Social-emotional skills
Academic planning
College/career preparation
Classroom Instruction: School counselors teach students social-emotional learning skills.
Counseling: School counselors may meet individually or in small groups with students to provide counseling on a variety of topics.
Crisis Counseling: In the event of a crisis, school counselors may provide counseling to students and, when appropriate, refer the student to an outside counselor.
Consultation & Collaboration: School counselors partner with students, parents, teachers, administrators, and others to ensure the best possible decisions are made regarding educational and psychological issues.
Referrals: School counselors may determine that a student would benefit from meeting with a mental health professional for long-term counseling needs and provide a referral to parents/guardians for their student to receive this help.
School counselors keep track of data to ensure the effectiveness of the counseling program and assist with other responsibilities to support the school.