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Lackland ISD Counselors celebrate Coffee and Counseling event.
Public school districts provide free, personalized school counseling programs to promote student achievement and success. Public school counselors are certified and licensed mental health professionals, as well as educators who hold master’s degrees in school counseling. Their rigorous education and training equip them to address students’ academic, social, emotional, and career development needs.
Dickinson ISD hosts Teen Talks to keep students motivated in alternative school.
Counselors have three main roles in the development of public school students: academic development, career and college advisement, and social/emotional support.
School counselors work directly with individual students, teachers, and fellow professionals to help students build the academic skills they need to be efficient and eager learners. Counselors team with students to create an academic plan that encourages exploration into potential areas of study based on the student’s natural interests and curiosity. Counselors also provide tools to build study skills and strategies for academic success.
Students rely on high school guidance counselors to help them plan for life after graduation. Counselors provide personalized guidance for each student while they prepare for the transition to college or career. Students receive information and advice on the many higher-learning options after high school, as well as current in-demand trades and specialty career pathways.
Counselors respond to the needs of students facing personal challenges at home and/or in school, recognize the need for early mental health intervention, and provide information and resources for school and community services. School counselors strive to maintain a nurturing school environment by partnering with school nurses, social workers, and school psychologists to ensure students’ mental safety. Students sometimes depend on their school counselors to help them navigate social hurdles like bullying and conflict resolution, while also receiving emotional support for issues like anxiety and depression.
Elementary school counselors, middle school counselors, and high school counselors are on staff in order to assist students who may be experiencing personal struggles or academic challenges. They help students plan for college and choose career paths, and they intervene when students are faced with physical, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
The American School Counselor Association’s overview of elementary school counselor roles and responsibilities includes:
The Essential Role of a Middle School Counselor includes similar roles and responsibilities as elementary school counselors. The American School Counselor Association states, “Identifying students’ academic and social/emotional needs, as well as providing any necessary interventions, is essential in removing barriers to learning and helping students develop skills and behaviors critical for academic achievement. The knowledge, attitudes and skills students acquire during these years build the foundation for future success.”
School counselors are trained to recognize the possible presence of conditions like ADHD or learning disabilities, but they are not licensed to diagnose these conditions or prescribe medication to students. Some schools may have school psychiatrists which are permitted to prescribe medications. If a school counselor suspects a behavioral, learning, or mental health concern, they will typically provide parents with a referral to a local specialist for further diagnosis.
Parents sometimes wonder “why do students miss school?” or “why do students hate school?” While there are numerous causes for kids to dislike school, public school counseling services aim to change these attitudes and implications.
According to the National Collaborative on Education and Health, “providing students with access to school-based mental health programs is a key strategy for improving student attendance.” This NYU Counseling Benefits Infographic shows how counseling in schools has helped students by increasing graduation rates, experiencing fewer discipline issues, and having more positive attitudes about school.
Our public school districts provide professional counselors and free counseling services to all students. High school guidance counselors and school counseling services are primarily responsible for facilitating career development. School couselors are active more than ever in helping public school students in a variety of valuable ways. The role of a school counselor is multifaceted, and it varies with each individual school and with each individual student they support.
By being respectful, responsible, and safe, students of Starkey Elementary School in Kerrville ISD earned enough points to participate in their first PBIS incentive. Students
Student members of the Azle ISD’s C.O.O.L. (College Offers Opportunities for Life) program at Azle High School recently embarked on an informative college tour at
The first full week of February is complete, and with that National School Counseling Week is over until next year. However, our support for the
Harlandale ISD Counselor Kimberly Salinas was rewarded a $3,000 microgrant by The San Antonio Youth Commission to offer students access to SEL resources. Ms. Salinas
Dickson ISD hosted Edward ‘Doc’ Amey at the Coastal Academy Program for his weekly “Teen Talk”. The CAP program was implemented under the Safe and
Lackland ISD school counselors held an after-school event called “Coffee with the Counselors.” Community members were invited to learn more about the youth programs available,
Schertz- Cibolo- Universal City ISD’s Sippel Elementary School greets visitors with an combustible mix of colors, passion and unity that is creating an explosion of
Join us and North East ISD in celebrating all our counselors do for our students and families during National School Counseling Week, Feb. 6-10. Curbside
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