What is school counseling?
Supporting students in school
Educating students on emotions and coping strategies
Learning how to be a problem solver through social adversities
Developing social skills in order to develop connections with friends but also be a kind friendHow do students receive school counseling
Mandated by IEP’s
Identified by staff members that students could benefit from additional social and emotional support
Identified that students academics are lower due to emotional difficulties
What does ready to learn look like
Impulse control
Safe body discussion
Perfectionistic tendencies or OCD behaviors
Being ok with not winning or getting answers wrong
Expected behaviors during recess
How to keep your brain in the group
Parent request
Does not guarantee it, case by case
It can be more harmful than beneficial
Puts kids on the mental health radar
What does counseling look like:
Tier 1- Classroom push-ins, meeting kids in their environment, parent communication, classroom activities provide by teachers, triage
Tier 2- 1 on 1 counseling, small groups
20-30 minutes long
Work on a specific skill
Community outreach (school social worker)
Restorative Practices
In class circles
Small group circles
What school counseling is not:
Grief or Trauma therapy
Academic support
Family therapy
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