School Counselor

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CLASSROOM GUIDANCE LESSONS

The School Counselor visits each classroom multiple times throughout the school year and has the chance to interact with every student during these lessons. Lessons typically last 30 minutes in length and cover various topics. 

School Counseling lessons follow Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework. CASEL addresses five broad and interrelated areas of competence and highlights examples for each: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. More on CASEL can be found at this LINK. 

In addition, American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success which describe the knowledge, skills and attitudes students need to achieve academic success, college and career readiness and social/emotional development are utilized. More on ASCA can be found at this LINK.

Choose Love for Schools is the current SEL curriculum that is utilized at Eustis-Farnam Public School. More information on Choose Love for Schools can be found at this LINK.

K-5th Grades: Choose Love for Schools Curriculum and Sequence

Additional topics of lessons are developed and implemented depending upon the individual needs of each class. 

6-12th Grades: School Counselor Lessons

Topics of lessons are developed and implemented depending upon the individual needs of each class during the school year. 

• Choose Love for Schools Program Materials

  • Courage

  • Gratitude

  • Forgiveness

  • Compassion in Action

• Mindset Standards

• Behavior Standards

  • • Learning Strategies

    • Self-Management Skills

    • Social Skills

• Other Frequent Classroom Needs:

  • Digital Citizenship

  • Positive Behavior

  • Academic Success

  • College & Career Planning

SMALL GROUP COUNSELING

A variety of small groups are offered to students who may benefit from spending some extra time developing academic, social, or emotional skills along with their peers, and to students who are coping with similar life situations.  Groups can have anywhere from 3-8 members. Students may be referred to small groups by a teacher, parent, or even themselves.  

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Some students can benefit from one-on-one counseling regarding academic, social, or emotional challenges.

STUDENT & PARENT RESOURCES - links to resources that may be useful in helping your student navigate the many aspects of school, family and behavior.

HOTLINES - follow this link for direct communication resources on common issues such as suicide, abuse and neglect, family help, etc. 

CONFIDENTIALITY

Anything a student tells me will be held in confidence EXCEPT: 

• Disclosure of child abuse (him/herself or another child)

• Disclosure of intent to harm him/herself 

• Disclosure of the intent to harm another person

These disclosures are cause for mandatory reporting to the proper authorities (police, health and human services, parents, etc.)