What do elementary school counselors 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.