Peer - one who is your equal, same rank, value, age

Counseling - mutual exchanging ideas through discussion and deliberation

Peer Counseling Program - involves a small number of interested students, carefully selected and trained, whose goal is to help other students recognize and handle their problems, by offering supportive listening and by verbal and non-verbal interactions

To Enhance the students' image and foster positive feeling toward themselves as persons and toward their fellow students and teachers in the Bishop McDevitt community.

To augment the present counseling services offered by the Guidance Department Staff and to provide another vehicle for students to express themselves and their concerns. This should link those who can help with those who need help.

To help students to learn to deal with everyday problems constructively and realistically.

To enable students to participate in supportive, growth-oriented peer group experiences at Bishop McDevitt High School.

To meet the need of students who have difficulty relation to adult counselors.

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