• Welcome!

    School Counseling is a program designed for professional school counselors to give support, offer encouragement, and teach skills in the areas of personal-social, academic, and career development. School counseling helps students emotionally and socially so they can concentrate on school tasks. A school counselor guides, counsels, collaborates, consults, coordinates, and connects with students, parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and school community in the most effective manner to provide support and help students develop into healthy individuals.

     

                                                                                                         

  • What do counselors do:

    • Provides immediate and short-term individual counseling
    • Meets with students in small groups
    • Teaches classroom guidance lessons
    • Works collaboratively with teachers and staff
    • Consults with parents

  • What a student might talk about in the counseling office:

    • Feelings about himself/herself
    • Difficulty making friends
    • A family problem
    • A school problem
    • A fear or worry
    • A physical concern
     

  • What a student might do in the counseling office:

    • Talk about things that are important to children
    • Use puppets to help express feelings and problems
    • Talk about feelings
    • Work on a plan to reach a goal
    • Read stories that help students learn and understand more about themselves
    • Go to a safe place to calm down when feeling upset
    • Play games to learn ways to relate to others

  • When can counselors breach confidentiality:

    • If a child presents danger to themselves or others
    • If there is known or suspected child abuse or neglect
    • In legal proceedings, in response to a subpoena