Meet the Counselor
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Welcome to the Counselor's page. As the counselor, I provide educational, social, and emotional support for our students in a variety of ways, including visiting classrooms regularly, providing small group sessions, and visiting students individually as needed. I am also available to parents and teachers. I look forward to helping our students have a super year!
My role as Campus Counselor
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To help children understand themselves and others.
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To enhance interpersonal skills.
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To implement a plan for all staff and students to learn, practice, and apply conflict resolution skills and strategies.
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To provide crisis intervention when necessary.
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To coordinate or facilitate the efforts of parents, teachers, and administrators.
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To help develop personalized programs, when applicable, based on each child's strengths and needs.
Elementary School Counselors work with:
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Students
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Counselors work with students in the classroom presenting whole group lessons and provide short-term individual and small group counseling. The counseling method differs for each student, situation, and need. If students need longer-term counseling services, the school counselor can assist parents in finding a provider.
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Teachers
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Classroom teachers and school counselors support each other's work through classroom observation, consultation, sharing information and modeling skills. The teacher and counselor also work closely as members of a team who assist children with academic and behavioral concerns.
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Parents
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Consulting with parents is an important part of the elementary counselor's job. Counselors may consult with parents regarding their children on a variety of topics, including discipline and setting appropriate expectations, test interpretation, family responsibility and behavioral management strategies.
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Other School Staff
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Counselors work closely with administrators and other specialists by discussing student needs and evaluating specific programs.
I look forward to a super year at Wolman Elementary!
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