• Individual counseling is offered to help students resolve personal or interpersonal problems. Individual counseling is short-term and solution-focused.

• Classroom lessons to promote social-emotional learning (SEL). SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

• Small group counseling provides additional learning experiences, giving children the opportunity to build relationships, practice new skills, and learn through the support of group members. Small group topics vary widely and are determined by data and current need.

• Consultation with parents and teachers is a critical part of the school counselor's role in advocating for students and helping them succeed.

• School counselors help locate community resources for parents in search of information or services to help their child at home. 

The school counseling program at Henry Elementary School identifies and addresses the needs of all students to promote growth in academic, social/emotional, and career development through a comprehensive school counseling program. The program maximizes student learning by providing responsive services, individual student planning, and prevention/intervention programs. School counselors collaborate with stakeholders to advocate for access and equity for all students, identify and address needs, and build a positive school climate that allows students to develop characteristics that lead to being productive citizens and life-long learners.

The vision of the Henry School Counseling Program is for all students to value education as a critical life skill and build on their individual strengths and talents to reach their personal goals. The program will foster problem solving skills, characteristics, and personal growth that leads to being productive citizens and life-long learners.