How to Reach Us

Hours: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Phone: 752-8926

Scott 2 Guidance and Counseling Services are the guides that help students navigate their educational path to success. Our team of professionally trained school counselors can provide resources to help prepare students for the future. 

Scottsburg Middle School counseling program has received the Gold Star & Ramp School Counseling Awards. Schools that have obtained the Indiana Gold Star status have demonstrated that they have a comprehensive and accountable school counseling and guidance program, aligned to Indiana School Counselor and Student Standards, as well as national (ASCA) standards.

The primary goal of the department is to:

• Help create a safe school environment where children can learn
• Coordinate referrals to outside agencies
• Help design interventions to enhance student success
• Help parents, teachers, administrators in learning how to meet the needs of all students

Counselors help students by:

• Promoting positive attitudes among students toward self, family, peers and community
• Assisting students in learning how school performance relates to future opportunities
• Developing and delivering classroom guidance lessons that teach skills such as healthy decision making, resolving conflicts and respecting others
• Working collaboratively with students, parents and teachers to identify and remove barriers to learning
• Supporting students by teaching skills for achieving success
• Counseling with students individually and in groups
• Providing support during personal crisis

How does a student get to see a School Counselor?

• Self-referral- they can ask to see a counselor for themselves.
• Request of the counselor- a counselor may request to see a student.
• Parent/caregiver referral - parents can call, email, or meet with a counselor to ask a counselor to see their student.
• Principal, teacher, or other staff referral - if a staff member is concerned about a student, they may ask the counselor to see them.
• Referral by friend(s) - sometimes friends worry about their friend and may want to help them by reaching out to the school counselor.

We believe that every student has a right to access services provided by their school counselor. If a parent/caregiver does not want their student meeting with a counselor, they must inform the school principal. If the counselor feels they need to work with a student on an ongoing basis or in a small group, parents will be notified and asked permission. Permission can be withdrawn at any time by parent/caregiver request. Counseling and guidance services are available to all students.

Meet Our SMS School Counseling & Guidance Staff

Holly Asdell
School Counselor

Email: hasdell@scsd2.k12.in.us

A 1996 graduate of SHS, Ms. Asdell came to SCSD2 in 2009 after working at Schneck Medical Center as an oncology social worker and patient services case manager, as a case manager for the Department of Child Services, and as a therapist for Counseling and Evaluation Center. Before joining the SMS staff in the 2017-18 school year, she served as an elementary counselor in the district. Ms. Asdell earned both her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Louisville. One hobby she loves in her free time is photography.

Teresa Burow
School Counselor

Email: tburow@scsd2.k12.in.us