Student Services/College Counseling North Shore Chicago

The mission of Regina Dominican’s Student Services Department is to equip our students to reach their fullest potential at our school. After 64 years of educating young women, we have seen what types of resources are needed to keep students on their journey to meet their academic and life goals.

Our Counselors provide support and guidance honoring what every student needs to continue to grow and thrive, whether that be for academic, behavioral, and social/emotional growth through individual and group counseling sessions. Counselors collaborate with teachers, parents, mental health providers, and administrators to ensure that students are achieving personal success to enable them to be lifelong learners.

Here are the support programs available to our students.

Caritas Supports

The goal of the Caritas Supports Program is to provide the academic support a student needs so that she may acquire the learning strategies, executive function skills, and study habits that give her the confidence to become a successful learner.

All students enrolled in the program will work with a teacher who will help them strengthen their study skills and/or offer tutorial support in a smaller, structured study period.

During this study period, students will gain assistance with organizational, executive function, as well as advocacy and communications skills. The Caritas Support teacher and her guidance counselor will communicate regularly with your daughter’s other teachers and with home on a weekly basis.

Caritas Support is not limited to those students with defined learning challenges and may be sought out by any student or parents through our Student Services Department. Liz O'Toole for more information at [email protected] .

Individual Advisement

Small Group Counseling

Group Guidance

Group Guidance provides counselors the opportunity to teach developmental guidance lessons at each class level. Lessons include but are not limited to:

Drug/Alcohol Prevention and Substance Abuse Education
Suicide Prevention
Effective Communication /Conflict Resolution
Importance of Self-Advocacy
Mindfulness/Creating Balance
Self-Care
Multicultural/Diversity Awareness
Academic Skill Support
Academic Course Planning
Learning Style Assessment
Career Awareness
College Planning
Standardized Testing Support

Illinois Mental Health Resources

Safe2Help Illinois

https://www.safe2helpil.com/

Safe2Help Illinois offers students a safe, confidential way to share information that might help prevent suicides, bullying, school violence or other threats to school safety

CARES Line

Call 1 (800) 345-9049

If a child is a risk to themselves or others, having a mental health crisis, or if you would like a referral to services for children, youth, and families, call the 24 hour Crisis and Referral Entry Services (CARES) line to talk to a mental health professional.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (24 hour)

Call 1 (800) 273-8255

For those experiencing a mental health crisis. Staff will connect you with the closest possible crisis center in your area.

Crisis Text Line

Text "HELLO" to 741741

Serves anyone, in any type of crisis, 24/7. Trained crisis counselors will respond and help.

Illinois Warm Line

Call 866-359-7953

For those with personal or family mental health and/or substance use challenges. The Warm Line is not a crisis hotline, but is a source of support.

National Runaway Safeline

Call 1 (800) 786-2929 or text: 66008

24/7 national safeline for youth at risk of running away or already have and are looking for help.