Factors related to the use of play therapy among elementary school counselors.

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill W. Van Horne ◽  
Phyllis B. Post ◽  
Christa B. Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Elementary School Counselors

The Elementary School Counselor's Role in Fostering Caring School Communities

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0801200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Lindwall ◽  
Hardin L. K. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Elementary School Counselors ◽  
School Communities ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Caring School Community

The school counselor can play a key role in fostering a caring school community (CSC). The counselor can engage in a comprehensive, preventive, and developmental intervention that helps to promote a sense of belongingness. Furthermore, this intervention reflects a strengths-based counseling approach because it considers how contextual changes can be made to promote overall development of youth. Seven elementary school counselors’ perspectives were examined for their understanding about what constitutes a CSC and how they help to facilitate such a context. The school counselors in the study reported the following: There are a core set of elements that they believe make up a CSC; they draw upon their personal experiences within the school environment to help them understand how their CSC efforts can best be implemented; they implement a set of effective strategies to foster a CSC; and they utilize a shared guiding philosophy that is reflected by their efforts to foster a CSC.

Elementary School Counselors Supporting Students Experiencing Anticipatory Grief

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2094065
Author(s):  
Jillian M. Blueford ◽  
Melinda M. Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Anticipatory Grief ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Elementary School Counselors ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Grieving Process

The experience of grief after a death-related loss is endured by many, including elementary-aged, students. However, anticipatory grief, or the grieving process that begins when someone knows that a loved one is dying, can create additional challenges. This article explores how elementary-aged students grieve while anticipating a loved one’s death and how school counselors can use therapeutic approaches to address student’s needs and support them as they prepare for their loss.

Closing Achievement Gaps: Roles and Tasks of Elementary School Counselors

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Trusty, ◽  
Elizabeth A. Mellin, ◽  
James T. Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Achievement Gaps ◽  
Elementary School Counselors ◽  
Closing Achievement Gaps
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