Grove Elementary Counseling

Counseling Beliefs:

• Students come first in the school counseling program.

• Our school and community are responsible to teach all students to value education and life-long learning.

• Our school provides all students with the attitudes, knowledge and skills to be college and career ready

• Our school provides a positive environment where mutual respect and individual responsibility are learned and practiced.

• All students, regardless of their diverse learning abilities, can learn and achieve to their maximum potential.

• Our school counselor provides a comprehensive school counseling program driven by needs data and best practices

• Our school counselor adheres to the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors.

A comprehensive school counseling program:

• serves all students

• includes large and small group counseling 

• incorporates short-term individual counseling

• works with all stakeholders: parents, teachers, and community

A school counselor is an educator who...

• Advocates for the student at school.

• Works with teachers and parents to provide helpful suggestions and support for children’s needs.

• Provides Classroom Lessons for every class.

• Helps in identifying academic and social/emotional needs of children.

• Helps children understand themselves and others.

• Help children become area of the college and careers available.

• Provides information about community resources that would benefit children.

• Makes referrals to outsides agencies.

• Provides parents with resources and information.