Students can request a meeting with Mrs. Smith

What does a school counselor do?

That is a great question!  The bottom line is that I help to support students at school.  Some ways that I do this may include:

Direct Student Services: 

• Core Counseling Curriculum 
  • consistent classroom lessons to proactively teach skills in the following domains: 
  • Academic
  • Career
  • Social Emotional
  • Bully Prevention
  • Personal Safety

• Small Group Counseling: (examples of topics may include)
  • academic skills (i.e. focusing attention, listening, ignoring distractions, etc.)
  • social emotional skills (i.e. friendship skills, problem-solving skills, emotion management, etc.)
  • mental health and wellness (i.e. coping skills, mindfulness, etc.)
  • family change

• Brief, Solution-Focused Individual Counseling 
• academic planning - appraisal and advisement
• social emotional support
• mental health and wellness
• responsive services
• crisis support
  
  

Indirect Student Services: 

• referrals
• consultation
• collaboration
  
  

Program Planning / System Support

• promoting readiness activities for college, career & life
• serve on Randolph Heights' Student Support Team
• evaluating school data to expose and address gaps and inequities
• assist with student creation and evaluation of Personal Learning Plans
• serve on Randolph Heights' Student Assistance Team (SAT)
• facilitate academic-related 504 Service Plans
• empowering and supporting families and staff
• defining, managing, and assessing activities
• serve on Randolph Heights' Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) team
• providing professional development to staff, including mental health, suicide prevention, college & career readiness