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What does a Counselor do?

School Counselors work proactively with all students in the school. The role of the counselor is to guide, advise, recommend, consult, and assist with a variety of concerns that students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the community-at-large may have.

 

The counseling program has three major goals:

  1. To assist students with personal and academic concerns such as coping with stress, learning to study, and behaving appropriately in class.
  2. To help students develop educational and career decision-making skills including knowing how to make decisions, developing individual interests and abilities, and learning about jobs and careers.
  3. To aid students in developing interpersonal skills such as resolving conflicts, communicating with others and understanding feelings and how behavior affects others.

What are the Counselor's Responsibilities?

  • Parent conferences
  • Developmental classroom guidance
  • Academic and behavioral classroom observations
  • Consultation and collaboration with teachers, parents, and administrators
  • Middle School Virtues Program
  • Small group sessions on specific topics/themes
  • Response To Intervention (RTI) Meetings
  • School Improvement Meetings
  • Coordination of No Place For Hate and Student of the Month

How Does a Student See the School Counselor?

  • Self-referral (by putting a request note in the Counselor’s box or by telling a parent or teacher)
  • Request of a teacher
  • Parent referral
  • Administrative referral
  • Referral by a friend

Parents can call at any time for a phone conference or to set up an appointment. The Counselor can be reached at (706) 234-4953 ext. 19 or by email at ssmith@smsrome.org