Role of the School Counselor
School counselors help students in 3 domains:
Social-emotional skills
Academic planning
College/career preparation
Direct Student Services
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.
Indirect Student Services
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.
Program Management & School Support
School counselors keep track of data to ensure the effectiveness of the counseling program and assist with other responsibilities to support the school.