Philosophy
TRINITY views counseling as an essential service. Our philosophy is based on the belief that each student is a unique individual with specific needs. We also recognize the importance of supporting the positive growth of each individual in academics, social/emotional issues, and future career planning. We have found that a guidance program like ours plays a key role in meeting these needs and such personal development.

Curriculum
Both classroom and individual counseling sessions are available at each grade level. The curriculum incorporates self-awareness guidance, decision-making and problem-solving strategies, presentations on academic course selections and planning, registration information, college and career planning, and providing parents/faculty/ staff education on guidance issues.

Support Services
This includes counseling and guidance presentations/activities to meet the needs and concerns of the students, parents, faculty, and staff. Individual or group counseling ranges from problem solving issues to crisis counseling which could include mental health services.

Individual Planning
This assists students with academic and career planning. The Life Skills class is supportive in preparing students for transition issues and independent living.

System Support
Throughout the school year there are activities, presentations, and services for students that give support to the Guidance and Counseling Program goals. Peer tutoring, orientations, staff development, parent conferences, special services, and student activities are all examples of such planned student outreach.

College Counseling
The process of selecting a college or university is a very important part of the educational experience. The Guidance and Counseling office at Trinity International College recognizes this and has developed a comprehensive and effective College Preparation program.

 
Mental Health Resources

External Links
Other Helpful Documents
Please note that the  information in these websites is not a substitute for a face-to-face meeting with a professional.
The Trinity International College Guidance Office provides these links as a useful informational tool, but the user needs to use the information provided with discrimination and discretion.
Online Mental Health Screenings
Eating Disorders
http://www.anred.com/
Substance Abuse Recovery
http://www.onlinerecovery.org/index.html
Addictive Behaviors
http://www.habitsmart.com/index.html
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
http://www.algy.com/anxiety/menu.shtml
Depression
http://www.blarg.com/~charlatn/Depression.html
Suicide
http://www.save.org or www.ulifeline.org
General self-help and mental health links:
Counseling Center Village
Connects to Counseling Centers and their resources at other colleges and universities.
http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/ccv.html

Psychology in Daily Life
Helpful brochures by the American Psychological Association address concerns frequently raised by individuals and the public.
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/

Go Ask Alice
Columbia University's Health Question & Answer Service offers answers to real questions about Sexuality, Sexual Health, Relationships, Drugs & Alcohol, Fitness & Nutrition, Emotional Well-Being, and General Health.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html

John Grohol's PsychCentral
This award-winning site offers a one-stop index for psychology, support, and mental health issues, resources, and people on the Internet.
http://psychcentral.com/

Internet Mental Health
A free but indispensable encyclopedia of mental health information.
http://mentalhealth.com/
Mental Health Network
A guide to mental health, psychology, and psychiatry online.
http://mentalhelp.net/

Inter-Links Psychological Resources
Internet mental health and psychological resources
http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/health/psy/psy.html

Mental Health Net
A comprehensive online guide to mental health. http://www.cmhc.com

Other Online Resources:
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
WWW.AACAP.org/
The National Center for PTSD Literature Base
WWW.NCPTSD.ORG/
The Red Cross
www.REDCROSS.ORG/SERVICES/DISASTER/KEEPSAFE/CHILDTRAUMA.HTML
American Psychological Association
WWW.HELPING.APA.ORG/DAILY/PTGUIDELINES.HTML
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
WWW.NIMH.NIH.GOV/PUBLICAT/VIOLENCE.CFM
National Organization of School psychologists
WWW.NASPONLINE.ORG/NEAT/SPECPOP.HTML (tips for helping kids with special needs)
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org

College Information in Nepal
IOM- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University , Maharajgunj, G.P.O. BOX : 1524, Kathmandu Nepal (http://www.iom.edu.np)
IOE- INSTITUE OF ENGINEERING Pulcowk P.O. Box: 1175, Kathmandu, Nepal (http://www.ioe.edu.np)
TU - Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal (http://www.tribhuvan-university.edu.np)
KU - Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre, NEPAL (http://www.ku.edu.np)
BPKIHS - B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal (http://www.bpkihs.edu)
MOE -Ministry of Education Kaiser Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal (http://www.moe.gov.np)
CTEVT - Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal (http://www.ctevt.org.np)

INDIA EMBASSY
Useful College Planning Internet Addresses
Popular Search Engines and Portals
Yahoo Magellan Looksmart Yahooligans
www.yahoo.com
www.mckinley.com
www.looksmart.com
www.yahooligans.com

HotBot Dogpile Google AltaVista
www.hotbot.com
www.dogpile.com
www.google.com
www.altavista.com

