School Counselor
Boston Ma
Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational and personal goals.Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at school or home. Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policies, and administrative regulations. Evaluate students' or individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources. Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourages students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals. Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning. Provide special services such as alcohol and drug prevention programs and classes that teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence. Assist with the development and implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans and 504 Student Accommodation Plans required for students receiving special education services.Evaluate students' academic, social, and emotional growth, maintain attendance records, and prepare reports for original special education evaluation, psychosocial and IEP testing.