About Your Counselor
Where is your school counselor's office?
Room 105 (Diagonal from Library)
True or False: When you are going to the counseling office, you are immediately in trouble.
False: When I come to pick you up to take you to the counseling office, we are problem-solving together and no one is in trouble.
What is confidentiality?
True or False: You are new to the school and are having a hard time making friends
True!
What is Ms. Monahan's favorite food?
Pizza!
If you need to see the school counselor, what do you do?
Ask the...
Teacher
Counselor
Parent
Friend
Any staff at Rose Hill
When the counselor meets with a group of students to work on a specific topic or skill, what is this called?
Counseling group or circle!
What are exceptions to confidentiality?
Someone is harming you
You want to harm someone else
You want to harm yourself
You give me permission to share
True or False: You got into an argument with friend at recess about which game to play.
What are Ms. Monahan's favorite sports teams?
Baseball-The Nats
Soccer-The DC Spirit
Hockey-The Capitals
What days of the week is the other counselor here to help you?
Sometimes Mondays, Always Tuesdays & Fridays
When the counselor visits your classroom every month, what are they doing?
Counseling lessons!
Paulina went to the counselor and shared how she sometimes has a hard time seeing the board in the classroom and feels worried that she is missing important information. True or False: The counselor will ask for permission to share this information with the teacher.
True: Paulina can choose to give the counselor permission to share or she can ask the counselor to keep it confidential or private.
True or False: You're feel out of control and need a break.
True!
What is Ms. Monahan's favorite color?
Pastel purple!
When there is a conflict, sometimes the counselor will do __________ where the students meet in circle and talk about what happened, what was hard or the impact, and what needs to happen to make things right.
Restorative Justice
True or False: School counselors only work with students who have problems.
False: The school counselor helps everyone at school.
When there is an exception to confidentiality, who could the information be shared to?
Principals/Administrators
Community organizations that help keep us safe.
True or False: Your head or stomach hurts.
Depends!
What is Ms. Monahan's favorite animal?
Whales! All types!
What days of the week is Ms. Monahan here?
Every day!
What grade levels does Ms. Monahan support?
Kindergarten, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.
True or False: Another student is really hurting your feelings/bothering you over and over again and you tried to solve the problem on your own.
True! The counselor can work with you to problem solve or report the situation to another adult you trust.
What are Ms. Monahan's dogs' names and their ages?
Cody-5 years old
Zeus-13 years old