School counselors design and deliver comprehensive school counseling programs in three critical areas:  academic, personal/social, and career.  These three areas, which promote student achievement, are designed to help students resolve emotional, social, or behavioral problems, and they also help students develop a clearer focus or sense of direction. 

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The school counseling program is implemented and delivered in each school by the certified school counselor(s) with the support of social workers, teachers, administrators, students, and parents.  Equipped with over 100 counselors, Baldwin County School System employees provide services to students through four program components:  guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, and system support. 

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A significant portion of the school counselor’s day is spent on responsive services.  These services include counseling or referral activities to meet the immediate needs and concerns of students.  Responsive services include personal counseling, problem solving, agency referral, and consultation.

 

System support includes indirect guidance management activities that maintain and enhance the total school counseling and guidance program.  Responsibilities in this component include staff relations, community relations, task forces, professional development, support teams, test interpretation, data analysis, and curriculum development.