Classroom Guidance– Counselor teaches classroom lessons addressing basic life-long skills identified as essential for academic and personal success. These skills include responsible behavior, conflict resolution, respecting others, making healthy decisions, and goal setting, among others. The guidance curriculum is developmentally appropriate, comprehensive, and both preventative and proactive by implementing instruction in academic achievement, career development, and personal/social growth. The guidance curriculum aligns with the ASCA National student competencies. It is delivered in a systemic fashion to all students.
Responsive Services– Counselors assist students with an immediate personal concern, a crisis, or an issue that may be affecting their achievement in school. The counselor may provide short-term individual sessions or in small groups, consultations, crisis counseling, peer facilitations, and referrals to outside agencies.
System Support– The school counselor acts as advocates for students through professional development, consultation, collaboration, and program management. The counselor assists in the referral process of students to appropriate support programs and services provided both within the school setting and to outside agencies.