Family expectations and obligations can cause anxiety among adolescents. When students become overwhelmed with school work, peer pressure, and family obligations their ability to make sound decisions can become compromised. Anxiety can cause them to lose sleep, over worry and some adolescents can become depressed. When working with students individually, it is important for the school counselor to be active listeners. One should have an awareness of the student cultural backgrounds and an understanding of their values and beliefs. Per Hackney and Cormier, “Counseling involves responding to the feelings, thoughts, and actions of the client.”
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When working with students with anxiety concerns, failing grades and attendance concerns a Response to Intervention (RTI) plan may be necessary. A RTI aims at helping students and provides support to improve academics and behaviors. (Office of Special Programs, 2008) The RTI may consist of teachers, school social workers, school nurse, school counselor and parents/guardians. The focus of the team is to develop strategies that enable the student such as Maine to improve academically and provide behavioral strategies that will enable the student to learn in a safe school environment. Important questions the school counselor should address “how can we help the student, what are ways we can accomplish the short and long term goals and how might the strategies effect the student both negatively and positively?” As team member, it is important for all team members to provide input. Asking open-ended questions are important with focusing on the student issues or concerns. The role of the school counselor is to help set clear and obtainable goals. “Consultants working with other adults in school settings need to be aware of legal considerations when advising educational personnel about appropriate actions in specific situations.” (Sorenson, 1993) When interacting with school personal meetings can be formal or informal. Counselors can communicate with teachers through emails and phone calls. If
School counselors are accountable the achievement of all students and when some students have disadvantages …show more content…
When working with students with anxiety concerns, failing grades and attendance concerns a Response to Intervention (RTI) plan may be necessary. A RTI aims at helping students and provides support to improve academics and behaviors. (Office of Special Programs, 2008) The RTI may consist of teachers, school social workers, school nurse, school counselor and parents/guardians. The focus of the team is to develop strategies that enable the student such as Maine to improve academically and provide behavioral strategies that will enable the student to learn in a safe school environment. Important questions the school counselor should address “how can we help the student, what are ways we can accomplish the short and long term goals and how might the strategies effect the student both negatively and positively?” As team member, it is important for all team members to provide input. Asking open-ended questions are important with focusing on the student issues or concerns. The role of the school counselor is to help set clear and obtainable goals. “Consultants working with other adults in school settings need to be aware of legal considerations when advising educational personnel about appropriate actions in specific situations.” (Sorenson, 1993) When interacting with school personal meetings can be formal or informal. Counselors can communicate with teachers through emails and phone calls. If