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 Our Guidance Program
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Guidance
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System
Support
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Responsive
Services
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Individual
Planning
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Since
children may experience a variety of concerns at different
developmental stages, Krueger's Guidance Program offers many
services that assist students in acquiring knowledge and skills
necessary for healthy development. Through this continuum of services,
the Guidance Department recognizes that parents, school personnel and
the community each have important roles to play and valuable resources
to contribute in assisting students with their development. Guidance
and counseling services are offered for all children in grades
K-5.
The
guidance and counseling program at Krueger Elementary is designed
to be preventative as well as developmental.
The
counselor at Krueger works with students in three different
settings:
1. Students receive classroom guidance lessons with their whole class
approximately once every six school days.
2. The counselor teaches specific skills in small groups of
approximately 5-8 students. These groups meet during the school day,
for 30 minutes once a week, for approximately five sessions.
3. Individual students are seen by the
counselor when they have a concern that may be interfering with their
ability to learn or concentrate on school work. An appointment can be
made to see the counselor by the student, the student's teacher, or the
student's parent.
 Guidance
Classesc
The
student curriculum at Krueger Elementary includes guidance
classes with the counselor. Guidance classes are a part of Northside's
comprehensive Guidance Program in which the counselor teaches children
skills to enrich their educational and social lives. These skills are
taught to entire classes several times per month. The guidance
curriculum is intended to support the objectives of academic
instruction and to help children develop their full educational
potential through general skills and strategies. Parents are
invited to visit the counselor's office during Open House, or by
appointment, to preview the materials that are used.
Examples
of guidance lesson topics:
Responsible
Behavior
Goal
Setting
Interpersonal
Effectiveness
Drug
Awareness/prevention
Self Esteem
Development
Conflict
Resolution Skills
Communication
Skills
Respecting
Cultural Heritage and Differences
Decision Making
and Problem Solving
Career
Awareness
Small
Group Counseling
Two
types of small group counseling are offered for Krueger students.
The first type, developmental groups, addresses normal developmental
tasks and topics such as social skills, time management, or
organizational skills. **We emphasize to students and parents that
these groups are for everyone, and participation does not indicate a
problem.
The
second type of small group counseling, special concerns groups, focuses
on specific needs. These group sessions are attended by students that
share a common concern. Some examples of participants for these groups
might be students whose parents are separated or divorced, students who
have to cope with the illness or death of a family member, or students
with other specific needs.
Listed
below are possible topics for our special concerns groups:
Adopted
Children Accepting
Grief and Loss
Divorce/Blended
Families
Building Self Confidence
Substance Abuse
in
Families
Understanding ADD/ADHD
Military
Parent(s) Coping
with Stress
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