Guidance & Counseling Plan for Jasper City Schools, Revised 8/2025
Legal & Ethical
School counselors face ethical and legal challenges every day. Whether you are new to the field or have been practicing for years, legal and ethical challenges can still throw you for a loop. From confidentiality issues to records maintenance, from duty of care to sexual harassment issues, a school counselor's legal and ethical questions can spring up from every corner. ASCA provides a number of resources and services to help members meet these legal and ethical challenges as comprehensively as possible.
ASCA's Ethical Standards for School Counselors, also available in Spanish, are the basis of ASCA's ethical program. ASCA also has Ethical Standards for School Counselor Education Faculty.
The association also publishes books and journal articles on legal and ethical issues, as well as addressing them in the members-only Resource Center. Each issue of ASCA School Counselor magazine contains an article written by the chair of ASCA's Ethics Committee about a legal or ethical issue. Read the articles.
Webinars
View a variety of webinars on legal and ethical issues in school counseling.
School Counseling Information
The school counseling program plays a vital role in the overall development of students within the school system. It is designed to support students' academic, personal, social, and career growth through a structured and comprehensive approach. School counselors work closely with students, teachers, parents, and administrators to identify and address individual student needs, promote a positive school climate, and foster emotional well-being. By providing guidance lessons, individual and group counseling, and crisis intervention when necessary, the counseling program ensures that students are equipped with the skills and resources needed to succeed both inside and outside the classroom. Ultimately, the program contributes to a safe and supportive learning environment where all students can thrive.
School Counselors for Jasper City Schools are as follows:
Cathy Jones, cjones@jasper.k12.al.us
T.R. Simmons 205-387-2535
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Jessica Elliott, jelliott@jasper.k12.al.us
Memorial Park Elementary 205-384-6461
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Maddox Intermediate 205-384-3235
Anna Graves, agraves@jasper.k12.al.us
Beth Borders, bborders@jasper.k12.al.us
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Jasper Jr. High 205-221-9277
Patrick Rider, prider@jasper.k12.al.us
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Jasper High School 205-221-9277
Bethany Jordan, bjordan@jasper.k12.al.us
Misty Whisenhunt, mwhisenhunt@jasper.k12.al.us
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