The Child Study Team said... ("Speech, Social Worker, Psych, OT, PT")
The Students Said...
From a Teacher's Point of View...
100
This is one intervention committee you can expect to see an elementary school counselor serve on.
What is I&RS?
100
An elementary school counselor helps children who come to school upset and helps prevent this intimidation from happening at school.
What is bullying?
100
This "well spoken" member of the team asked: What is a SAC? Student Assistant Counselor? Substance Abuse Counselor?
Who is the speech and language pathologist?
100
The ever so "mind hearty" school counselor teaches a few classes on this.
What is mental health?
100
Handling these "very specific plans for individual student learning" is the elementary school counselor's primary responsibility.
What are IEP's?
200
Counselors have been "bullied" into serving as an "anti-specialist" in this role in the district when really their role should be part of the intervention and not the HIB investigation.
Who is being the anti-bullying specialist?
200
Beside having her son tell the school counselor if he was bullied, she would contact this person as well.
Who is the principal?
200
This member of the team, who is "occupied with day to day tasks," guessed counselors at the High School "put out fires" while the younger grades are covered by teachers and nurses.
Who is the occupational therapist?
200
Due to their direct role with students at home and at school, these two groups of people often refer students to the school counselor for help.
What are parents and teachers?
200
This is the kind of "on the plus side" reinforcement that the counselor recommends teachers use when dealing with students' behavioral issues.
What is positive reinforcement?
300
Beside individual counseling, students can benefit from "coming together" for this type of counseling.
What is group counseling?
300
High school counselors do not have time to counsel any students because they are too busy doing this for students and this is all they do.
What is scheduling students' classes?
300
This team member made a "Freudian slip" when asking: Do we even need counselors for kids before they reach puberty?
Who is the school psychologist?
300
While surely a handful, lending this to students is the most fulfilling part of being the school counselor.
What is help?
300
These two adjectives describe school counselors, as told to us by a "devoted" and "industrious" teacher.
What is dedicated and hardworking?
400
While principals can do this, counselors are NOT expected to give these to students.
What is give consequences or handle discipline?
400
Even at an early age, a good prevention program in this is essential for school counselors to implement.
What is substance abuse prevention?
400
This "social member" of the team said that counselors are either scheduling, referring, or doing paperwork to cover themselves - just like us. They would have to have a mental health license to do any psychotherapy!
Who is the social worker?
400
The student guessed this "nickel and dime" percentage is the school counselor's time spent directly with students.
What is 15%?
400
The teacher said the counselor lacks an understanding of this which is defined as the "techniques teachers use to maintain control in the classroom."
What is classroom management?
500
Surprisingly, in many districts, Guidance Departments and School Counselors are accountable for coordinating this kind of formal assessment for students.
What are Standardized Tests?
500
This is something that can happen in a child's home that school counselors should never counsel students for.
What is abuse?
500
This "physically helpful" team member guessed the best part of the counseling job would be preventing a suicide.
Who is the physical therapist?
500
Counselors see students for one of three reasons: First, those who need someone to talk to. Second, those who have trouble managing their school work. Thirdly, this group of students.
Who are students having problems at home?
500
The teacher interviewed said her counselor is responsible for handling this number of cases which is two more than the date of an unlucky Friday.