True or False
The school counselor can refer families to outside mental health services.
Yes
Federal law that protects the educations rights of scholars experiencing homelessness.
McKinney-Vento Act
A scholar has 2 consecutive unexcused absences. What should the teacher do?
Call the family and document in IC.
You need someone to co-lead a small group on managing friendships.
School Counselor
8
At KVC, only the SW/SC is required to file a child abuse report?
True
A scholar living with another family.
Doubled-up scholar
A parent/guardian contacts the teacher to report their child's absence. This is how the absence should be officially submitted.
In writing or through the attendance submission link
Contrary to popular belief, school counselors aren't just here to "play". Their time with scholars is focused on...
Academic, career, and social-emotional development
The SW is hosting a food pantry. Who's invited?
KVC staff, families and scholars.
Both school counselor and school social worker contribute to the student’s overall school success.
True
School must help provide access to these two services: transportation and...
Educational services
8:15am
After receiving short-term counseling support from the school counselor, a scholar continues to show signs of distress and needs long-term care. This is what the counselor may do next.
Refer the scholar to an outside mental health provider?
Name a therapeutic partnership that KVC has?
Family Ties
School Counselor and School Social Worker provide long term therapy to scholars.
False
This person ensures that the scholar is connected to community resources.
School Social Worker
Taking attendance for all periods during homeroom could cause confusion and errors leading to this kind of issue?
Inaccurate attendance reporting
To ensure scholars receive the academic and emotional support they need, the school counselor partners with these four key groups.
Who are families, teachers, administrators, and the community?
A family is facing eviction and needs emergency housing and food assistance. This staff member connects them with those resources.
School Social Worker
False- Referral link or text message if an emergency.
Conflict of interest
When taking attendance, teachers should only mark scholars present if they physically see them in class. This is often referred to as taking this kind of count.
Warm body count
This type of counseling provided by the school counselor is brief and solution-focused, not intended to replace therapy.
Short-term individual counseling
A student is grieving the loss of a loved one. These two types of resources may be offered by the counseling team.
Grief support groups and referrals to outside counseling