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Who Is Your School Counselor and What Do I Do?
                                                              
 
What do elementary school counselors do?
  • School counselors serve all the students at a school and help them be their best
  •  Facilitating classroom "Life Skills"  lessons aligned with state standards in each classroom
  • Organizing school-wide service projects and special events  as applications of our character education program
  • Consulting with parents, teachers, and administrators
  • Providing materials to teachers and parents on topics related to the guidance and counseling standards when needed
  • Connecting families with school and community resources
  • Talking with students who have a problem they'd like help solving or have something on their mind they'd like to talk about
  • Visiting with students who could use care and support from an extra adult
  • Counseling students in small groups built around shared needs like divorce/changing families, grief, anger management, etc.
  • Counseling students individually
  • Teaching social skills and coping skills
What topics are part of the elementary school guidance and counseling standards?
  • Emotional awareness and coping skills
  • Conflict resolution
  • Friendship/social skills
  • Self-esteem
  • Goal-setting
  • Decision-making
  • Character education (respect, responsibility, kindness, trustworthiness, etc.)
  • Personal safety
  • Behavior, choices and consequences, & responsibility 
  • Career awareness and preparedness
  • Academic skills and achievement
  • Appreciating individual differences
What do we do in group and individual counseling?
  • Draw pictures, play games, play with puppets or toys, work on projects
  • Talk about little things, big things, or anything in between
  • Build a positive relationship and connection at school
  • Develop problem-solving abilities
  • Teach coping strategies, social skills, study skills, etc.
  • Build self-esteem and confidence
  • Help children cope with difficult and/or unchangeable life events
  • Help children recognize and make use of their potential
  • Give children a neutral, open place to share their concerns and feelings
  • Give children the opportunity to connect with other students having similar experiences
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  • Home
  • What do School Counselors do?
    • Kindergarten BOY Lessons
    • 1st Grade BOY Lessons
    • 2nd Grade BOY Lessons
    • A Note from the Counselor
  • School Counseling & Art Therapy
  • Classroom Management Strategies
  • PBIS- Positive Behavior Intervention & Support
    • PBIS Booster Training Tier I
    • PBIS Lesson Plans
    • PBIS Tier I Classroom Effectiveness
    • PBIS Tier I Resources
    • PBIS Tier I Behavior Accommodations
    • Tier II- Effective Interventions
    • Tier II Resources
    • PBIS Universal Screeners
    • PBIS at Home
  • SEL & Mindfulness
    • SEL Brochures K-2 Grade
    • SEL Brochures 3-5 Grade
    • Mindfulness Classroom Activities
    • Mindfulness Videos
    • Rocket Kids (SEL)
    • Social Skills PowerPoints
    • Social Emotional Learning Videos
    • Social Emotional Learning Worksheets
    • Social Emotional Learning Read Aloud >
      • Social Emotional Learning Read Aloud
    • BrainPOP SEL
    • Subscription Based- SEL Resource
    • Classroom Based SEL Lessons
  • FBA & BIP
    • FBA & BIP Videos
    • Step 1: Gathering Information
    • Step 2: Target Behaviors
    • Step 3: Collecting Data >
      • ABC Data Collection Tutorial
    • Step 4: Data Analysis
    • Step 5: Behavior Intervention Plan
  • Child Abuse Lessons
  • Snack In a Backpack
  • Peer Mediation 3rd-5th Grade
  • Chess Club
  • Newsletter
  • Test Taking Skills
  • Counseling Survey
  • Counseling Referral Form
  • Bullying Referral Form
    • How to Unmake a Bully Videos
  • Red Ribbon Week: Drug Prevention Lessons
  • Lunch Bunch
  • Counseling Lessons
  • Mindfulness and Your Lizard Brain
  • Guidance PPTS
  • Individual Counseling
  • Group Counseling
  • Career Guidance Information
    • Career Lessons and Resources
    • Paws In Jobland
    • Supplemental Career Lesson Materials
  • Mindsets & Behaviors
  • Community Resources
  • DFCS/ Mandated Reporting
  • EFES Student Council
  • Parent Resources/ Articles
  • Second Step
    • Kindergarten Second Step
    • 1st Grade Second Step
    • 2nd Grade Second Step
  • School Counselor Schedule
  • How the School Counselor can help
  • Frequent School Counseling Topics
  • It's Elementary! School Counseling Blog