Counseling & Mental Health

Direct student services including:

• Facilitate school-wide programs like PBIS and Kids at Hope to help promote academic & social-emotional development.
• Weekly classroom SEL (social-emotional-learning) and character trait lessons: https://www.secondstep.org/elementary-school-curriculum
• Bullying classroom lessons in the month of October: https://www.secondstep.org/bullying-prevention
• Small-group & 1:1 social skills instruction based on needs assessment.
• Emotion Regulation or Friendship groups
• Responsive service – Provide behavior support / de-escalation strategies as needed.
• Individual student planning – Assist students in evaluating interests, abilities, skills, goal setting based on academic & social-emotional data.
• Individual or small group counseling – short-term & solution/goal-focused counseling. 

*School Counselors do not provide therapy, however, we are trained to refer to outside agencies.

Indirect student services including:

• Student Assistance Team (SAT)- Provide consultation/share strategies supporting student achievement with teachers, other educators & parents.  
• Designing behavior support plans in collaboration with teachers, students, & parents when needed.
• Guidance for students and families to school or community resources for additional assistance and information.
• 504 Plan Coordinator – Facilitate the referral process for students who may require an accommodation plan for academic and/or behavioral success.