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•  Mission Statement

Silverbrook Elementary School professional school counselors in partnership with students, staff, and parents work to enhance students' career readiness skills and to create an environment in which all students may excel in the areas of academic, social, and emotional development.

•  Individual Counseling

Counselors provide short-term individual sessions for students who need to discuss a problem or topic of interest. Individual counseling helps students understand the process of growing up and the normal developmental problems they face. Referrals can be made by parent, guardian, teachers, and/or students.

S chool counseling for students is not therapeutic in nature.  It does not replace counseling outside the school setting.  Counselors will consult outside therapists to coordinate a comprehensive approach upon the request of the parents and with written permission.

No record is kept of counseling activities for any child.

•  Small Group Counseling

Counselors also provide small-group (4 to 6 students) counseling sessions lasting five to six weeks for students who are dealing with issues such as changing families, attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder, social skills, and grief/ long-term illness.  Inclusion in a small group requires written permission from the parent or guardian. 

No record is kept of counseling activities for any child.

•  Classroom Guidance Lessons

Counselors support the grade-level curriculum and school objectives by conducting classroom guidance lessons on such topics as handling teasing and bullying,  accepting responsibility, study skills, test-taking strategies, career knowledge, goal setting, etc. 

•  Lunch Bunches

Lunch bunches are a way for counselors and students to get to know each other better. Children eat their lunches with the counselors. These groups nurture friendships among peers.