Comprehensive Programs and Services
U.S. Network for Education Information (USNEI)
 http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/
U.S. Educational Advisers by Country
Centers which advise students on higher education and study in the U.S.
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/asaeacs.htm
Institute for International Education (IIE)
Administers over 250 educational programs including AsiaJobSearch, an employment search service that links Asian graduates of U.S. schools with employers in East and SE Asia.
http://www.iie.org/pgms/
Thinking about studying abroad? Don’t forget to visit:
www.studyoverseas.com
Edupass
Information on higher education in the U.S.
http://www.edupass.org
AMIDEAST
Provides extensive resources on U.S. study, scholarships, and training.
http://www.amideast.org/programs/
The Fulbright Foundation
Fellowships for graduate students, scholars and professionals, teachers and administrators from countries around the world.
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright/nonusflb.htm

VISA INFORMATION
U.S. Visa Services
U.S. Department of State’s official website for student visa information, including “What Consuls Look For”.
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html#niv
Excellent website for families/ students seeking US  Immigration/ Visa information.
www.foreignborn.com
Visa Information links
www.nafsa.org/content/
Canadian Visa information
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html
College Information/Search tools
The European Council of International Schools  (FOR ALL COUNTRIES)
This EXCELLENT site contains a lot of educational information about  college and financial aid information through
an alpha listing of countries all over the world with websites.
www.ecis.org
http://highered.cois.org/colleges.htm
Yahoo Search
This search engine is one of the best ways to find and link to a particular college, along with dozens of indexes and additional information on college email, departments, and student clubs.
http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/Education/Colleges_and_Universities
Collge Board Online
Comprehensive web site. Has everything! Career Search; College Search; College Applications Online; Finding a College that Fits; What Admission Officers Look for in Students; A Guide to Campus Visits; Exploring College Locations. A great place to start searching for information.
www.collegeboard.org

Peterson’s
Do a college search to match your interests, career plans, or costs.

http://www.petersons.com
College View
U.S. university information for international students. It has a huge, updated data base of colleges. A general overview of the college system in the US  plus direct email.
www.collegeview.com
College Edge
Comprehensive college search and resource when applying to colleges in the U.S. Application deadlines, admission requirements, financial aid. Great site.
www.embark.com
College Net
Another great search site with hundreds of colleges listed. Links to on-line application processing for subscribed schools.
www.collegenet.com
College Town
This site provides links to many colleges and offers multimedia portfolios for member institutions.
www.ctown.com/
College Xpress
Search for colleges in the U.S. by state, major, and other selection considerations.
Great information on thousands of colleges  and plenty of general advice on the college transition process.
www.collegexpress.com
Fish/Net
Allows you to create a profile of yourself to send to colleges, to ask questions, and  to find resources to read about colleges and the admission process. College search page.
www.mycollegeguide.org/
The International Education site
Links to colleges in various countries with application information and admission requirements.
www.intstudy.com

A site that helps you research and select colleges
www.CollegeIsPossible.org
Association of American International Colleges and Universities
A listing of overseas American universities country-wise with links.
www.aaicu.org
Tools and resources for planning, applying, and paying for education abroad beyond high school. Good resources for parents.
http://easi.ed.gov and www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/
College Guides
http://www.jayi.com/ACG/
College Map
http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/year4map
Common Application
http://www.commonapp.org/
International Colleges
www.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities
Minority Colleges and Universities
http://web.fie.com/web/mol/molinfo.htm
Questions regarding the National Collegiate Athletic Association. You can get the latest news on the Clearinghouse or Initial-Eligibility.
http://www.ncaa.org
Financial Aid
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is on-line. You can complete the application on the web, or you can print the application out, complete it, and mail it.
www.fafsa.ed.gov
The Internet's largest free scholarship search. You build your personal profile with fastweb, and they will inform you of scholarships for which you may qualify. New scholarship opportunities are e-mailed to you as they become available.
www.fastweb.com
Peterson’s
Provides financial aid information and a Frequently Asked Questions section, which provides useful information on the financial aid application process.
www.petersons.com/resources/finance.html
Find scholarships,loans,internships, and other financial aid programs.
www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop.html
The most complete financial aid site on the Internet.
www.finaid.org
The most comprehensive web site regarding financial aid. Mark Kantrowitz is a leading authority on scholarship scams and financial information.
http://www.finaid.org

College Net
Features over 500,000 scholarships from 1,500 sponsoring organizations!
http://www.collegenet.com/
Scholarship Resource Network
Features mostly private, non-need based scholarships.
www.rams.com/srn/execsrch.htm
Scholarship Scams
The Federal Trade Commission currently maintains an “awareness” website meant to protect parents and students from scholarship scams.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html
Financial Aid
http://www.smartstudent.com/edupass.org/
FastWEB (Financial Aid)
www.studentservices.com/fastweb/
Ford Foundation
International Fellowship Program; highly selective; up to three years of graduate-level study to individuals from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Russia.
http://www.fordfound.org
Mobility International
Financial aid specifically for students with disabilities.
http://www.miusa.org/participant/finaid.html
International Education Financial Aid
Aid for international students wanting to study in a foreign country.
http://www.IEFA.org
FinAid
Excellent site for financial aid available to international students.
http://www.edupass.com/finaid/
International Funding Sources
An extensive list of grants and scholarships available to international students.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~vpr/research/sources/intfund.htm
Canadian Financial Aid
www.studyincanada.com.cec
www.studyseries.com
http://homer.aucc.ca/dcu/
British Financial Aid
This may apply to graduate students only, but check it out. Applications must be made through the British Diplomatic Mission in the student's country of origin.
www.britcoun.org.uk/chevening/index.htm

