What Does a School Counselor Do?
Guidance & Counseling Programs K-8
Elementary School Counselors help children succeed in school and life by teaching skills for learning, friendship, health and safety. We strive to help children by promoting respect for self and others, wise decision making, and by practicing personal responsibility.
What do elementary counselors do?
Who sees the counselor?
What is the K-8 Guidance Curriculum?
Elementary School Counselors help children succeed in school and life by teaching skills for learning, friendship, health and safety. We strive to help children by promoting respect for self and others, wise decision making, and by practicing personal responsibility.
What do elementary counselors do?
- Teach guidance curriculum in grades K-5
- Offer small group counseling
- Provide crisis counseling
- Lead Parent Education Classes for families
- Assist concerned parents
- Provide community referrals
- Serve on the Problem Solving Teams
- Promote success at school for all students
- Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, and administrators
Who sees the counselor?
- Students
- Parents
- Teachers
What is the K-8 Guidance Curriculum?
- Sequenced lessons at each grade level
- Conflict Management and Safe Choices K-8