Welcome to Counseling Services

Mrs. Maria Green-Washington - School Counselor

803-691-5550

District's Monthly Character Traits

August- Respect

September - Honesty

October - Cooperation

November - Good Citizenship

December - Responsibility

January - Self-Discipline

February - Caring

March - Kindness

April - Fairness

May - Dependability

Below is the link for District Guidance and Counseling Information

Richland School District One Guidance and Counseling Services

Social Emotional Learning

Self-Management is the ability to successfully regulate one’s emotions, thoughts, stress, impulses, and behaviors in different situations and work toward personal and academic goals. Suggested book… Elementary: Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban Middle School/High School: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Fast Break by Mike Lupica

Self-Awareness is the ability to assess one’s strengths and challenges and to correctly identify one’s own emotions and see how they influence situations and others. Elementary: The Orange Shoes by Trinka Hakes Noble Carla’s Sandwich by Debbie Herman Middle School/High School: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Responsible Decision-Making is the ability to make constructive, socially acceptable, and ethical choices about personal behavior and social interactions. Elementary: Hooper Humperdink..? Not Him! By Dr. Seuss The Summer My Father Was Ten by Pat Brisson Middle School/High School: House Arrest by K.A. Holt Parrot in the Oven: Mi vida by Victor Martine

Relationship Skills is the ability to establish and maintain healthy and positive relationships with diverse groups through clear communication, good listening skills, positive collaboration, and conflict resolution. Elementary: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead Hooray for Hat by Brian Won Middle School/High School: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Social-Awareness is the ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others, including people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Elementary: The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson Middle School/High School: Freak the Mighty by W. Rodman Philbrick The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

National Bullying Prevention Month

Check out the following resources:

Cyberbullying and Harassment Online: Awareness & Prevention

https://www.edumed.org/resources/preventing-cyberbullying-and-harassment-online