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The Role of the School Counselor
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| The Elementary Schoool Counselors provide classroom lessons, individual
and group counseling and consultation / collaboration with faculty, staff and families. Referrals to community
resources can be provided upon request.
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Elementary School Counselors Help ...
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- Children develop a better understanding and acceptance of themselves.
- Children cope with family changes.
- Children develop decision making and problem solving skills.
- Children develop socially and emotionally, to mature in their relationships with others.
- Children to understand themselves in relation to their own development.
- Parents understand their children's emotions, behaviors, and learning styles
- School staff understand and meet students' intellectual, personal, social and emotional needs.
- Parents and teachers create a positive learning environment.
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According to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), "Elementary school counselors are professionals
with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today's diverse student
population. Elementary school counselors don't work in isolation; rather they are integral to the total educational
program."
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