<p> Our Elementary School . Provide individual and small group counseling on topics related to academic, Counseling and Career career, and personal development. Professional School Counselors are Guidance Program is licensed with at least a master’s degree in . Implement effective classroom guidance school counseling. Training includes activities which focus on understanding of Designed to… coursework in career development, self and others; coping strategies; peer . Help students develop positive attitudes relationships and effective social skills; human growth and behavior, guidance towards themselves, family, and communication, problem-solving, and information services and a supervised community. decision-making, conflict resolution, study internship. skills, career awareness and the world of . Provide assistance to students work, substance education, and individually and in groups so they can multicultural awareness. appreciate their own unique qualities and grow personally and socially. . Work all students and help students who may have special needs. . Teach students skills for achieving school and personal success. . Institute career awareness activities that help students form basic work values and The Counseling and Career Guidance attitudes about work and identify their services are available to all students, not . Assist students in becoming invested in skills, abilities, achievements, and just those in crisis situations. their school success by showing them how interests. school performance relates to future opportunities. . Consult with parents, teachers, administrators, school psychologists, and Tennessee School other professionals concerning the Counseling And Career welfare of the students. Guidance Standards for K-12</p><p>Our program is based on the Tennessee . Communicate and exchange information School Counseling and Career Guidance . Work closely with students, parents and with parents/guardians by way of Standards for K-12 which have been adopted teachers to identify and remove barriers conferences, parent education workshops, by the State Board of Education: that impede student achievement. and newsletters. . Academic/Educational Elementary School . Participate as members of the school . Personal/Social improvement and interdisciplinary teams . Career Counselors and work as liaisons with PTA/PTSA/PTOs. IN OUR WORLD TODAY…</p><p>. By age 21, today’s young people have faced m ore decisions than their grandparents faced in a lifetime. . One out of five families move each year. NAME YOUR . Everyone faces career decisions. Information for this brochure was adapted from ELEMENTARY Sharing the Vision: The National Standards for School Counseling Programs by the American School Counselor Association SCHOOL AND These facts, needs that have been http://www.schoolcounselor.org/ identified by students and parents, and ADDRESS the Tennessee School Counseling Standards have shaped our School Introducing Your Counseling and Career Guidance Program. School Counseling and Career Guidance Program</p><p>(This space is provided for your name, credentials, phone number and other information about your counseling program that you wish to provide to the reader.)</p><p>Abington School District</p>