MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM

     THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

     The role of the Middle School Counselor is to contribute to students' academic success.  Counselors deliver a guidance curriculum to all students through a variety of activities related to the academic, personal/social, and career areas of their lives.  Counselors also work with individual students who have unique needs.

      ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT    

• Develop decision-making skills
• Set present and future goals
• Plan for advanced education
• Build better study skills
• Keep options open   

     CARRER DEVELOPMENT 

• Provide and explore opportunities in a variety of careers
• Set career goals
• Develop workplace skills

     PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Manage anger
• Resolve conflict
• Build interpersonal skills
• Develop problem-solving skills
• Maintain friendships
• Request adult assistance with serious concerns