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School Adjustment Counselor
The butterfly is the “most human” of all insects, for the pain of its metamorphosis most closely resembles the pain experienced in human growth. If we know that the beautiful butterfly inside the cocoon is fighting to get out and we love it and help it by doing for it, we kill it. The struggle that it undergoes is what gives it the strength to live. Children also, if we really love them, must be allowed to struggle, for only through their struggle can they acquire the skills to succeed. - A. Michael DeSisto
Jon Friedman
413-664-6023 ext. 5321
The school counselor is available on Wednesday and Friday afternoons at Abbott Memorial School. Some students talk with the counselor every week and others on an “as needed” request. Any student can have access to this service.
Our counselor works to provide support and guidance with issues that can affect a students’ focus and success in school.
Students are referred to the counselor by way of teachers, parents and students themselves (“self-refer”).
The counselor’s goal in helping a student is to operate as a team member along with parents, teachers and student to initiate positive changes.
Call anytime with concerns or questions: 413-664-6023 ext. 5321
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