The School Counselor works directly with students individually, in groups, and through classroom guidance lessons so students may:

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• Adjust to a new school. 

• Be successful in school.

• Establish effective study skills.

• Develop positive feelings about work, family and society.

• Build positive feelings towards self and others.

• Develop skills in interacting and communicating with others.

• Cope with change in themselves and their surroundings.

• Identify and accept their own and others’ strengths and weaknesses.

• Recognize the causes and effects of their actions.

• Become responsible for their behavior.

• Receive crisis intervention when necessary.

(Adapted from ASCA National Model, 2005) 

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The School Counselor works with parents or guardians through individual consultation, joint consultation with their children’s teachers, and parent or guardians discussion groups.  In these ways the counselor assists parents to:

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• Provides support in advocating for their children’s academic career and personal-social development.

• Supports partnerships in their children’s learning and career planning.

• Ensures access to school and community resources.

• Provides training and informational workshops.

• Connects to community and school based services.

• Provides data for continuous information on student progress.

• Ensures every student receives the content of the School Counseling curriculum.

• Promotes a philosophy that recognizes the individual needs of the students.

• Understand their children’s progress in school.

• Select strategies to motivate their children.

• Develop realistic goals with their children

• Become actively involved in their children’s school life.

• Understand the educational program K-8.

(Adapted from ASCA National Model, 2005) 

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The School Counselor is an integral part of the total school program. The Counselor observes children, consults with teachers, social workers (if applicable), and the school nurse; gathers and provides resources; conducts classroom lessons; collaborates on classroom interventions; conducts joint parent or guardian conferences; reviews and interprets school records; and serves on committees that plan for the individual needs of specific children.

The school counselor helps teachers by:

• Consulting with them concerning students.

• Planning small group and classroom activities to meet specific needs of students.

• Gathering and sharing resources.

• Observing students in the classroom or on the playground.

• Conferencing with parents or guardians.

• Reviewing student records and discussing their implications with the teachers and parents/guardians.

• Coordinating staff efforts to work with individual students.

• Promoting a positive school climate.

• Assisting in crisis preparedness and management

(Adapted from ASCA National Model, 2005) 

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The entire community benefits from the School Counseling program because:

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• All students in the entire school system are served.

• A clearly defined curriculum provides information about the program to the community.

• Business, industry, and labor can participate actively in the program.

• A potential work force is provided with decision-making skills and pre-employment skills.

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