Message from Miss Nader

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Countering COVID-19 Stigma & Racism

A School Counselor DOES

• Work with ALL students to encourage a safe school climate of trust and respect.

• Deliver classroom lessons that align to ASCA standards.

• Facilitate small groups.

• Meet individually with students to do brief, solution-focused counseling.

• Help students who are struggling to make positive behavior choices.

• Collaborate with parents/guardians, teachers, support staff, and administration.

• Maintain confidentiality of students and their families unless there is a need to know or a safety concern.

• Provide education and information about students’ social-emotional needs.

A School Counselor does NOT

• Work with only special ed., general ed., or “problem” students.

• Assign grades after lessons or teach academic subjects.

• Facilitate therapy groups.

• Meet individually with students to do long-term mental health counseling/therapy.

• Handle the discipline or assign consequences.

• Collaborate with only one person. A team approach including the School Counselor works best.

• Share information about students and their families to appease the curiosity of others.

• Tell teachers how to teach in their classrooms or tell parents how to parent at home.