Week 5

Why Your School Needs a School Counselor

Counselors Help You Cope With Life

Ø  Group meetings with kids who are dealing with the same problem, such as divorce

Ø  Study skills

Ø  Substance abuse

Ø  Careers counseling

Ø  Diversity

Ø  Respect for others

Ø  Bullying

Ø  Abuse

Ø  Abandonment

Ø  Malnutrition

Ø  Eating disorders

Ø  Erratic behaviors

Ø  Self-esteem issues

Ø  Entitlement issues

Ø  Testing

Ø  ARC meetings

Ø  Sometimes the kids need a friendly face

Ø  The tons of paperwork nobody else wants to do

AND the most important reason of all

Ø  Because I need a job badly