Orvis Risner Elementary School

If your child needs tutoring in specific subject areas such as math and reading please give me a call and I can provide you with a list of tutors.

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THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

GUIDANCE consists of working with students to help them develop ACADEMICALLY, PERSONALLY, AND SOCIALLY. Children are helped to:

Understand the relevance of school work.
Know, understand and accept themselves.
Learn to relate well with others.
Works with students individually and in groups.
Leads classroom activities in developmental guidance.
Serves as a guidance resource person for teachers.
Consults with parents and teachers in private conferences about their children.
Assists parents individually or in groups to understand child growth and behavior.
Coordinates referrals to community agencies.
Coordinates the Reading Sufficiency Program.

Developmental guidance activities help children to:
Gain self-confidence and self-esteem.
Learn decision-making skills.
Develop problem-solving ability.
Make the best use of personal capabilities.
Feel useful and needed.
Handle crisis situations.
Adjust to a new school.

The child may see the counselor individually by:

Self referral.
Teacher referral.
Parent referral.
Principal referral.
Referral by other school personnel.

The qualifications of the school counselor include:

Previous classroom teaching experience.
A Masters Degree.
An educational background in guidance and counseling.
Expertise in child and adolescent growth and development.
Counselor certification by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

The counselor keeps informed of current trends in guidance and counseling through:

In-service training sessions.
Regular counselors' meetings.
Workshops.
Continuing education.
Professional organizational activities.

How can we meet our school counselor? You can...

Ask your child's teacher or principal.
Visit the school.
Then make an appointment!

You might want to discuss your child's:

Attitude toward school.
Academic growth.
Personal and emotional development.
Relationships with other students.
Attitude toward his or her teachers.
Reactions to change in family circumstances.
Relationships with siblings.

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