ABOUT US!
You’ll hear us refer to ourselves as SCHOOL counselors and not GUIDANCE counselors. “Guidance” is outdated and archaic; the scope of this career has evolved and changed over time and so has the title. “Guidance counselors” were reactive in nature and provided services to some students. Now, school counselors are proactive and data-driven. We provide services to ALL students and measure our impact based on achievement, attendance, and behavior data.
We follow “mindsets and behaviors” like teacher's classroom standards, and we have competencies and ethical standards set by ASCA that we follow.
School counselors also follow confidentiality guidelines allowing students to safely share with a trusted adult. We do share this information with other adults when the student may be in danger or a danger to others, or we ask the student before sharing with teachers or parents. Thank you for understanding the sensitivity of what students share with us and helping protect that.
Counseling Department Responsibilities
There's many ways that your school counselors can help you! Here are some of the things that school counselors do for students, families and the school community at TC Roberson:
assist with student orientation, registration, and scheduling
coordinate services for students with extended illnesses, students with disabilities, and homebound students
conduct group sessions with students, helping them clarify values, set goals, solve problems, and make decisions
collect and distribute college and career information
provide individual counseling
provide individual career and educational planning
provide letters of reference
make referrals to appropriate school resources such as the Industry Education Coordinator, school nurse, vocational counselor, etc
make student and/or parent referrals to appropriate community agencies
assist with placement of students at Buncombe Community School and Buncombe County Middle College HS
parent-teacher conferences
update four-year plans for each student
review and evaluate transfer students
communicate with students and parents through parent letters, newsletters, social media, and an annual calendar of school events