• school counselor

     

     

    What does an elementary counselor do?

    • School counselors serve ALL the students at a school and help them be their best 
    • Facilitating classroom "Life Skills" lessons aligned with state standards in each classroom
    • Organizing school-wide service learning projects and special events as applications of our character education program
    • Consulting with parents, teachers, and administrators
    • Providing materials to teachers and parents on topics related to the guidance and counseling standards when needed
    • Connecting families with school and community resources
    • Talking with students who have a problem they'd like help solving or have something on their mind they'd like to talk about
    • Visiting with students who could use care and support from an extra adult
    • Counseling students in small groups built around shared needs like divorce/changing families, grief, anger management, ect.
    • Counseling students individually
    • Teaching social skills and coping skills 
     
    A Developmental Guidance Program provides services for all students through individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom instruction.