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Horizon Elementary Guidance & Counseling Program

Horizon Elementary Guidance & Counseling Program. Teresa Smidt & Christina Rose 2010-2011. Goal. The goal of the guidance & counseling program is to help students succeed in school and prepare for meaningful, productive lives. Guidance & Counseling Program. Child centered Developmental

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Horizon Elementary Guidance & Counseling Program

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  1. Horizon Elementary Guidance & Counseling Program Teresa Smidt & Christina Rose 2010-2011

  2. Goal The goal of the guidance & counseling program is to help students succeed in school and prepare for meaningful, productive lives

  3. Guidance & Counseling Program • Child centered • Developmental • Proactive • Inclusive & Respectful of Differences

  4. What Does A School Counselor Do?

  5. Classroom Guidance Lessons • Systematic • Developmentally appropriate • Taught to meet the Standards of School Counseling Programs in Virginia Public Schools • Three Domains • Academic Development • Career Development • Personal/Social Development

  6. Small Group & Individual Counseling • Focus on concerns that are impacting student’s ability to learn at school • Skill based

  7. Responds to Student Needs in Crisis Situations • Examples: bullying, family crisis • Collaborates & consults with appropriate people during crisis • Parents/Guardians • Administration • Faculty

  8. Referral Process Participation • Participates actively in the referral process of students to special programs and/or services

  9. Consultation • Parents • Staff • Administration • Outside Agencies

  10. Orients Students To New School Settings • Parent conference • Teacher updates • “Lunch Bunch”

  11. Bullying Prevention • Taught to all students as part of the classroom guidance curriculum • Physical/Emotional/Cyber • Stop-Walk-Talk Curriculum • Tell them to stop • Walk Away • Talk to a trusted adult

  12. Character Education Program • Character Counts! Program • Six Pillars • Respect • Responsibility • Trustworthy • Caring • Fairness • Citizenship • The Golden Book

  13. Why Contact the School Counselor?

  14. Academic achievement • Transition to new school • Special needs of students • Student crisis situations • Family transitions • Request for referral of outside resources

  15. How is a Student Referred?

  16. Self-referral • Teacher, administrator, or staff referral • Parent referral • Counselor observation

  17. Questions?

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