Counselor Roles
True or False. When you are called to the Counseling Office, you are in trouble.
False
What is Confidentiality?
Private information kept between student and the counselor.
True or False. This is Mrs. Martinez third year as a school counselor at Perry Elementary.
False.
What can you do to make sure you have good grades this year? Name two things.
Pay attention in class, complete all your school work and homework, follow directions, listen, study for tests, be organized, ask for help if you need it
What service is it called when a group of 4-6 students who have the same concern, get together once a week to deal with it and support each other?
Group Counseling
What are the three exceptions to confidentiality?
If you say someone is hurting you, you want to hurt yourself or someone else.
Where is Mrs. Martinez's office located?
In the main office.
Internet Safety: What are three personal information you should NEVER share with someone on the internet.
Name, address, phone number, social security number, birth date, the school you go to, etc.
What is the counseling service that happens once a month when the counselor comes to your room to speak to the entire class?
Counseling or Guidance Lessons
True or False: Any information you share with the counselor is discussed on the morning show.
Mrs. Martinez splits her days between the lower elementary and the upper elementary. Is she at the upper elementary in the morning or the afternoon?
Afternoon
Coping Skills: Name five healthy coping skills and two unhealthy coping skills.
Healthy- playing outside, deep breathing, draw, talk to someone, hug, play with a pet, etc.
Unhealthy- hurting someone, yourself, drugs or alcohol, saying mean things or spreading rumors.
What is the proper way to sign up to see the counselor?
Ask your teacher, Ms. Wosmek, or Mrs. Martinez if you can set up a time to visit.
In order to make sure the student is safe.
Kindness is very important to Mrs. Martinez. Please tell me one way we can be kind to other people AND to ourselves.
Others- compliments, open doors, smile, play with someone, ask someone if they are okay when they seem upset, etc.
Yourself- compliment yourself, say nice words to yourself, take time to do things you enjoy, etc.
True or False: You just found out your parents are getting divorced.
True
Alcohol & Drugs: We celebrate this at the end of October every year to promote staying drug and alcohol free.
Red Ribbon Week
True or False: Counselors only work with students who have problems
False
True or False. The school counselor always tells parents and teachers what they talk about in counseling sessions.
False
True or False. Mrs. Martinez lives with her husband, Mitchell, a cat, Lilly, and a dog, Nina.
True
Bullying: This is the definition of bullying. What are the three words that HAVE to be there in order for it to be considered bullying.
Bullying is deliberate, aggressive behavior intended to harm another person. Bullying is usually characterized by an imbalance of power between the people involved and is repetitive.
Deliberate or aggressive, imbalance of power and repetitive.