An Elementary School Counselor provides:
-School Guidance Curriculum
-classroom guidance, parent instruction, group activities
-Individual and Small Group Student Planning
-appraisal and advisement
-Responsive Services
-consultation, individual/small-group counseling, crisis response, referrals,
peer facilitation
-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. Gosdin does?
- Classroom Guidance for all grade levels
- Small Group Guidance for identified students
- Lunch Bunch for New Owls
Work with students on an individual basis for a variety of reasons
such as:
-behavioral concerns
-attendance concerns
-academic concerns
-family/life changes and crises
-friendship issues
-grief
-anxiety
Facilitate & Promote the following programs:
-PALs
-Watch DOGS
-Reed Character Trait of the Month program
-Red Ribbon Week
-6th grade programs: AIM for Success, 7th Grade Registration
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