Welcome to Mrs. Linn's Counseling Corner!
Happy 2015-2016 School Year TMSA Tigers!!!
Counseling and Guidance Services
The counseling program at Triad Math and Science Academy's Elementary School includes individual, small group, and classroom guidance activities to help meet the needs of all students. The goal of our counseling program is to help foster positive learning experiences for students, parents, and teachers. Counseling sessions are developmentally designed and available for all students. Our comprehensive approach to school counseling is based on the American School Counseling Association's National Model which provides us with three fundamental domains of counseling: Academic counseling, Personal/Social counseling, and guidance and Career counseling.
Each domain works to address the diverse needs of our students and their families. As a counselor I will address each fundamental domain in three forms of counseling:
1. Individual Counseling: I will meet with individual students (one-on-one) in a confidential setting. I will address their various needs and concerns using a variety of creative and effective approaches. Individual counseling is developmental and is designed to help students explore themselves, and others, most often pertaining to academic and social/emotional concerns. Students, teachers, and parents are able to make referrals for individual counseling.
2. Small Group Counseling: Students work in a small structured group with 4-6 students who share common issues or concerns. Participants within these groups benefit from meeting together to share ideas and support. Possible group topics include: grief, friendship, social skills, self-esteem/self-concept, divorce, anger management, and problem solving/conflict resolution.
3. Classroom Guidance: This approach meets the needs of all TMSA students. Each month, students will receive a character education guidance lesson in their classrooms. Children become actively engaged in these lessons through skill development and communication with their peers.