School Counselors

Elementary School Counselor Roles & Students’ Developmental Needs:

Elementary school years set the tone for developing the knowledge, attitudes and skill necessary for children to become healthy, competent and confident learners.

Elementary school counselors work as a team with the school staff, parents and the community to create a caring climate and atmosphere. By providing education, prevention, early identification and intervention, school counselors can help all children achieve academic success.

The elementary years are a time when students begin to develop decision-making, communication and life skills, as well as character values. It is also a time when students develop and acquire attitudes toward school, self, peers, social groups and family. Early identification and intervention of children’s academic and social/emotional needs is essential in removing barriers to learning and in promoting academic achievement. The knowledge, attitudes and skills students acquire in the areas of academic, career and social development during these elementary years serve as the foundation for future success.

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Middle School Counselor Roles & Students’ Developmental Needs:

Middle school students are characterized by rapid physical growth, curiosity about their world and an emerging self-identity. Middle school counselors provide proactive leadership that engages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help students achieve success in school. Through a comprehensive developmental school counseling program, middle school counselors enhance the learning process and promote academic achievement.

Middle school is an exciting, yet challenging time for students, their parents and teachers. During this passage from childhood to adolescence, middle school students are characterized by a need to explore a variety of interests and connecting their learning in the classroom to its practical application in life and work. To help ensure that they are prepared to become the next generation of workers, leaders and citizens; middle school students need support, guidance and opportunities during adolescence, a time of rapid growth and change.

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High School Counselor Roles & Students’ Developmental Needs:

High school is the final transition into adulthood and the world of work as students begin separating from parents and exploring and defining their independence. High school counselors work with students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set appropriate career goals and realize full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the global community. High school counselors enhance the learning process and promote academic achievement.

High school years are full of growth, promise, excitement, frustration, disappointment and hope. Students face unique and diverse challenges, both personally and developmentally, that have an impact on academic achievement. It is the time when students begin to discover what the future holds for them. School counseling programs are essential for students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set appropriate career goals and realize full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the world community.

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