Peer Counseling is an A-G requirement and is a college preparatory readiness class. The Peer Counseling Program offers support services to peers. It is an effective tool for providing prevention, intervention, and referral services to individuals experiencing difficulties.

•	Effectively trained Peer Counselors can positively influence the attitudes and behaviors of their peers.

Peer Counselors go through a semester of training before running sessions students. Students learn:
•	The session introduction with the duties to inform. •	Not passing judgement.
•	Compassion and empathy. •	Positive non-verbal’s.
•	Paraphrasing for understanding and feelings. •	Open & closed ended questions.
•	Guiding the counselee to options without giving advice.
•	Everything is confidential unless harm to self or others. Students can refer themselves or others for a PC session. Teachers, staff, and parents can also refer students for a PC session.

Clovis Unified has Peer Counseling programs in every High School and Intermediate school.

Mediator Mediators is expanding into Elementary Schools across the district.
		Peer Counselors Don’t: • Give advice.
• Tell other people or teachers about what we talk about unless it is harm to self or others.
• Judge you or what you’re going through. • Lie to you or give you false information.
• Run therapy sessions and tell you what to do. • Portray themselves as being better than
everyone else.

Use the QR code to view a Peer Counseling Mock Session

Peer Counseling helps to combat the Mental Health Crisis media videos.
Students tackle Life Challenges through Peer Counseling in Clovis      Peer Counseling attacks the Mental Health Crisis 1min Videos Created by Peer Counselors For Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
I Matter      It’s Ok To Not Be Ok      People Care      Time To Speak Up            Depression Has No Culture Good articles about Peer Counseling
Peer Programs Helping Schools              Peer Counseling Gains Popularity
High School
	Teacher
	Junior High
	Teacher

Buchanan
	
Ashley Hall
	
Alta Sierra
	
Alyssa Albee

Clovis High
	
Cassidy Salinas
	
Clark
	
Heidi Schultz

Clovis East
	
Gracie Bishop
	
Reyburn
	
Nina Jones

Clovis North
	
Michelle Miller
	
Granite Ridge
	
Reyna Rubalcaba

Clovis West
	
Lori Hurley
	
Kastner
	
Riley Warner

Elementary Mediator Mentor Programs in CUSD	Miramonte	Fort Washington