Colebrook Elementary Guidance Counseling

Helping students to develop the tools and confidence they need to become self-directed learners, strong self-advocates, and positive and creative contributors to their community.

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    A School Counselor helps students find success in school by:
    • Helping develop positive attitudes among students towards self, family, and community.
    • Counseling with students individually and in groups to understand and appreciate their unique qualities and to grow personally and socially.
    • Delivering classroom guidance with a focus on the social and emotional skills that predict happiness, success, and fulfillment.
    • Supporting students in developing an individual plan for academic success.
    • Working collaboratively with students, parents, and teachers, and mental health professionals to identify and remove barriers that may impede student achievement.
    How and Why do Parents Contact the School Counselor?
    • Concerns over student achievement
    • Family health problems (including mental health)
    • New school orientation
    • Discussing needs of their child
    • Early discussion of potential crises
    • Got a question about anything school related? Even if I don't know either I will find out and get back to you.
    How Does a Student See a Counselor?
    • Self-referral
    • Parent referral
    • Administrative referral
    • Teacher or other staff referral
    • Referral by a friend(s)