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| FRANCIS McCLURE GUIDANCE
DEPARTMENT |
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| Counselor:
Stacey Schork |
A Middle School School Counselor is a
Specialist: Middle School counselors are specialists in child growth
and development who usually have a strong background in the behavioral
sciences and human relations. They also possess a knowledge of the
middle school program which includes the curriculum, the learning
process and school organization. All student support service workers
address important needs -- the school counselor focuses upon the
preventive aspects of guidance. The school counselor is primarily
concerned with the application of developmental principles in the school
through counseling, consultation, and coordination.
The goals of a middle school counselor are:
1. To help children understand themselves and others.
2. To prevent problems from developing.
3. To help identify children with special needs.
4. To provide crisis intervention when necessary.
5. To coordinate or facilitate efforts of others with those of
parents, teachers,
and administrators.
6. To help develop personalized programs, when applicable, based on
each
child's strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
7. To provide career education activities. |
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