Your Nichols Elementary School Counselor is here to support students academically, socially, and emotionally. The counselor sees students in their classroom setting on a rotation basis to teach lessons on the 4 content areas listed below. She also counsels students individually and in small groups. Please reach out if you have questions.
GUIDANCE & COUNSELING: 4 CONTENT AREAS
| Intrapersonal Effectiveness | - Positive student self-concept
- Effective executive functioning skills
- Appropriate behavior to the situation and environment
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| Interpersonal Effectiveness | - Effective interactions with diverse populations
- Effective and appropriate communication skills
- Recognition of personal boundaries, individual rights and privacy needs of others
- Effective conflict resolution skills
- Development of healthy relationships
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| Post Secondary Planning and Career Readiness | - Motivation to succeed in personal endeavors
- Demonstration of career exploration skills
- Possession of the knowledge and skills to gather information for the purpose of postsecondary education and career planning
- Demonstration of awareness of the importance of postsecondary education
- Understanding of the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community
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| Personal Health and Safety | - Incorporation of wellness practices into daily living
- Demonstration of resilience and positive coping skills
- Possession of assertiveness skills necessary for personal protection
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Stephanie Rigby
210-397-4076
