Counselor Corner
Welcome Turtle Rock!
My name is Elena Perez and I am one of your Elementary Resource Counselors!
Contact: ElenaPerez@iusd.org
My name is Joshua Razo and I am your other Elementary Resource Counselor!
Contact: JoshuaRazo@iusd.org
What is an Elementary Resource Counselor (ERC)?
The Elementary Resource Counseling Specialist (ERC) promotes social-emotional and mental health & wellness at Turtle Rock. Students are offered voluntary services that enriches student success by attending to challenges that can include school adjustment issues, stress, family change, grief, fears, or difficulties with relationships. ERCs are also here to provide resource linkage for families to further wrap around support for students.
Proactive and Responsive ERC Services:
Counseling
Short-term, solution focused individual or group counseling
Classroom Lessons
SEL Lessons to promote healthy social emotional development
School Wide Activities
Create & Support School Wide activities
Consultation
Collaborates with parents and school staff
Your child might want to see an ERC when:
They want to learn and practice life skills like self-awareness, self-management, and social-awareness.
There is a big change in their life (such as... parents' divorce/changing families, moving to a new school, or the death of their pet or loved one).
They feel unsafe, increased stress, anxiety, loneliness, or low motivation at school or at home.
They have a hard time solving a problem related to school, friends, or home.
They need someone to listen to about something important.
They are having strong emotions or feelings.
