Role of the Counselors

WHAT do the School Counselors do at Jason Lee Elementary?

Direct student services including:

• Facilitate school-wide programs like PBIS (Cougar Store) and Kids at Hope to help promote academic & social-emotional development.

• Weekly classroom SEL (social-emotional-learning) lessons:

  • https://www.secondstep.org/elementary-school-curriculum

• Bullying classroom lessons in the month of October:

  • https://www.secondstep.org/bullying-prevention

• Small-group & 1:1 social skills instruction based on needs assessment.

  • Emotion Regulation or Friendship groups

• Responsive service – Provide behavior support / de-escalation strategies as needed.

• Individual student planning – Assist students in evaluating interests, abilities, skills, goal setting based on academic & social-emotional data.

• Individual or small group counseling – short-term & solution/goal-focused counseling. *School Counselors do not provide therapy, however, we are trained to refer to outside agencies.

Indirect student services including:

• Student Assistance Team (SAT)- Provide consultation/share strategies supporting student achievement with teachers, other educators & parents.

• Designing behavior support plans in collaboration with teachers, students, & parents when needed.

• Guidance for students and families to school or community resources for additional assistance and information.

• 504 Plan Coordinator – Facilitate the referral process for students who may require an accommodation plan for academic and/or behavioral success.