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Guidance Counseling
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School counselors are available at each of our WISD campuses to support our 10,000+ students and their families with their guidance counseling needs. The role of the school counselor is to provide social and emotional support while fostering a safe and caring environment for our WISD students. We strive to empower our WISD students with mental wellness, to graduate from high school, to become college and career-ready, and to inspire our students to ultimately be successful and responsible citizens.
WISD Mental Wellness Initiatives
Texas law TEC § 33.005 requires school counselors to integrate key components through a comprehensive school guidance program, which is included in The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs, which is published by the Texas Counseling Association in accordance with its licensing agreement with the Texas Education Agency.
Essential Role of Counselors
Elementary
Junior High
High School
Key Components
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Guidance Curriculum
School counselors teach ALL students basic life Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Effectiveness, Post-secondary Planning and Career Readiness and Personal Health and Safety that are identified as essential for academic and personal success:
- Self-confidence
- Motivation to achieve
- Decision-making, goal-setting, planning and problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Cross-cultural effectiveness
- Responsible behavior
- Conflict resolutions skills
- Career and post-secondary education exploration
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Individual Academic Planning
School counselors help students transition, plan, and manage their educational and career plans:
- Academic counseling
- Course selection/scheduling
- High School of Choice applications
- Four-year graduation plans
- Post-secondary planning
- AP placement
- Dual credit placement and application process
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Responsive Services
School counselors assist students with immediate personal concerns, crises, or problems that may be challenging to academic success:
- Short-term individual counseling
- Harassment issues
- Bullying and victimization
- Suicide prevention
- Small group counseling
- Social skills
- Death of a family member/friend
- Family divorce
- Substance abuse
- Academic concerns
- Test anxiety
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- Study skills
- Classroom performance
- Short-term individual counseling
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System Support
School counselors coordinate many programs designed to support students and families:
- Special program referrals (MTSS, Section 504, SPED, Dyslexia, etc.)
- Parent education workshops
- Community resource liaison
- Staff development for educators
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