We will meet with scholars to:

• Create a plan for academic success
• Problem solve
• Help with friends
• Identify strengths/explore interests
• Help with transitions
• Work on behavior concerns
• Learn to cope with emotions
• Cope with changes in the family
• Deal with loss

We will work with parents/ guardians to:

• Provide support when seeking help
• Provide information regarding available community resources
• Share information about their child within the boundaries of the counselor’s professional ethics
• Review scholar academic performance

We will work with teachers to:

• Help identify and assist scholars with academic, emotional or behavioral difficulties
• Sit in on parent conferences when requested
• Plan relevant classroom guidance lessons to address scholar needs
• Make referrals as necessary

• Bullying
• Personal Space
• Safety
• Character traits
• Career development and healthy decision-making
• Managing emotions
• Social Skills
• Dealing with peer pressure and getting along with others

4 to 10 scholars meet in a group to talk, share feelings and learn coping strategies when they are dealing with a similar concern such as divorced parents, loss of a loved one or social/emotional concerns.

**Parent/Guardian will be notified if your child is chosen to participate in a group. **

• Parents make a request.
• Scholars make a request.
• Teachers/staff members make a request.
• A scholar is visibly upset, angry etc.