| Ms Rome, Licensed School Counselor Hi, my name is Ms. Rome and I am the K-6 school counselor here at Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet. I am thrilled to be here at this school. I serve all students at Mississippi.
Role of School Counselors
As a Counselor I help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social
development and career development, ensuring today's students become
the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow. I work with students in several ways.
Individual Counseling
I
teach a series of classroom guidance lessons to every student. The goal
is to help empower students with the self-knowledge, coping, and life
skills that will enable them to become motivated learners, effective
communicators, good team members, creative problem solvers, and
responsible citizens.
Classroom Lessons
I teach a series of classroom guidance lessons to every student. The goal
is to help empower students with the self-knowledge, coping, and life
skills that will enable them to become motivated learners, effective
communicators, good team members, creative problem solvers, and
responsible citizens.
Small Group Counseling
As part of
the Counseling Program, I offer small students groups throughout the
school year. Small groups usually meet once per week. Small student groups
are a way for your child to meet new friends, to gain more
self-confidence, and to develop more positive coping skills in a safe
and fun setting. Teachers or parents can refer students to be part of
a group
Click here to see a video to see more about the role of an elementary school counselor.
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Reasons to talk to a counselor
A student might want
to talk to the School Counselor about:
- "I'm getting picked on at the bus stop and I don't know what to do about it."
- "My best friend isn't talking to me and it's making me really sad."
- "I'm new to this school, and I'm really scared!
- "Tim, Samantha and I had a problem at recess. Can you help us work it out?"
A parent/guardian might want
to talk to the School Counselor about:
- "Sarah doesn't want to go to school in the mornings."
- "I'm concerned because Yang keeps telling me that he doesn't have any friends. Do you think a Friendship Group might help?"
- "We recently had a death in the family"
- "My wife and I recently got divorced and Yang is having trouble adjusting"
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