West University Elementary School Counseling

Our Philosophy

• Fostering positive relationships is a fundamental building block of serving as a school counselor.
  
  
• It is essential to create a warm and welcoming environment where the students feel safe. 
  
  
• Students must feel like they are welcomed for who they are, unconditionally.  They must feel that it is acceptable to make mistakes.  we teach and model appropriate social skills with students. 
  
  
• As a school counselor, we feel that it is important to be as available and present as possible, so we may meet the needs of our student body.  When providing direct counseling services outside of the classroom, we will be using a combination of person-centered and solution-focused approaches. 
  
  

Our Roles at West U

• As your school counselor, We will address a wide variety of social and emotional needs. 
  • We will be proactive and readily available to students, staff, and parents. We will reach the entire student body through weekly morning announcements, grade level assemblies, classroom visits/guidance lessons. 
  • We will also continue to implement and support our Positive Behavior program that we began last year with the assistance of our PTO Positive Behavior committee.
  • We will help lead and support the No Place for Hate committee.
  • We will help address school and community needs through my memberships on our Shared Decision Making Committee (SDMC) and Safety Committee.  
    
    

• We will empower the student body through a systematic guidance curriculum.  We will be implementing the Harmony SEL program this year school-wide.  This program focuses on building emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills in students – such as building empathy, learning to be an “upstander”, and working collaboratively with others.

West University Elementary School Counseling