What Does the School Counselor Do? An Elementary School Counselor provides: -School Guidance Curriculum -A comprehensive program that promotes knowledge and skills in three content areas: academic achievement, career development and personal/social growth -Individual and Small Group Student Planning -Ongoing activities designed to help individual and small groups of students to establish personal goals and develop future plans -Responsive Services -Includes: consultation, individual/small-group counseling, crisis response, referrals, peer mediation -System Support -Professional development, collaboration, program management and operation Elementary School Counselors help students: -achieve academic goals. -develop a better understanding and acceptance of themselves. -cope with life changes. -develop problem solving and decision making skills. -develop emotionally and socially. -begin to develop career goals. Elementary School Counselors help school staff: -understand and meet students' personal, social, emotional, academic, and behavioral needs. Elementary School Counselors help parents: -understand their child's emotions and behaviors. -access community resources when needed. -with strategies to use at home with problem behaviors. -interpret standardized test scores. What are some specific things Mrs. Thomas does? - Classroom Guidance for all grade levels - Work with small groups and individual students for a variety of reasons such as: -behavioral concerns -attendance concerns -academic concerns -family/life changes and crises -friendship issues -grief -anxiety - Facilitates/Assists with the following programs: -Rachel's Challenge -Peer Mediation -PALs -KC Club -Watch DOGS -Red Ribbon Week -6th grade registration | 
