School Counselors help students learn about:
★ Feelings ★ Conflict Resolution ★ Problem Solving ★ Social Skills ★ Study Skills ★ Friendships ★ Healthy Brains ★ Acceptance ★ Self-Esteem ★ Responsibility ★ Managing Behaviors ★ Bullying Prevention ★ Anxiety ★ Personal Safety ★ Career Awareness and Exploration ★ Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention ★ Cultural Awareness ★ Organization Skills ★ Test Taking Skills ★ Communication ★ Coping Strategies ★ Peer Relationships
★ Skills for Learning ★ Goal Setting ★ Decision Making ★
School Counseling is for Everyone!
Classroom Lessons
Providing social-emotional learning in the classroom provides developmental and preventative approaches to topics such as feelings, social skills, conflict resolution, bullying, personal safety, and differences.
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Small Groups
Small groups allow me to address issues including friendship skills, self-esteem, study skills, social skills, grief, managing stress or anxiety, coping skills and learning strategies for ADHD, as well as support when families undergo changes. Specialized offerings give students the extra support with a smaller group experience.
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Individuals
Meeting with students individually gives an additional level of support to help students learn strategies to calm down strong feelings, manage behavior, and get along with others so that they can be happy, safe, and successful at school.
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Whole School Activities
Career Day: Providing learning opportunities for all students to expand their awareness about college and career.
Culture Day: Helping children understand how people show love and caring for each other across many cultures, celebrating diversity, and sharing pride in cultural traditions helps develop stronger community for student academic learning.
12 Days of Kindness: Building positive school climate by focusing on kindness and friendship brings a feeling of belonging to students.
Culture Day: Helping children understand how people show love and caring for each other across many cultures, celebrating diversity, and sharing pride in cultural traditions helps develop stronger community for student academic learning.
12 Days of Kindness: Building positive school climate by focusing on kindness and friendship brings a feeling of belonging to students.
Why Elementary School Counselors?
Elementary school counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student population. Elementary school years set the tone for developing the knowledge, attitudes and skill necessary for children to become healthy, competent and confident learners. Through a comprehensive developmental school counseling program, school counselors work as a team with the school staff, parents and the community to create a caring climate and atmosphere. By providing education, prevention, and intervention, school counselors can help all children achieve academic success.
Elementary School Student’s Developmental Needs
The elementary years are a time when students begin to develop their academic self-concept and their feelings of competence and confidence as learners. They are beginning to develop decision-making, communication and life skills, as well as character values. It is also a time when students develop and acquire attitudes toward school, self, peers, social groups and family. Comprehensive developmental school counseling programs provide education, prevention and intervention services, which are integrated into all aspects of children’s lives. The knowledge, attitudes and skills that students acquire in the areas of academic, career and personal/social development during these elementary years serve as the foundation for future success.
