Pupil Personnel Services
Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) Pacific Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) provides student support services to promote student development and enhance learning.  The Pupil Personnel Services Team is comprised of school counselors, school psychologists and school nurses.  Program services address student learning in three broad interrelated areas of development: academic, career, and personal-social.    The PPS Team offers a comprehensive program of counseling, psychological, and health services to help students in developing strategies to deal with educational, personal, and social development.  Under the authority of DS 2946.1, DoDDS Pacific implemented the Competency Based Counseling Program (CBCP).  The CBCP is the framework for student services and the PPS Team. It was developed in accordance with the National Standards for School Counseling Programs and provides a comprehensive model for the delivery.  Direction of the program is provided through student competencies, and program components provide for direct and indirect advocacy services that are program-based and student-centered. Elementary School   In the elementary school, CBCP assists students by mastering skills and developing attitudes to become successful students. Emphasis is placed on:
•	Self-concept development
•	Social skills
•	Interpersonal relationships
•	Awareness of future educational and occupational choices
•	Decision-making
Middle School In the middle school, the program focuses on the changing needs of young adolescents. Areas emphasized in the elementary school are expanded and include:
•	Thinking, reasoning, and problem solving
•	Developing creativity
•	Accessing and processing information
•	Dealing with change
•	Demonstrating positive human relationships
•	Exploration of future educational and occupational choices
•	Planning for high school and the future
High School In the high school, programs center on skills required for developing realistic and fulfilling life plans needed to become a responsible young adult. Continued emphasis is placed on:
•	Understanding  personal needs, abilities, interests, and aptitudes
•	Responsibilities of young adulthood and achieving personal fulfillment.
•	Serving community and society
•	Analysis and synthesis of information
•	Demonstrating positive human relationships
•	Post-secondary planning
•	Decision making of future educational and occupational choices
School Counseling Services School counseling services are provisioned for through the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Regulation 2946.1 and a comprehensive counseling program exists in all Pre K–12 schools.  DoDDS Pacific School counselors are staffed at a ratio of 200:1 at the high school; 300:1 at the middle school, and 350:1 at the elementary school.  All students have equal opportunity to access counseling and guidance services. DoDEA Counseling Services: DoDEA Manual 2946.2, "School Counseling Services” provides additional information on program content and student competencies.  DoDDS Pacific School counselors are affiliated with the American School Counselors Association (ASCA).    School Psychological Services DoDEA Regulation 2946.3 establishes policies and provides for a range of support services to ensure a comprehensive school psychological services program. DoDEA School Psychological Services: DoDEA Manual 2946.4, “School Psychological Services” provides the program framework and outlines program components.  A full continuum of school psychological services is offered to include core services of:
•	Consultation
•	Student Assistance Teams
•	Individual Psychological Counseling
•	Group Psychological Counseling
•	PPS Assessment
•	Special Education
•	Research and Evaluation
Services are research-based and offer effective school and home programs to help address educational and psychological problems and promote optimal learning. DoDDS Pacific School Psychologists are affiliated with the National Association of School Psychologists.  School Health Services DoDDS Pacific Student Health Services offer programs to ensure that students’ emotional and physical health care needs are addressed. School nurses work closely with parents, the PPS Team, counselors, and psychologists to address student health issues. School Health Services provides for service in three areas: health education, health services, and the maintenance of a healthy school environment.  The comprehensive program promotes and maintains optimum health for all students. Core services provided by school nurses include, but are not limited to: conducting health screenings, monitoring immunizations, assessing and evaluating individual health concerns, providing individualized health care for students, referring health problems for diagnosis and treatment, promoting healthy lifestyle, and serving as a resource and liaison for parents and students.  Additional information can be found at: DoDEA School Health Services.  The New Health Services Guide, DS Manual 2942.0, “School Health Services Guide” will be release in August, 2003. DoDDS Pacific School Nurses are affiliated with the National Association of School Nurses. The PPS Team, School Counselors, Nurses, and Psychologists work closely with families and the community to provide services that promotes optimum success, wellness and safety for all students. DoDEA Pupil Personnel Services and DoDEA PPS Resources provide many additional and useful links.