OMS Guidance Department
The Role of a Middle School Counselor
School
counselors are professionally trained and New York State certified.
Their role is to identify and address student needs that will ultimately
formulate into academic and personal success. Our main goal is to
advocate for our students to ensure they have a positive and successful
middle school experience. Counselors work with students individually, in
small groups, and within the classroom setting to support and assist
them in their academic, social, emotional, and personal development. Often times, the counselor will facilitate the needs of
the student to identify and minimize barriers that stand in the way of
student success. Our counselors are important sources of information for
referrals and outside resources.
The counselors offer support in areas including:
- Peer relationships
- Decision making skills
- Communication and conflict resolution
- Fostering self-awareness, acceptance, and diversity
- Teaching time management and organizational skills
- Crisis intervention for students and parents
- Academic Planning
- Individual and Group Counseling
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Mr. Robert Hendrick, DASA Coordinator
DASA Form #1
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