Classroom Guidance Lessons

Counselors present classroom guidance lessons in all grades 6 through 12 throughout the school year focusing on a variety of topics that align with the ASCA (American School Counselor Association) and WSCA (Wisconsin School Counselor Association) recommendations.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• communication skills

• organization and academic success

• healthy relationship development

• integrity

• self care

• empathy

• career development including understanding self and skills, goal setting, career exploration and career planning

• stress management and healthy strategies

• bully prevention

• Sensitivity training - differences, disabilities and abilities

• addictive behaviors

• goal setting

• grief and loss

• suicide prevention

• goal setting

• test anxiety

• Stereotypes and perspectives

• problem solving

• personal boundaries

• asset building

• conflict resolution

• social emotional development - understanding and managing emotions

• developing a positive self identity

• developing self as a life long learner