As school counselors, our priority is to meet the social, emotional, and academic needs of ALL students within the school. While you may think of counselors primarily working with individuals and/or small groups, we further our reach when we lead developmentally-appropriate classroom lessons that focus on a variety of social emotional learning (SEL) topics.
Areas of SEL themes we focus on throughout the year include:
Identifying & Expressing Feelings
Emotional Regulation & Self-Care
Problem Solving & Flexible Thinking
Empathy & Perspective-taking
Assertive Communication
Career Exploration & Awareness
Anti-Racism (Diversity, Inclusion, Race & Racism)
Anti-Bullying Prevention
Suicide Prevention
5th-6th Grade Transition