Guidance/School Counselor Orientation
 Kevin Crawford
Phone: 572-0313 Fax: 820-4063 crawfork@berkeley.k12.sc.us Professional school counselors are advocates, leaders, collaborators and consultants who create opportunities for equity in access and success in educational opportunities by connecting our programs to the mission of Marrington School. Our comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program is an essential component of the total instructional program, which provides all students the opportunity for optimum development. We include structured experiences presented systematically through classroom and group activities. The curriculum emphasizes choice making, self-understanding, career exploration and preparation, and the improvement of study skills. Individual counseling assists the students to plan, monitor, and manage their own academic achievement as well as their personal and career development. Consultation with parents, teachers, and other professionals, is one of our duties. Our Responsibilities to Students The professional school counselor:
a. Has a primary obligation to the student, who is to be treated with respect as a unique individual. b. Is concerned with the educational, academic, career, personal and social needs and encourages the maximum development of every student. c. Respects the student’s values and beliefs and does not impose the counselor’s personal values. d. Is knowledgeable of laws, regulations and policies relating to students and strives to protect and inform students regarding their rights. Confidentiality The professional school counselor: Keeps information confidential unless disclosure is required to prevent clear and imminent danger to the student or others or when legal requirements demand that confidential information be revealed. Recognizes his/her primary obligation for confidentiality is to the student but balances that obligation with an understanding of the legal and inherent rights of parents/guardians to be the guiding voice in their children’s lives.
Guidance – What is it? GUIDANCE - The help students receive from parents, teachers, counselors, community members and others to assist with educational and career development.
COUNSELING - The help students receive from credentialed professionals to overcome personal and social problems that interfere with learning.
Guidance/Career/School Counselor
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