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Counseling services are available to all students. As counselors we work
with students individually, in small groups, and in the classrooms. We are
available to help students who need someone to listen, help with friends,
and to deal with many of the daily school issues. Our main goal as
counselors is to help the students succeed in school. The following is a
list of our county counseling objectives. These objectives are covered
through classroom guidance lessons instructed by the school counselors.
PRE-K/K:
Academic
KA.1: Recognize responsibilities of being a student worker in school.
Career
KC.1: Identify areas of interest.
KC.2: Develop awareness of careers in the community.
Personal/Social
KP.1: Recognize and appreciate one's unique abilities.
KP.2: Identify and understand the meaning of various feeling words.
KP.3: Develop awareness of empathy.
KP.4: Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior in school.
KP.5: Use appropriate communication skills to ask for help when needed.
GRADE 1:
Academic
1A.1: Develop skills and positive work habits (including task completion)
to successfully meet school requirements.
1A.2: Understand that mistakes are essential to the learning process.
1A.3: Understand the importance of goal setting.
Career
1C.1: Develop an understanding of roles and contributions of workers in
school, home, and community.
1C.2: Identify personal skills, abilities, and interests in the areas of
academic, career, and personal/social development.
Personal/Social
1P.1: Describe how to express feelings in constructive ways (i.e. "I
statements.")
1P.2: Develop an awareness of the importance of personal safety (i.e. Know
telephone number, home address, emergency contact information, Stranger
Danger).
1P.3: Identify situations requiring adult professional help.
GRADE 2:
Academic
2A.1: Develop awareness of goal-setting steps.
2A.2: Recognize the relationship between goal setting and accomplishing
work.
2A.3: Work independently to achieve academic success.
2A.4: Identify and utilize test-taking skills.
Career
2C.1: Learn about the variety of traditional and non-traditional
occupations in a changing work place.
2C.2: Identify resource people in the school and community and understand
how to seek their help.
Personal/Social
2P.1: Identify forms of communication (e.g., listening, speaking, body
language, etc.)
2P.2: Develop awareness of individual differences.
2P.3: Define "friend" and describe what is meant by "friendship."
2P.4: Recognize how personal behavior affects group dynamics.
2P.5: Recognize peer pressure and bullying situations.
2P.6: Recognize different coping strategies to deal with situations.
GRADE 3:
Academic
3A.1: Set realistic short-term goals.
3A.2: Recognize the relationship between learning/achievement and personal
effort.
3A.3: Identify and utilize study, organizational, and test-taking skills.
3A.4: Display a positive work ethic (persistence, self-motivation,
punctuality, etc.)
3A.5: Identify how group participation contributes to learning.
Career
3C.1: Demonstrate how a positive outlook regarding self, education and work
enhances potential and increases productivity.
3C.2: Recognize that skills, abilities, and interests are considerations in
the choice of careers.
3C.3: Understand that jobs with similar characteristics may be grouped as
job families or career clusters.
Personal/Social
3P.1: Identify different modes of interpersonal communication (verbal, non-
verbal).
3P.2: Positively communicate thoughts, feelings, and needs to others in a
variety of situations.
3P.3: Demonstrate and accept responsibility for individual behavior and how
it affects others.
3P.4: Demonstrate self-control.
3P.5: Demonstrate how to communicate positively in a conflict situation.
3P.6: Explain the skills needed to function effectively in groups.
3P.7: Identify the decision-making process.
3P.8: Understand that diversity exists in the United States of America and
appreciate the similarities and differences of all ethnic backgrounds.
GRADE 4:
Academic
4A.1: Identify and describe how decision-making, problem-solving, and
coping skills support or interfere with academic achievement.
4A.2: Identify and utilize effective test-taking skills.
4A.3: Demonstrate time management and organizational skills.
4A.4: Understand how personal learning styles can impact school
achievement.
4A.5: Explain the importance of lifelong learning.
Career
4C.1: Identify hobbies and interests.
4C.2: Relate each step of the decision-making/problem-solving process to
career development (awareness, exploration, and preparation).
Personal/Social
4P.1: Evaluate methods of expressing feelings.
4P.2: Identify and describe the steps in a decision-making/problem-solving
process.
4P.3: Identify factors that influence personal decisions.
4P.4: Generate alternative solutions to problems and consider/evaluate
consequences.
4P.5: Demonstrate the decision-making process.
4P.6: Recognize that group members may have differing opinions.
4P.7: Demonstrate different coping strategies for various situations and
life changes.
4P.8: Identify factors that impact personal safety and well-being (i.e.
substance abuse, etc.).
4P.9: Demonstrate self-reliance.
GRADE 5:
Academic
5A.1: Set realistic long-term goals.
5A.2: Apply personal learning style.
5A.3: Recognize the benefits of individual initiative and teamwork.
Career
5C.1: Compile a list of personal abilities.
5C.2: Describe how personal strengths in school work affect future goals
and career options.
5C.3: Understand that the changing workplace requires lifelong learning and
acquiring new skills.
5C.4: Acquire employability skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, and
organization.
5C.5: Identify career choices through various means of exploration.
5C.6: Describe changes as inevitable and necessary to adapt to new
situations, (e.g., middle school).
Personal/Social
5P.1: Describe how verbal and non-verbal behavior influence interpersonal
relationships.
5P.2: Demonstrate how to communicate with others.
5P.3: Demonstrate appreciation and respect for similarities and differences
in opinions.
5P.4: Describe strategies for getting along with others.
5P.5: Demonstrate how to disagree with other without provoking them.
5P.6: Demonstrate appropriate responses to ease a conflict situation.
5P.7: Demonstrate effective responses to peer pressure and bullying
situations.
5P.8: Identify and analyze group dynamics in a variety of situations.
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