The School Counselor at Cooper Academy provides social and emotional counseling to students in many different ways.

• 100% of students have the opportunity to participate in Second Step SEL lessons once a week. Second Step is a program rooted in social-emotional learning (SEL) that helps create supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to help children thrive.

• The school counselor will provide necessary tier 2 and tier 3 interventions to students using small group or individual counseling including, but not limited to the following topics;

  • Anger Management

  • Mindfulness

  • Anxiety

  • Grief Counseling

  • Peer Conflict

  • Teacher Conflict

  • Family Conflict

  • Crisis Response

• The school counselor will collaborate and consult with other school support staff to provide social and emotional support to students including Admin, Teachers, School Social Worker and Restorative Practice Counselor.