Counseling Services
The elementary school counseling program is a part of the total school program that compliments classroom learning. It is child-centered, preventive, and developmental. The program encourages students' social, emotional, and personal growth at each stage of their development. The goal is to counsel students and collaborate with parents and staff to help maximize every student's potential.
This counseling program provides elementary students with assistance in: understanding self and developing a positive self-image, showing respect for the feelings of others, understanding the decision-making process, maintaining effective relationships with peers and adults, developing effective study skills and being prepared to make the transition to the middle school.
Often times there may be several students that are faced with the same issue and need assistance from the counselor. For that reason, various “Lunch Bunch” Groups are created in order to assist these students within a small group setting with those specific needs. Groups will rotate frequently throughout the year. The following is a list of groups that can be made available when appropriate:
Meet the Counselor - Dates may vary.
This is not a structured counseling session and gives curious students the opportunity to “test out” a lunch bunch session with the counselor. Sign ups are available in the counseling office.
New Students - Transfer students grades 1 through 4 only
To help students who are new to school have a smooth transition. The time spent together will be a great opportunity for the new students to meet each other and to ease into the transition of starting a new school.
Loss/Bereavement
To help students cope with the death of a loved one. Students are taught about the different types of loss, the stages of grief, feelings associated with loss, ways to say good-bye and coping skills.
Divorce/Changing Families
To help students cope with the stress of parent divorce. Students are taught coping skills and learn how to constructively deal with typical issues associated with divorce.
Study Skills/Work Habits
To help identify specific behaviors which develop good work and study habits; To be able to organize more effectively with regard to task completion; To examine ones current use of time.
Anger Management
To help students better understand their anger so they can make healthy and successful choices and build strong relationships. To help students realize that they can control their behavior and develop practical skills and strategies to manage their feelings, which in turn will increase their self esteem.
Social Skills
To help students develop social problem solving skills. Groups are tailored to meet the needs of the students involved. Sample topics are: manners, making friends, sharing, making friends, bullying, peer pressure, etc.
Self-Esteem
To help students to recognize and express one’s own feelings, identify strengths and weaknesses, to feel good about one’s self, to participate in activities which emphasize the uniqueness of one’s self, and to communicate positive perceptions of self and others.
Anxiety
To help students understand the causes of their anxiety and to practice effective strategies to help manage that anxiety.
This counseling program provides elementary students with assistance in: understanding self and developing a positive self-image, showing respect for the feelings of others, understanding the decision-making process, maintaining effective relationships with peers and adults, developing effective study skills and being prepared to make the transition to the middle school.
Often times there may be several students that are faced with the same issue and need assistance from the counselor. For that reason, various “Lunch Bunch” Groups are created in order to assist these students within a small group setting with those specific needs. Groups will rotate frequently throughout the year. The following is a list of groups that can be made available when appropriate:
Meet the Counselor - Dates may vary.
This is not a structured counseling session and gives curious students the opportunity to “test out” a lunch bunch session with the counselor. Sign ups are available in the counseling office.
New Students - Transfer students grades 1 through 4 only
To help students who are new to school have a smooth transition. The time spent together will be a great opportunity for the new students to meet each other and to ease into the transition of starting a new school.
Loss/Bereavement
To help students cope with the death of a loved one. Students are taught about the different types of loss, the stages of grief, feelings associated with loss, ways to say good-bye and coping skills.
Divorce/Changing Families
To help students cope with the stress of parent divorce. Students are taught coping skills and learn how to constructively deal with typical issues associated with divorce.
Study Skills/Work Habits
To help identify specific behaviors which develop good work and study habits; To be able to organize more effectively with regard to task completion; To examine ones current use of time.
Anger Management
To help students better understand their anger so they can make healthy and successful choices and build strong relationships. To help students realize that they can control their behavior and develop practical skills and strategies to manage their feelings, which in turn will increase their self esteem.
Social Skills
To help students develop social problem solving skills. Groups are tailored to meet the needs of the students involved. Sample topics are: manners, making friends, sharing, making friends, bullying, peer pressure, etc.
Self-Esteem
To help students to recognize and express one’s own feelings, identify strengths and weaknesses, to feel good about one’s self, to participate in activities which emphasize the uniqueness of one’s self, and to communicate positive perceptions of self and others.
Anxiety
To help students understand the causes of their anxiety and to practice effective strategies to help manage that anxiety.
