Services Provided by the School Counselor

School counselors deliver school counseling programs that enhance student growth in three domain areas: academic, career, and social/emotional development. As part of that program, school counselors implement strategies and activities to help all students enhance their academic development - the mindsets and behaviors students need to maximize their ability to learn - while recognizing that growth in all three domains is necessary for students to be successful now and later in life. 

• Work collaboratively with school staff to develop a safe, caring and inclusive school culture.
• Design, implement and assess a school counseling program informed by disaggregated data identifying student needs.
• Deliver information to students and teachers on best practices to attain mindsets and behaviors (i.e., learning strategies, self-management skills, social skills) for student success.
• Provide relevance to students' academic effort and education pursuits by helping them understand the connection between school and the world of work, assisting them in career planning and career-related goal-setting.
• Work with administrators, teachers and other school staff to create a school environment encouraging academic success and striving to one's full potential.
• Encourage students to engage in challenging coursework and work to address and remove barriers to access the most rigorous coursework appropriate for each student.
• Use disaggregated data to identify and address inequitable practices.
• Provide opportunities for students to:
  • Enhance their belief in development of whole self and ability to succeed.
  • Develop a positive attitude toward work and learning.
  • Make decisions informed by evidence, considering other's perspectives and recognizing personal bias.
  • Develop long and short-term academic goals.
  • Demonstrate self-motivation and self-direction for learning.
  • Demonstrate positive, respectful and supportive relationships with students and adults.
• Work to establish student opportunities for academic remediation as needed.
• Emphasize family/caregiver-community-school relationships in addressing academic needs.

(from the American School Counselor Association)