Ms. McMillan’s ​Counseling ​Corner

Carver

Elementary School


Welcome:

Welcome to the Carver Elementary School’s ​Counseling web page! Here, you will find links ​to many resources you may find useful, ​including information for parents, children ​and teens on topics such careers, community ​resources, bullying, internet safety, study ​skills and growing up. If you would like ​additional information on these or other ​topics, please contact your school counselor!

Vision:

Carver Elementary is a ​positive school community ​where all students are ​continually engaged in ​high-quality instruction in a ​supportive and ​collaborative environment, ​while feeling respected and ​safe.

Who Am I?

Hello Carver Cubs!


My name is LaVerta McMillan, and I am thrilled to join ​Carver Elementary School as your new School ​Counselor. I graduated from North Carolina ​Agricultural & Technical State University and Liberty ​University for graduate school. With several years of ​experience in school counseling, having served in both ​the Alamance-Burlington School System and Guilford ​County, I bring a wealth of knowledge and dedication ​to this role. In addition to my counseling experience, I ​have ten years of experience in mental health and ​three years of teaching second grade. These diverse ​experiences have all led me to my passion for school ​counseling. I look forward to working with the families, ​teachers, staff, and students.


THE SCHOOL COUNSELING ​PROGRAM

This year Carver Elementary Students will focus on A Mindset for Learning. ​Students will be learning about the power of words and implementing the following ​stances throughout the year: optimism, persistence, flexibility, resilience, and ​empathy. Services are delivered by a trained, certified, and professional who works ​with all students, parents, teachers, staff and community, in order to help each ​student achieve academic and social success. These services involve one of the ​following "3 C's" .

  • Consultation and Collaboration
  • Coordination
  • Counseling

The 3 C’s of Counseling

Consultation & Collaboration

Coordination

Counseling

The School Counselor consults and collaborates ​with teachers and school staff, specialists, and ​outside resources in order to support students. ​The counselor regularly meets and talks with ​parents. If you have any concerns about your ​child, please feel free to contact the School ​Counselor. The counselor can refer families to ​outside resources.

The School Counselor works with teachers, ​staff, and parents to assess student need ​in order to create and implement the most ​effective service program. The program is ​evaluated for success throughout the ​school year.

The Counselor provides counseling services to students in the ​following ways:

  • Individual Counseling- is a process where students discuss ​issues in a safe, positive, and confidential setting, for a ​limited time. Longer-term therapy, not available at school, ​may require a referral to an outside agency or individual ​therapist. Topics are based on the needs of the students ​and may include: feelings, changing families, peer pressure, ​friends, stress, academics, social skills, bullying, getting ​along with others, problem-solving, and decision-making.
  • Small Group Counseling, is a process where students, by ​sharing similar issues and concerns, work together to ​achieve their goals in a small group environment consisting ​of about 3-8 peers. Topics are based on the needs of the ​students and may include divorce or changing families, grief ​and loss, friendship and social skills, study skills, conflict ​resolution, anger management, self-esteem, and stress ​management.
  • Classroom Guidance is a process that includes teaching ​developmental skills using age-appropriate, classroom-​based lessons. Topics may include self-esteem, conflict ​resolution, study skills, anger management, career ​awareness, tattling/reporting, friendship/social skills, ​responsibility, respect, teasing/bullying/cyber-bullying, ​feelings, cooperation, goal setting/decision-making, and ​peer pressure.

Resources

Children's Resources

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/

http://kidshealth.org/kid/

http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx

http://www.how-to-study.com/

http://webwisekids.org/

http://kids.carr.org (for homework help)

http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/

Bullying

Pacer Kids: A child-friendly site with games, videos and information

to help them prevent and intervene in bullying situations.

Stop Bullying: A site for older children with facts about bullying,

what they can do about it, and games and videos with antibullying

messages

ASCA- The ASCA National Model® guides school ​counselors in the development of school counseling ​programs that:

  • are based on data-informed decision making
  • are delivered to all students systematically
  • include a developmentally appropriate ​curriculum focused on the mindsets and ​behaviors all students need for postsecondary ​readiness and success
  • close achievement and opportunity gaps (see ​how equity is woven into the ASCA National ​Model®)
  • result in improved student achievement, ​attendance and discipline

Carver uses Second Step programs to ​help students build social-emotional ​skills- like nurturing positive ​relationships, managing emotions, and ​meeting goals so they can thrive in ​school and in life.