- A certified, specially trained, caring person
- A faculty member who provides guidance to all students
- A resource person
- A coordinator
- A consultant
- A group leader
- A person who helps teachers, parents, students and administrators

WHAT DOES AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR DO?

- Helps students develop a positive attitude toward school and learning
- Helps students develop good relationships with peers, parents, teachers and siblings
- Helps students improve their communication skills and develop effective decision-making strategies
- Helps students deal with personal concerns, developmental tasks, crises, school related problems, home concerns, academic struggles, behavioral concerns, health and physical development
- Helps to ease the transitions between school settings
- Plans and implements with teachers a program of activities designed to enhance the personal social/emotional development of elementary students
- Consults with parents regarding academic, behavioral, or social development of their child

HOW DOES A STUDENT SEE THE COUNSELOR?

- By self referral
- By teacher referral
- By parent referral
- By administrative referral
- By referral by a friend

HELPFUL LINKS

Student Resources

Homework Help:  www.askrose.org
Online Almanac:    www.factmonster.com
Spelling help:  www.spellingcity.com

Family Resources

Behavioral Health Hospital:  www.michianabehavioralhealthcenter.com
Dunebrook: www.dunebrook.org
Local Mental Health:  www.swansoncenter.org
Suicide Prevention:  www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org