Guidance Program
The Counseling Program
The role of a school counselor can be simplified as a supporter for students, families, and staff. My mission at Mooneyham Elementary is to maximizing student achievement by producing future ready students through the model of Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Click here to read, The Essential Role of Elementary School Counselor.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions (CASEL, 2018).
The 4 Components Of Our Counseling Program
1. School Guidance Curriculum
2. Individual Student Planning
3. Responsive Services
4. Indirect Student Services
School Guidance Curriculum:
Taught in the classroom or virtually through developmental learning activities
Comprehensible services for all students
30 minute lessons, 1-2 times per month
Collaboration with teachers, parents, and administrators
Topics may include IB Profiles, bullying, personal safety, career readiness, character traits, etc.
Individual Student Planning:
Designed to guide students toward their short or long term goals
One-on-one counseling services, 20 - 30 minutes, up to 6 total meetings
Collaboration with teachers, parents, and administrators
Topics may include educational, personal, social, anger, test anxiety, friendships, self esteem, and more
"Pep Talks" can occur as needed to address a temporary concern
Responsive Services:
Respond and intervene on behalf of students to support immediate concerns
Can be individual counseling, small group, consultation, or a referral to outside services
Provided as needed
Services can be preventative, remedial, or crisis related
Topics may include grief, stress, transitioning events, divorce, traumatic event, suicide and self harm threats
Indirect Student Services (System Support):
Identify and coordinate resources, activities on campus, and in the community that indirectly benefit students
Utilizes ongoing assessment of student, campus, and district data
Collaborate with teachers, parents, administrators, support specialists, PTA, community members, and more
Present professional development to teachers and staff, provide parent education programs
Attend conferences, trainings, and/or community outreach
Other Programs & Resources
In addition to the 4 Components of our Counseling Program, I care about the basic needs of all of our students.
Other resources and programs provided include:
Operation School Bell - new clothes (throughout the school year)
School Supplies - backpack and supplies to students in need
Fastpacs - meals for students over the weekend
Lovepacs - meals for students over the holidays
If you have questions about any of the services listed, please contact Ms. Cannon (469) 633-2704, or cannonra@friscoisd.org