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Elberta Middle School's guidance program is developmental and is implemented as a Competency-Based Counseling Program (CBCP). A CBCP is based upon desired student outcomes or competencies. Competencies may be defined as knowledge, skills or attitudes. A CBCP is required, along with other educational programs, to ensure that all students receive the skills necessary to be productive and active members of our democratic society, possessing self-direction, a positive self-image and an understanding of self and others.
The competencies are organized under the three broad ares of Academic Development, Career Development, and Personal/Social Development. Age and grade appropriate lessons in each of these areas at the middle school level include such topics as:
ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Communication Skills
- Time Management Skills
- Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- Career Exploration
- Personal awareness of interests, skills and abilities
- Goal Setting
PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- Positive attitudes toward self and others
- Acceptance and appreciation of individual differences
- Acceptance of personal responsibility
- Conflict resolution
SERVICES provided by our school counselor include:
- Classroom guidance lessons
- Group Counseling - Loss groups, Children of Divorce groups, Social Skills groups
- Individual Counseling - Short-term basis to resolve personal and academic concerns.
- Consulting with teachers, administration, mental health professionals and others
- Assisting parents with referrals to community agencies
- Assisting in parent/teacher conferences
- Serving as RTI (Response to Intervention) Coordinator
- Crisis Intervention
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