Common use of SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM. The counseling program at Lavaca Elementary School is available to help students, parents, and teachers encounter positive learning experiences. The program consists of a variety of services and activities, including individual and group counseling, parent and teacher consultation, information services, referral assistance to other programs and services in the school and community, and student testing. The school counselor is responsible for developing, scheduling, and evaluating services of the program, and is assisted by the Counseling Advisory Committee and the school principal. Primary services of the school counselor are to provide direct assistance to students in the school. Parent and teacher consultations can be scheduled at most anytime including after-school hours. The counselor is a certified professional with training in learning theory, counseling, consulting, tests and measurements, career development, research, and other areas appropriate to the practice of school counseling.