Psychological and Educational Information: 

Please note: This release is optional. No psychological testing or counseling other than ordinary educational programs and procedures will be provided to any student unless a parent/guardian has first given consent.

• I understand that counseling services offered through St. Finn Barr School​,​ if any, are primarily short-term, temporary services aimed at the more effective education and socialization of my child within the school community, and to provide the means for teachers and School Administration to serve my child and the school community more effectively.
• These services may involve the individual participation of my child, or the participation of my child in conjunction with family, teacher(s), and/or the School Administration.
• I understand that these services are not intended as a substitute for emergency psychological intervention, nor do they take the place of long-term comprehensive psychological counseling, therapy, or medication, which is not the responsibility of St. Finn Barr School.
• I acknowledge that it is my sole responsibility to determine whether additional outside services are necessary, and whether to seek them for my child.
• I hereby give consent for my child to receive counseling services through St. Finn Barr School on these terms.
• Because these School Counseling Services are primarily intended to serve my child as a member of the school community, in addition to disclosure otherwise allowed or required by the law (such as the risk for harming self or others and suspected child abuse), I authorize the counselor in his or her discretion, to share any information, diagnosis, or recommendation derived from these services, and only such information, with me or another parent or legal guardian of my child, my child’s teacher(s), the school principal, or other school administrators, and with me – the parent and or legal guardian.
• Such information will be used only for the purpose of facilitating the education or socialization of my child within the St. Finn Barr Community.