Role of the Counselor

Your teacher might ask you to work with the school counselor.

A school counselor can help you make friends.

A school counselor eats lunch with you on occasion.

You are in trouble if you have to talk to the school counselor.

If you are getting picked on or bullied, you can tell the school counselor.

A school counselor doesn't talk to your parents if there is a concern.

If you are having a hard time and just need to talk to someone, don't come to the school counselor. They don't care.

A school counselor works with kids who struggle to make positive choices.

If you talk with your school counselor, they will go and tell everyone what you said.

If you struggle to get to school, you might have to work with the school counselor.

If you struggle to focus in class, you might work with your school counselor.

You talk about careers in guidance.

A school counselor doesn't teach you about feelings.

A school counselor can help you find solutions to hard problems you are facing.

If you have a problem, your school counselor can solve it for you.

A school counselor doesn't care about your safety (at school or at home).

If someone you love or care about gets sick or dies, you might talk with the school counselor.

You can ask your teacher if you need to talk with the school counselor.