Why Children Need Counseling
Elementary School Counselor Beliefs:
All students are valued as individuals with unique leadership abilities and are surrounded by positivity and are seen as capable of achieving their highest potential.
All students will have a safe and trusting learning environment which promotes student leadership and active engagement, mutual respect in a system to support school wide and classroom learning.
All students will have access to an educational experience which values collaboration and consultation, with colleagues and partnerships with community agencies or resources that support immediate and long term needs of all students.
All students will be supported by a comprehensive school counseling program that meets their social, emotional, academic, and career development that is guided by a school counselor who abides by professional school counseling ethical standards.
All students will be supported by data to assist with determining individualized needs, goals, and to monitor growth and progress.
Why Children Need School Counseling?
Children learn best when they feel good about themselves & their relationships with others.
Children are better able to make good decisions when they understand their feelings.
Positive skills learned in the early years help shape future attitudes.
