What Do School Counselors Do

Who Are School Counselors?

School counselors are highly educated, professionally certified individuals who help students succeed in school and plan their career. An integral part of the total education system, school counselors help students form healthy goals, mindsets and behaviors. With the aid of a school counselor, students learn to develop effective collaboration and cooperation skills, to practice perseverance, to develop time management and study skills, and to learn self-motivation and self-direction habits. 

What Do School Counselors Do?

Professional school counselors provide a wide-range of services in the schools, based on individual student needs and student interests, including, but not limited to:

  • Mental, emotional, social, developmental and behavioral services to students and families;

  • Academic guidance and support services, including organizational, study and test-taking skills for students;

  • Special education services, including serving as integral member of the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP);

  • Career awareness, exploration and planning services, including goal setting and decision making assistance for students;

  • School crisis intervention and response services;

  • Collaboration and coordination of more in-depth services needed through community agencies.

cited from - American School Counselor Association, School Counselor