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An Elementary School Counselor provides:
-School Guidance Curriculum
-A comprehensive program that promotes knowledge and skills in three content areas: academic achievement, career development and personal/social growth
-Individual and Small Group Student Planning
-Ongoing activities designed to help individual and small groups of students to establish personal goals and develop future plans
-Responsive Services
-Includes: consultation, crisis response, referrals, peer mediation
-System Support
-Professional development, collaboration, program management and operation
Elementary School Counselors help students:
-achieve academic goals.
-develop a better understanding and acceptance of themselves.
-cope with life changes.
-develop problem solving and decision making skills.
-develop emotionally and socially.
-begin to develop career goals.
Elementary School Counselors help school staff:
-understand and meet students' personal, social, emotional, academic, and
behavioral needs.
Elementary School Counselors help parents:
-understand their child's emotions and behaviors.
-access community resources when needed.
-with strategies to use at home with problem behaviors.
-interpret standardized test scores.
What are some specific things Mrs. Wright does?
- Classroom Guidance for all grade levels
- Work with small groups and individual students for a variety of reasons
such as:
-behavioral concerns
-attendance concerns
-academic concerns
-family/life changes and crises
-friendship issues
-Facilitates/Assists with the following programs:
-Rachel's Challenge
-Peer Mediation
-PALs
-Student Council
-Red Ribbon Week
-6th grade registration
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