Elementary Counseling

Many times people ask "What does an Elementary counselor do?" For most people, the word counselor brings to mind someone they saw a few times in high school to help them with their class schedules, testing, or college applications.

The Elementary counselor at Voorheesville provides students with a comprehensive and developmental school counseling program. At Voorheesville Elementary, the counselor works as a team with students, parents, educators and community members to provide a positive learning environment  where our children's needs are met through prevention, early identification, and interventions. The counseling program focuses on the academic, and social success of all students.

The elementary school years set the tone for developing the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for students to grow into healthy and successful adults. Elementary school is a time when students develop attitudes concerning school, self, peers, social groups, and family. It is a time when students develop decision making skills, and learn character values. The counseling program at Voorheesville provides numerous services for students, parents, and educators to participate in.

Some of the roles of the counselor include:

Implementing classroom guidance programs, focusing on understanding self and others,  peer relationships, social skills, problem solving, decision-making, conflict resolution, study skills, bullying prevention, community building, study skills, career awareness and multicultural awareness. For more information on classroom guidance by grade level, click HERE

Providing individual and small group counseling, dealing with topics such as self confidence, family issues, peer relationships, academic skills, and peer mediation. To learn about our BANANA SPLITS program click HERE. To learn about other student groups offered, check out our NEWSLETTER

Provide consultation with parents, teachers, administrators, school psychologists concerning the personal and academic success of our students.

Communicate and exchange information with families by way of conferences, parent education programs and newsletters. For a list of parent resources available through the counseling office, click HERE.