and we have the great joy of working with students through a variety of school-based services. Our student support services include classroom guidance lessons, small group counseling, and individual counseling sessions. We also collaborate with teachers, school staff, and parents to help meet our students academic and social emotional learning needs. We believe that addressing students' social and emotional needs is an essential part of their education. We also help connect families to local community resources for additional or ongoing support. If you are interested in individual or group counseling for your child please contact your school's principal or vice principal for guidance.

Social Emotional Learning

Virtual Calm Corner

Central Union School District currently employs two (2) full-time School Counselors.

School Counselors are credentialed professionals trained to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally and emotionally. They work directly with students to address academic and social-emotional needs, as addressed by parents, school personnel and other key stakeholders. They also 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 Central Union School District, School Counselors work with Students to:

Assist with academic plans for students to make academic progress
Provide behavioral support to students through such services as:
• direct behavioral support
• consultation services to student or to in-line staff
Provide direct instruction on appropriate:
• social skills
• friendship skills
• anger management
• self-regulation
• problem solving
Provide individual services to students, as identified by key stakeholders
Make referrals to outside agencies for mental health care

Students who may need mental health services can be provided these services through the School Counselor and these services are generated through a Student Study Team Referral, Section 504 and/or an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). If said services are not available on the school site, a referral to a partnering agency will be made on behalf of the family and child.

Within Central Union School District, School Counselors work with Students and their Families to:

Provide behavioral techniques and interventions to staff
Create plans to support general education students who are experiencing behavioral issues within the school setting
Provide parents with information to enhance parenting skills
Make referrals to outside agencies for mental health care
Make referrals and help coordinate community support services

Parents/Guardians who feel their student may need mental health services can seek out these services by contacting the school office. If said services are not available on the school site at that time, a referral to a partnering agency will be made on behalf of the family and child.

Contact Information

Ms. Alvarado School Sites Served Stratford Elementary 20227 1st Street Stratford, CA 93266 Phone: 559-925-2605 Fax: 559-947-3840 Neutra Elementary Community Center Dr. Bldg #967 NAS Lemoore, CA 93245 Phone: 559-998-6823 Fax: 559-998-7521	Mrs. Vargas School Sites Served Central Elementary 15783 18th Ave Lemoore, CA 93245 Phone: 559-924-7797 Fax: 559-924-0919 Akers Elementary Constellation Ave. Bldg #968 NAS Lemoore, CA 93245 Phone: 559-998-5707 Fax: 559-998-7517

Due to the nature of distance learning, please be reminded of our limits of confidentiality and concern for student safety. School counselors, teachers, and administrators are mandated reporters; we are required to report any suspected child abuse and/or neglect to the local reporting authority. Students and families should refer to their health providers and/or community resources for immediate support. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please refer to the 211 helpline, and in case of emergency please call 911.