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Anyone have experience working with a guidance counselor or school psychologist to help a student having difficulty (academic, behavioral, etc) in the classroom setting?

If so,

What was it like working with someone to help this student? (was it a long process? were parents and administrators involved?)

What ideas were produced to help the student adjust better?

How were these ideas put into practice?

Was the process effective? Worthwhile? 

I'm currently studying school psychology in a Masters program and this information would give me great insight into the professional relationship between teachers and school psychologists. Thanks!

Our school just got a guidance counselor so working with her has been interesting, in that we are still defining what her role is. Our school only has 135 students k-12 so she knows them better thanshe might in a larger environment.

One thing I know happens in our local public schools is the couselors usually teach a guidance lesson, at least up to middle school. We also have a Play Therapist who comes into our elementary and some of our middle school classrooms. Each teacher also teaches behavior awareness dealing with a variety of issues.

I would agree with the last post in one respect, and this is because I am coming from the special education world, where psychological issues may be more overtly pronounced (but not necessarily more present). Is that often it is difficult to get any time with someone outside of a meeting, so in the case at my school the teacher is the one who is trying to come up with the behavioral interventions.

In my own educational experience as a student, the guidance counselor was somene to talk to when something was bothering you, but not the one who developed behavior plans.