Nautilus Counseling Corner
Monthly Update from Mrs. Carlton
September 2022
Here are some books we are reading this month
How Are you Peeling?
Today I feel Silly
Anh's Anger
Reasons to visit the School Counselor
School Counselors are trained in all aspects of emotional health, social and academic issues. We have tools to help students be successful and how to deal with stressful situations in life. Along with the social/emotional lessons (Toolbox) that I teach during library time, I also meet with students one-on-one when needed; individual counseling is limited to 10-15 minutes because we do not want to keep students out of class for a long period of time and miss out on important instruction. If your child needs more intensive support, I help guide families to outside resources and counseling services.
Everything that is said in my office, stays in my office. We will only share information if a student feels it needs to be shared with a friend, teacher or a parent. There are legal requirements we do have to follow which means we do have to report if a student says they are going to hurt themselves, hurt someone else, or someone else is hurting them.
Reasons to see a school counselor:
· Have someone listen for a few minutes without judgement.
· Discuss friendships, school work, and stress from home.
· Counselors are advocates for students and can teach coping, study, and organization skills.
· A counselor can help students through the steps of resolving a conflict.