School Counselor
Holly McManus
hollytowersmcmanus@vistausd.org
760-945-5300 ext. 48112
School Counselor Parent Request Form
School Counselor Canvas Page
What does an elementary school counselor do?
Counsel, educate, advocate and empower! We work alongside teachers and parents/guardians to help students develop socially and emotionally, and to help remove any barriers they have with learning.
What counseling related services does a school counselor provide?
- Classroom Guidance Lessons
- Individual Student Planning
- Small Group Counseling
- Short-term individual counseling
- Community Resource Referrals
How Does a Student see
the Counselor?
- Teacher Referral
- Parent Referral
- Administrative Referral
- Student Success Team Referral
- Counselor Observation
- Self-Referral by the Student
What types of things
do counselors talk with students about in class lessons and in individual
or group counseling?
- Understanding Feelings
- Empathy
- Conflict resolution
- Friendship skills
- Growth mindset
- Listening skills
- Positive communication
- Responsibility
- Self-awareness
- Self-esteem
- Self-regulation
- Study skills
CONFIDENTIALITY:
Please note that all information discussed is confidential between your child and me unless they are planning on hurting themselves, hurting someone else or someone is hurting them.
Resources
- Family Emotional Toolkit
-
30 Things You Can Do For Your Emotional Health (English & Español)
-
Odyssey (at home Social-Emotional learning project)
College and Career:
Bullying Prevention:
Academics:
Internet Safety: