We at Greenfields Public school, Chander Nagar, Ghaziabad campus give utmost priority to our counseling facilities. Counseling is an integral part of our school. It starts from Preschool level and goes through the school years with children till 12th standard. It is a process engraved in the education system of our school. Child, parents and teachers all have easy access to Counselor on all levels. Our School Counselor works with students, teachers, parents, and administrators to help ensure that student’s educational, vocational, and emotional needs are being met. Our School counselor provides crisis intervention services and individual and group counseling to help all students develop their educational, social, career, and personal strengths and become responsible and productive citizens. They support a safe learning environment and work to safeguard the human rights of all members of the school community.
They can often be seen working individually and with other educators to meet the developmental needs of all students, including those with special needs or disabilities. They also work closely with other school authorities, health professionals, siblings, and parents. School counselors are also an important part of the educational leadership team within the school. Thus the primary function of the professional school counselor is to work individually and collaboratively with others to implement a comprehensive developmental school-counseling program. This program should focus on the academic, career, and personal/social developmental needs of all students, including those with special needs.
School Counselors implement the counseling program by providing the following:
School Counselors implement the counseling program by providing the following:
- Academic support, including organizational, study, and test-taking skills
- Goal setting and decision-making
- Career awareness, exploration, and planning
- Education on understanding self and others
- Peer relationships, coping strategies, and effective social skills
- Communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution
- Substance abuse education
- Guidance about CBSE relaxations in cases of CWSN
- Sensitization towards CWSN
- Menstrual hygiene and issues counseling
- Sex education
- Individual and small-group counseling
- Individual/family/school crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Consultation/collaboration
- Referrals
- Professional development
- Consultation, collaboration, and teaming
- Program management and operation School Counselors collaborate with:
- Parents
- Parent education
- Communication/networking
- Academic planning
- Behavioral management
- College/career awareness programs
- One-on-one parent conferencing
- Interpretation of assessment results
- Teachers
- Classroom guidance activities
- Behavioral management plans
- At-risk student identification and implementation of interventions to enhance success
- Administrators
- School climate
- Behavioral management plans
- School-wide needs assessments
- Student data and results
- Student assistance team building
- Students
- Peer education
- Life skills education
- Peer support
- Academic support
- Leadership development
- Crisis interventions
- Referrals
- Support groups
- Career education