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Welcome to Longfields Elementary Counseling Department! 

My name is Laureen Brock and I have  been  an Elementary  Professional School Counselor in Prince George's County Public Schools for the past 25 years.  I have  had the privilege of being at  Longfields ES for the past 7 years.  I provide counseling services for  all the students  in Grades  Pre-K  thru Grade 5.  As the Elementary School Counselor, I provide  direct counseling services to students which include: teaching  classroom lessons, small group and/or  individual counseling sessions.  Small group and individual counseling  sessions are 30 minutes per week and last 6-8 weeks. on a variety of topics such as: (feelings/emotions; coping skills, learning syles/study skills, grief/loss, self-esteem, friendship, problem-solving, conflict management, decision making, peer pressure).

 I coordinate several school wide  events throughout the year such as:  Red Ribbon Week- Oct. 27-31, 2025 ; American Education Week- November 17-21, 2025;  Peace Week ( 2nd week in February)  and Career Day - March 13, 2026-(If you would like to  participate and talk about your career or job  on Career Day, please let me know).

   Assistance for parents is provided but not limited to: 

Parent /Teacher Conferences, Parent Meetings,

*SIT ( School Instructional Team) Chair - scheduling  meetings/conferences with parents and teachers to help provide resources for families; students and to  discuss attendance, academic, social/emotional and other concerns.

*Collaborating  with other school staff: ( Principal, School Nurse, Community School Coordinator,  Mental Health Clinician, PPW ( Pupil Personnel Worker) on various concerns such as attendance, academics, medical/health related concerns.

Please also see additional information in the monthly newsletters below.

If you have any questions or need to reach me, please email me: laureen.brock@pgcps.org or call me at 301-817-0455.

Sincerely,

Laureen Brock, M.A.

Professional School Counselor