Fairhope West Elementary
Counselors' Corner
Four Components
FWES counseling and guidance program is comprehensive in scope, preventive in design, and developmental in nature. the State of Alabama's Counseling Plan guides our Comprehensive Counseling Plan, which includes four components: Guidance Curriculum, Individual Planning, Responsive Services and System Support.
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All counseling services in the school setting are educational in nature and short in duration. School counselors do not provide therapeutic counseling or long-term counseling.
guidance curriculum
classroom LEssons
that address academic, career, and foundational wellness. We utilize the P.A.T.H. curriculum..
individual planning
counseling activities that provide every student with an opportunity to plan, monitor, and manage their academic, career, and foundational wellness.
responsive services
counseling or referral activities to meet the immediate needs and concerns of students.
system support
indirect guidance management activities that maintain and enhance the total school counseling and guidance program. It includes program, staff, and school support activities and services.