What Does the School Counselor Do?

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, individual/small-group counseling, 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 Ms. 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
  • Grief
  • Anxiety
• Facilitates/Assists with the following programs:
  
  • Peer Mediation Team
  • Watch D.O.G.S.
  • PALS
  • Red Ribbon Week
  • 6th to 7th grade registration
  • Fire Safety Week