School Counselor's Role
School Counselors help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development. In order to achieve this, school counselors primarily provide direct service to students through large and small group instruction both in and out of the classroom, through responsive services and through individual meetings. School counselors also provide indirect service to students through parent and teacher consultations and through systemic support.
More specifically, here at Collegium I will be providing:
School Counseling Referral Process
School counseling is a general education service, which means that every student has access to the school counselor. However, sometimes students require additional interventions for a variety of concerns.
Students can be referred for the following reasons:
Students can be referred by:
What Do Elementary School Counselors Offer?
"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 counselors don’t work in isolation; rather they are integral to the total educational program. They provide proactive leadership that engages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help students achieve school success. Professional school counselors align with the school’s mission to support the academic achievement of all students as they prepare for the ever-changing world of the 21st century. This mission is accomplished through the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive, developmental and systematic school counseling program" (American School Counselor Association, https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/careers-roles/why-elementary-school-counselors).
School Counselors help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development. In order to achieve this, school counselors primarily provide direct service to students through large and small group instruction both in and out of the classroom, through responsive services and through individual meetings. School counselors also provide indirect service to students through parent and teacher consultations and through systemic support.
More specifically, here at Collegium I will be providing:
- Social-emotional classroom instruction using Second Step SEL Curriculum
- Brief small-group and individual school counseling sessions per parent request or school intervention process (MTSS)
- Positive peer and social interactions through Lunch Bunch Groups
- Teacher and parent behavioral consultations
- Career Awareness and exploration (using PaCareerZone and SmartFutures as resources, and through hosting a Career Day)
- School-wide Positive Behavioral Supports through facilitation of a PBIS system
- Information/referrals for outside providers and services
- Crisis counseling
School Counseling Referral Process
School counseling is a general education service, which means that every student has access to the school counselor. However, sometimes students require additional interventions for a variety of concerns.
Students can be referred for the following reasons:
- Disruptive/maladaptive behaviors
- Organizational difficulties
- Friendship/social concerns
- Emotional concerns
- Death or changing family dynamics
- Mental health concerns (i.e... depression, anxiety, etc...)
- DESSA SEL Screener
Students can be referred by:
- Classroom teachers
- Special area teachers
- Parents/guardians
- Administrators
- Psychologists
- Learning support teachers
- Case managers
- Data & intervention teams
What Do Elementary School Counselors Offer?
"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 counselors don’t work in isolation; rather they are integral to the total educational program. They provide proactive leadership that engages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help students achieve school success. Professional school counselors align with the school’s mission to support the academic achievement of all students as they prepare for the ever-changing world of the 21st century. This mission is accomplished through the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive, developmental and systematic school counseling program" (American School Counselor Association, https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/careers-roles/why-elementary-school-counselors).
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