NWMS Comprehensive School Counseling Program Goals
- * Promote and enhance all students through academic, career and personal/social development
* Design activities that are proactive and preventative in focus
* Provide individual and small group counseling to students and families
* Ensure that all students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to becoming a productive member of society.
School Counselors Help Children by...
Promoting positive attitudes among students toward self, family, peers and community.
Assisting students in learning how school performance relates to future opportunities. Working collaboratively with students, parents and teachers to identify and remove barriers to learning. Supporting students by teaching skills for achieving success. Helping students to recognize and make the best of their abilities. Counseling with students individually and in groups. Providing support during personal crisis. Orienting new students. |
Counselors are the heart of the school we...Help create a safe school environment where children can learn.
Work with students on attendance issues. Coordinate referrals to outside agencies. Help design interventions to enhance student success. Help teachers create a positive learning environment. Help students learn anger management, conflict resolution, and mediation skills. Help parents, teachers, administrators in learning how to meet the needs of all students. |
School Counselors Can Help in Many Situations
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Why do Parents Contact the School Counselor?
Concerns over student achievement Family health problems
New school registration and orientation Test interpretation
Discussing special needs of their child Early discussion of potential crises
Family diffiulties or concerns
New school registration and orientation Test interpretation
Discussing special needs of their child Early discussion of potential crises
Family diffiulties or concerns