Counselor Corner

PPE School Counselor Roles & Responsibilities

• Leads classroom lessons on topics including emotional regulation, coping skills, decision making, conflict resolution, empathy, career exploration, safety and more
• Provides counseling interventions to individual students and small groups
• Consults with parents and teachers 
• Serves as Support Team Chair, a team of school personnel that identifies appropriate resources to provide behavioral, social, emotional, academic, and attendance support for designated students
• Serves as 504 Coordinator, safeguarding the rights of students with disabilities
• Collaborates with and coordinates referrals with other school specialists through the MTSS -B process (school social worker, school psychologist, advocacy coach, etc.)
• Assists in the identification of and referrals for crisis situations
• Ensures parents and students are aware of how to access community resources
• Supports the PPE parent & caregiver community by coordinating the Parenting Series with area professionals