Counseling Services

Launch’s comprehensive counseling services are offered to help best support our virtual students, their families and their partner school districts. Students benefit from one-on-one, small group and classroom support, and families and partner school district counselors may learn how to best support students with monthly education series and development opportunities.

Launch's full-time counselors support our virtual learners.

Counseling Services

Launch Cares is Launch’s K-12 Comprehensive Counseling Program designed to meet our diverse students' social emotional needs right where they are and equip students with the skills needed to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals. Students benefit from one-on-one, small group and classroom support, and families and partner school district counselors may learn how to best support students with monthly education series and professional development opportunities.

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Curriculum developed to support social & emotional needs.

Social Emotional Learning

Counselors offer synchronous and asynchronous content-rich, DESE standards-aligned SEL curriculum. Topics include growth mindset, managing emotions, and many more!

Supporting students beyond their virtual coursework.

Mental Health Support

Live, virtual school counseling services designed to support positive mental health are available to students at both an individual and small-group level.

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We are here for more than just your kids.

Parent Support

A variety of support systems are in place for parents to best assist their online learners in their social, emotional and academic development. These systems include Launch’s monthly Parent Webinar Series designed for families of full-time virtual students.

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Learn, grow and support together.

Counselor Professional Development

Launch offers partner district counseling teams professional development in a variety of areas, all designed to help these individuals provide quality support for virtual students.

Date	Description	Registration link
Wednesday, September 22^nd	Parenting Today’s Virtual Learner is a part of Launch’s Parent Education series and will cover candid insights on what it means to parent today. Join Launch Counselors as they cover online safety, screen time, the importance of digital recess and why emotionally connecting with those we love is paramount for our students’ overall mental well-being. All attendees will be sent a zoom link for the open house on the day before the event.	Register
Wednesday, November 17^th	Whole Child Wellness is a part of Launch’s Parent Education series. Join Launch Counselors as they discuss how physical health greatly impacts the mental health of our students. All attendees will be sent a zoom link for the open house on the day before the event.	Register

Date	Description	Registration link
Wednesday, September 22^nd	The time will be dedicated to supporting counselors who may be using Launch for the first or second year and provide them with helpful information is supporting their students enrolled in Launch classes. If you have been partnering with Launch for multiple years, we would love for you to attend and share your input with counselors around the state who are new to Launch.	Register
Wednesday, October 20^th	This time will be dedicated to collaborating with counselors across the state of Missouri to discover and discuss tips and tricks regarding all things, Launch. Some questions we will discuss include: What does a Launch class look like on your district transcript? How do you handle A+ Scholarships with FTV students? Do you rank FTV students? And many more!	Register
Wednesday, November 17^th	This time will provide another opportunity for counselors to see our presentation from the MSCA conference at Tan-Tar-A.	Register
Wednesday, February 23^rd	This time will focus on Professional Development in the area of "Self-care in a Digital World." We will have a guest speaker who will provide their professional expertise of teaching our secondary students about the importance of self-care and healthy relationships in their lives. We will also talk about the importance of us practicing self-care in our lives to support our professional work. As helpers, we tend to neglect ourselves and our own needs as we spend our time caring for others.	Register
Wednesday, April 13^th	This time will provide a space for us to all "Relax and Share" in the midst of the crazy sprint that is the end of the school year. Please join counselors across the state of Missouri as we share our favorite moments from this school year. We will also reflect on the positive impacts Launch has made in the lives of your students and provide a time for you to give input for ways to improve the virtual learning experience for your students.	Register