Counselors serve local schools in many ways
Published 12:11 am Wednesday, September 13, 2017
- Students, from left, Phallyn Wright and J’Kyree Lane hold up a page from a book about feelings.
RESERVE — Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School’s counselor Jennifer Vial started the new year by going over the role of the counselor and educating parents and students about what services are available.
Kingston Fagan demonstrates how his cheeks move as he makes a smile. Students at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary learned how their mouth pushes up the cheeks to make a happy face.
Students learned about what a school counselor does, the reasons to see a school counselor and that counselors care about everyone’s feelings.
Kindergarten students at LPE were read the book “What Is a School Counselor?”
Large group lessons focusing on life skills and emotional awareness, small group counseling for students experiencing difficulties with relationships, family concerns or academic concerns and individual counseling focusing on topics such as anger managements, conflict resolution, family, grief, self esteem, stress management, study and test taking skills, anxiety, depression and high school decisions are all offered through each school’s counseling office.
School counselors are also available in person, by phone or by email to assist parents with improving communication, developing behavior intervention plans, consulting on issues at home, exploring ways to help a child succeed, explaining high school individual graduation plans, recommending referral resources and providing reference material.
