Elementary Counseling Program

School Counselors:

• Promote positive attitudes among students toward self, family, peers, and community.

• Assist students in learning how school performance relates to future opportunities.

• Develop and deliver classroom counseling lessons that teach skills such as decision making, resolving conflict, and respecting others.

• Work with students, parents, and school staff to identify learning needs and to design interventions to enhance student success.

• Help students recognize and make the best of their abilities.

• Provide support during a personal crisis.

• Work with students on attendance issues.

• Develop student career awareness.

• Help create a safe and positive learning experience for all students.