Student Needs Assessment

I, as your 9th grade counselor, would like to know what you think. For the survey below, please take your time and answer the questions about counseling honestly. The results of this assessment will be used as a planning tool for future counseling services. Thank you for your time and participation!


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. My counselor and I....*
    have talked one on one. (Continue to question #2)
    have never talked but I would like to. (Skip to question #6)
    have not talked because I did not feel a need to. (Skip to question #6)


  1. I felt comfortable being in the counselor's office.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. My counselor listened to me and understood my problem.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. After I talked with my counselor, I felt better about what was bothering me.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. After I talked with my counselor, it was easier to try my best at school.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. The counseling department offers a limited number of small group counseling that work on specific topics, such as Anger Management, School Success and Motivation, Overcoming Poor Attendance, etc. Please choose the answer below that most applies to you and small group counseling. *
    I have attended small group counseling sessions. (Continue to question #7)
    I wanted to attend group, but I did not get to. (Skip to question #12)
    I have never needed to attend small group counseling sessions. (Skip to question #12)


  1. During group, I felt supported by my counselor.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. During group, I felt included and accepted by the other group members.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. In group I learned different ways to handle some of my problems.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. After being in group, I felt better about something that had been bothering me.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. After being in group, I felt like trying harder to do my best at school.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. During the school year, I taught classroom guidance lessons on various topics relating to college and careeer choices, creating a 4 year high school success plan, etc. Through the Health classes I also taught lessons on signs of depression and suicide and conflict resolution. The topics of most of my classroom guidance lessons were...*
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Very interesting  Very boring


  1. What did you like about the classroom guidance lessons? What did you NOT like? What would you like to do/what would be more helpful in future classroom guidance lessons?


  1. I use the skills we learned about in guidance...*
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Very often  Never


  1. This year something that was upsetting me made it hard for me to do my best at school.*
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Very often  Never


  1. I did not want to go to school because something was really upsetting me.*
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Very often  Never


  1. For the next 9 numbers please score the counseling topic in order of MOST important to LEAST important to you. #1 is MOST IMPORTANT and #9 is LEAST IMPORTANT.

    Academic Advisement

    *
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. Anger Management*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. College and Career Options*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. Conflict Resolution*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. Diversity, Tolerance, Respect for Self and Others*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. Health Issues (depression, anxiety, drugs/alcohol, eating disorders, etc)*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. Decision Making, Goal Setting, Peer Pressure*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. Self-Esteem*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. School Success Skills (study tips, test anxiety, time management, etc)*
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. Thank you for your time and opinions! To close, are there any other thoughts or ideas that you would like to share with me that will help me help you to be the most successful student you can be?