Welcome to the counseling department at East Valley Middle School. The goal of our department is to provide a comprehensive developmental school counseling program for our middle school students. As a counseling team, we work to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of all students. We do this in developmentally appropriate ways that foster personal growth and academic success. Our efforts in these areas for our students are a part of a collaborative model that includes our families, teachers, administrators and community in the process.

Students/Staff
To request an appointment with Ms. Blackwood please follow the below link:

Counseling Request Form

Parents
To request an appointment with Ms. Blackwood please contact her directly via her contact information above.

Middle School Counselor Role

• Facilitate, coordinate and manage 504 process

• Refer families to community services

• Offer substance use/abuse prevention & referral

• Support needs of homeless students

• Provide individual and whole school crisis intervention

• Teach self-awareness, self-management and emotional regulation skills

• Teach decision making and relationship skills

• Collaborate with parents/guardians

• Provide individual and group counseling

• Facilitate meetings, conferences and mediations between all stakeholders

• Provide intervention support for student truancy

• Perform classroom observations to assess student behavior and provide recommendations for intervention plans

• Recognize mental health needs and provide referral resources

• Refer families and/or child for legal services and facilitate protective services

• Facilitate transitions between grade levels and program placements

Counseling Services

• Frontier Behavioral Health
  107 S. Division St, Spokane, WA 99202
  (509) 838-4651

• Lutheran Community Services Northwest
  210 W. Sprague Ave., Spokane, WA 99201
  (509) 747-8224

• N.A.T.I.V.E. Project
  1803 W. Maxwell Ave., Spokane, WA 99201
  (509) 325-5502

• Family Service Spokane
  7 South Howard, Suite 321, Spokane, WA 99201
  (509) 838-4128

• Crisis Resources

  • Regional Behavioral Health Crisis Line 24/7
    1-877-266-1818

  • Crisis Text Line
    Text: 741741

  • National Youth Crisis Hotline
    24-hour hotline. Specializing in drug treatment, pregnancy, suicide, etc.
    800-442-HOPE

  • Child Protective Services
    24-hour hotline. State-wide
    1-800-ENDHARM

  • The Trevor Project Lifeline
    Crisis support
    1-866-488-7386

  • Crosswalk
    Teen Emergency Shelter
    (509) 838-6596

  • Sexual Assault Crisis Line
    24-hour hotline
    (509) 624-7273

  • Crime Victim Crisis Line
    24-hour hotline
    (509) 751-7119