School counselors help middle school students with their social and emotional needs by offering support during times of change and transition. They provide a safe space to talk, teach coping skills, and guide students through challenges like making friends and managing stress. This support helps students grow into confident and emotionally healthy individuals.
- Helps students navigate through friendship changes
- Helps mediate any issues between students and teachers
- Provides individual interventions for personal challenges with family or private life (divorce, grief, health, self-esteem)
- Crisis Interventions (anxiety, behavior management, risk assessments)
- Group Interventions (counseling, conflict mediation, substance abuse information)
- Acts as a student support liaison and case carrier for students with Section 504 Accommodation Plans
(All activities and clubs follow the IUSD Non-Discrimination Policy; BP 5145.3)