• Personal & Social Counseling

    Our school counselors are able to provide individual and group counseling sessions for students regarding their relationships with other students, parents and teachers.  If you have concerns, please contact your student's school counselor (Ms. Meeks: last names A-L / Mr. Marlin: last names M-Z).

    If necessary, students are referred to outside resources. There are many services for students and parents in and/or around the Waseca area.  Listed below are a few of these services:

    Local Resources for Families

     

    Grief Resources

     

    EMERGENCY NUMBERS

    Waseca County Sexual Assault: 507-835-2464
    Violence Intervention Project: 507-835-5389, 800-579-5669 

     

    ALTERNATIVE LEARNING
    Area Learning Center: 507-835-5588

     

    PARENT SUPPORT AND INFORMATION
    Parent Communication Network: 507-835-5628
    Exchange Club Center: 507-455-1190, 800-642-0089

     

    FAMILY HEALTH
    Children’s Health Plan: 507-835-8240
    Planned Parenthood Mankato: 507-387-5581
    Planned Parenthood Owatonna: 507-451-0184

     

    FAMILY HEALTH, ALCOHOL & DRUG REHABILITATION
    Catholic Charities: 507-455-2008
    Family Focus: 507-835-1257
    Lutheran Social Services: 507-835-4301
    South Central Human Relations 507-451-2630

     

    JOB TRAINING
    Minnesota Valley Action Council: 507-835-8240
    (MVAC) Workforce Center 

     

    There are also many websites that may help you learn about and understand many mental health issues.  Below are a few resources that may help you.

      

    GENERAL INFORMATION

    An American Psychological Association site that offers tips and advice regarding many mental health issues.  http://helping.apa.org

    Child Mind Institute provides resources for families regarding a variety of mental health issues.  https://childmind.org/resources/

     

    ANGER/STRESS MANAGEMENT

    General overview about controlling anger before it controls you.  http://apa.org/pubinfo/anger.html

     

    ATTENTION DEFICIT

    Basic information regarding the disability of attention deficit.  http://ld-add.com/Whatis.htm

     

    EATING DISORDERS

    What are the eating disorders anorexia and/or bulimia?  http://adhostnt.adnost.com/cgi-win/athealth32.exe?13

     

    GRIEF AND LOSS

    General information about "What is bereavement" and "What is grief?" http://adhostnt.adhost.com/cgi-win/athealth32.exe?9

     

    CHEMICAL USE / ABUSE

    Straight facts about drugs and alcohol.  http://www.health.org/pubs/strafact/straight.htm

     

    DEPRESSION

    An interesting sight titled "Wing of Madness-A Depression Guide." http://www.wingofmadness.com/index.htm