What Does a School Counselor Do?
The short answer is that a professional school counselor does a lot of things!
My job looks a lot different from the "guidance counselor" you might think of from years ago. Click to learn more.
You might wonder why we need elementary school counselors. There are a lot of reasons!
Elementary school years set the tone for developing the knowledge, attitudes and skills 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, early identification and intervention, school counselors can help all children achieve academic success. The professional elementary school counselor holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school counseling. (From ASCA)
