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I have been a school counselor for this many years.
What is 13?
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This person is trained in helping people talk about their problems so that they can feel better at school.
What is a school counselor?
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The School Counselor will teach this kind of class in your room once a month.
What is Classroom Guidance?
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These are some things you can do to be a good friend.
What is be kind, trustworthy, and dependable?
100
True or False. You should never get angry.
What is false? It is okay to be angry, however it is not okay to hurt yourself, someone else, or objects when you are angry. The School Counselor can teach you okay ways to handle angry situations.
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The School Counselor enjoys doing this when she is not counseling students.
What is spending time with my daughter, reading, and taking walks.
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True or False. If you are having a problem at school, you can sign up to meet with the School Counselor.
What is True? You will need to complete a referral form and then let your teacher know so that she can determine which times will work best for you to meet with the School Counselor.
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These are some things that you can talk to the school counselor about.
What is being bullied, death of a loved one, feeling sad or lonely, friendship problems, and many more.
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The school counselor will help you learn how to be an active bystander in a bullying situation. An active bystander is the person who ___________________________
What is sees the bullying and tries to help the bullying?
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True or False. When you are feeling stressed, angry, sad, or anxious it is best to keep your feeling inside.
What is False? It is important that you let your feelings out in safe ways so that you don't end up losing control.
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I wanted to be a school counselor for this reason.
What is she loves helping students feel better about themselves and school?
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If you tell the school counselor that you or a friend wants to hurt themselves, she will keep that private.
What is No? The school counselor cares too much about you and your friends to keep this kind of information private. She wants to be able to help students in the best way possible. The School Counselor will talk with you first about the best way to let someone know.
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True or False. If you get into trouble at school, your teacher may require you to meet with the school counselor as a part of your punishment.
What is False? Coming to the school counselor is never a part of punishment. My job is to help you make better choices and to feel better at school.
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True or False. If you are being bullied, you should always ignore it.
What is False? Sometimes ignoring it can help, however in most situations it is important to let a trusted adult know that you are being bullied.
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When you are feeling worried or stressed, doing this can help calm you down.
What is take deep breaths, think positive thoughts, count backwards, squeeze a stress ball?
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I had to go to college for this many years before becoming a school counselor.
What is 6 years?
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The school counselor sometimes will meet with a few students who are struggling with a similar problem. This is called ________________counseling?
What is small group?
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The school counselor will let you know that you have a meeting with her by doing this.
Take you out of class at an appropriate time that is not interrupting instruction.
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This is when another peer tries to influence you to do something (good or bad)
What is Peer Pressure? The School Counselor can help you learn how to handle negative peer pressure.
400
When you are feeling worried or overly anxious about taking a test this is called _________________
What is test anxiety? The School Counselor can help you if you are experiencing test anxiety.
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I wanted to do this before becoming a school counselor.
What is be a Speech Therapist
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True or false. The school counselor will tell your friends what we talk about during meetings.
What is False? I will not share anything private with anyone without your permission (exceptions include safety concerns)
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The school counselor will sometimes talk to these people so that she can better help you at school.
What is your teacher or parents? The School Counselor will not share private things to your teacher or parent without your permission.
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True or False? Gossiping and spreading rumors is considered bullying behavior.
What is True? The School Counselor can talk to you about how to handle this kind of bullying.
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True or False. If you ever feel like you want to hurt yourself, you should keep it a secret.
What is False? It is so important that you let a trusted adult (parent, teacher, school counselor, nurse) know so they can help you.