What does a school Counselor do? The school counselor is here to support every single student in the building! The counselor does the following:
- Runs group counseling activities to support student growth
- Performs individual student planning to help student with student growth.
- Performs individual student planning to help student goal setting.
- Performs individual student planning to help with students with goal setting, understanding their own potential.
- Provides brief, solution-focused individual counseling to support academic, social/emotional success.
- Provides support during crisis
- Collaborates with school staff, families, and community agencies to support students.
- Makes referrals for appropriate community resources.
The school counselor does not:
- take disciplinary action with students
- provide-long term therapy