School Counseling

School counselors plan the comprehensive school counseling program and facilitate its delivery in collaboration with school administrators, other professional educators, and community members to produce measurable results.  As a member of the student services team, the school counselor serves as a leader, advocate, and collaborator working to recognize and remove systemic barriers to student achievement in the areas of academics, career development, and personal/social development.  School counselors teach in classrooms, facilitate small groups, and work with students/families individually to best support each student.

School counselors have a master’s degree in school counseling, including a minimum of 600 hours of supervised training.  School counselors meet the state certification/ licensure standards and abide by the laws of the states in which they are employed. They uphold the ethical and professional standards of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and other applicable professional counseling associations. Their unique training makes them qualified to address all students' academic, career, and personal/social development PK-12th grade.

All students face challenges along their PK-12 educational journey.  Through education, prevention, early identification, and intervention, school counselors can help all children achieve school success.  School counselors and school counseling programs are essential for students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set appropriate career goals, and realize the full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the world community. 

Every school has access to the services of a school counselor  Please know that some of our school counselors may serve two or more schools and may be unavailable at times in a particular building.  Most often, our school counselors can be reached by inquiring at the school directly or by contacting them at the information on the right side of this page.