English Language Programs
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)
Lists all accredited programs across the country.
http://www.cea-accredit.org/
The American Association of Intensive English Programs
Provides detailed information on IEP’s around the country.
http://www.aaiep.org
ESL help
http://www.edupass.org
Australia Information Sites

Australian Universities
http://aei.detya.ay/
Australia
www.thegoodguides.com.au

Belgium Information Sites
Belgium
UCL-Universite Catholique de Louvain
www.ucl.ac.be
Canada Information Sites
Canada
Ontario Universities Application Center
http://compass.ouac.on.ca/shopouac/compass_eng.html
Studying in Canada
www.aucc.ca
www.studycanada.ca
Canada
www.macleans.ca
Canadian Visa information
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html
China Information Sites
http://www.scnu.edu.cn/cnunivf.html
Germany Information Sites
www.isf-net.de
India Information Sites
www.educationindia-online.com
Japan Information Sites

Japanese Universities
http://www.yamasa.org/access/a5e.html
Malaysia Information Sites
http://indiamart.com/indoconsulting/study-inmalaysia.html

United Kingdom Information Sites
Want to Study in the UK?
www.studychoice.com
Studying and Living in Britain
www.educationuk.org

Overseas students and the UK
www.ukcosa.org.uk
ECCTIS
UK Course Discover Database
www.ecctis.co.uk/
HERO
Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK
www.hero.ac.uk/index.cfm
UCAS
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service for the UK
www.ucas.ac.uk/
ACU
Association of Commonwealth Universities
www.acu.ac.uk/home/index.html
GAP Activity Projects
Providing opportunities for those wanting to take a year out
www.gap.org.uk
The Prime Minister’s Initiative
Background to the effort to attract more international students to the UK
http://www.britishcouncil.org/promotion/pmi.htm
British Financial Aid
This may apply to graduate students only, but check it out. Applications must be made through the British Diplomatic Mission in the student's country of origin.
www.britcoun.org.uk/chevening/index.htm
A Guide to University Rankings (be careful with sources that rank; these sites are the more respected university ranking sources)
Australia
www.thegoodguides.com.au
Canada
www.macleans.ca
USA
Keep in mind the “best” for one student may not be for another.
www.usnews.com
College Guide
U.S. News and World Report evaluation and ranking of colleges along with financial aid resources.
www.sourcepath.com/
The Princeton Review
Another search resource and also provides you with their rating of colleges.
www.review.com

Critical Comparisons of American Colleges and Universities
College assessment references from the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.memex-press.com/cc/
Other links:
U.S. Selective Service Registration
http://www.sss.gov/FSwho.htm
U.S. Community Colleges
www.nche.edu
http://www.careermart.com/college/communitycolleges.html
Collegiate Choice Walking Tours
A nonpromotional video tour of student-guided campus tours in over 300 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Recorded by guidance counselors.
http://www.collegiatechoice.com
College Newspapers
Links to college newspapers in the U.S.
http://www.linkmag.com/news/CNEWS.html
http://www.student.com/article/newspaers

Career Planning

Useful Career Information Internet Addresses
The Occupational Outlook Handbook:
www.stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
University Career Centers
www.rpi.edu/dept/cdc/carserv
The Monster Board
Has job and career information.
www.monsterboard.com
Career Net
Links to thousands of career reference sites; organized geographically, alphabetically, and job family.
www.careers.org
Military Career Guide Online(U.S. citizens)
www.millitarycareers.com
Career Mosaic
The most complete single location for information about jobs, internships, and career assessment. Go directly to their College Connection page. There are hyperlinks to a number of college career centers, so be sure to browse those as well.
http://www.careermosaic.com
The Career Planning Process by Pam Allen and Ellen Nagy (Excellent resource)
Offers online career-interest assessment. An online career counselor that encourages uses to explore and gather info. This site is a service of Bowling Green State University
www.cba.bgsu.edu/class/webclass/nagye/career/process.html
Career Services
University of Waterloo: Online career-interest survey
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca:80/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html
Career Web
Giant data base of employers that includes a job-related self-assessment.
http://www.cweb.com
Planning a Career
Assess your skills and interests, and develop a career plan online, compliments of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.
http://adventuresineducation.org/plannning

Tech and Manufacturing career exploration.
Introduces students to a wide variety of careers in tech/manufacturing fields.
Fun and innovative site.
www.gettech.org

Parenting Tips
The following websites offer parenting tips and information about specific areas of parenting. They also provide links to other excellent resources for parents:
Family Net
http://www.parentssource.com/Net1_parent1.98.html
Helpful Links for Students and Parents
http://mcscfs1.mcsc.k12.in.us/waverly/weblinks.htm
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues
http://www.talkingwithkids.org
Parenting of Adolescents
http://parentingteens.about.com