What Counselors do
What does the school counselor do?
Help with assessments
Help with emergencies
Talk with children who are sad
Talk with children about how they have had a loss of any kind
Help children that are being bullied
Work with children to help them in class
Help children that need glasses find solutions
Help children that are hungry find food
Help children that need clothes find them
Talk with teachers to help find classroom solutions for students having difficulty staying focused
Plan and implement special events…(career day, transportation day, read-ins…)
Present workshops for staff and parents
Sit in on parent meetings
Transport parents and students when needed
Help parents with struggling students
Work with Assistant Principal on due process
Assist the principal in different capacities
Review files for medical assessments
Administer Vanderbilt assessment when necessary
Administer the KEB-T /KAT-E when necessary
Etc.