Howe Counseling - Services

Individual Counseling

Individual counseling is provided for all students.

Planned, short-term, and goal-focused counseling services are intended to teach or reinforce skills, attitudes or behaviors necessary for learning.
Parent permission is obtained for multiple sessions.
Sessions will be scheduled with individual teachers to minimize the loss of instruction time.

School counselors do not provide therapy. However, community-based counseling resources can be provided to families and students to respond to mental health needs. Please contact your school counselor with questions.

Small Group Counseling

Small group counseling will be offered throughout the year.

Interventions intended to target academic, social, or emotional needs
Promote the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to help remove or prevent barriers to learning
Groups typically last for six-eight sessions, 30 minutes each session, meeting weekly
Group counseling sessions take place during the school day hours

Students and families will be made aware of open groups throughout the year through the school counseling newsletter, homeroom teacher emails, and/or flyers to families. Parent permission is required.

Classroom Guidance Lessons

Regular classroom guidance lessons are an integral part of the elementary school counseling program.

Synchronous classroom lessons every other week
A comprehensive and systematic program of skills in grades K-5
Addresses the developmental, academic, social-emotional, and career needs of all students
Meet PA Standards for Student Interpersonal Skills, PA Career Education and Work Standards, and national standards developed by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).

Individual Counseling

Small Group Counseling

Classroom Guidance Lessons

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