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What is a school counselor?
A professional who has earned a Master’s Degree in school counseling.
An educator who holds state certification in school counseling to include counseling theories and practices, human behavior, career education, individual appraisal, and social/cultural issues. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with education reform and challenges facing today’s students. Professional association membership enhances the school counselor’s knowledge and effectiveness.
A specialist who has expertise in age-specific developmental stages of student growth, and the needs, tasks, and student interests related to those stages.
Here are some ways we can help you from A to Z!
A - angry feelings; anxiety
B - bully problems; bus issues
C - counseling; changes in your life; conflict resolution
D - divorce; death of a loved one
E - emotions; envy
F - friendship problems; family problems; forgiveness; fear; feeling left out; feeling sad; ALL feelings
G - grades; gossip problems; grief
H - hurt feelings; homework problems
I - internet safety
J - jealousy
K - keeping and making friends; keeping organized (desk, supplies, etc.)
L - lunchroom problems; feeling lonely
M - missing friends; mediate with your friends; manners; moving schools
N - new student adjustment
O - outside of school problems; organization
P - playground problems
Q - questions you want to ask us
R - rumor spreading
S - safety issues; separation of your parents; study skills; sad feelings; SOL test help; self esteem
T - teacher worries; test taking skills
U - unsure feelings
V - visit us for any concerns from A-Z
W - weight issues; ways to solve problems
X - You are X-tra special to us!
Y - yearly goal setting
Z - zip over to my office and leave me a note