CBT in the Middle School

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Middle School Counseling...the Basics (podcast)

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Middle School Counseling

Middle School Counseling:

Anyone who has worked with students of any age would say that there is so much more to teach a child than simply reading, writing, and arithmetic. Sometimes, the task can seem overwhelming.
No matter how overwhelmed we, as adults, feel, the middle school student is even more so...

Especially in this age of technology and globalization, in order to be successful, students must learn many other skills, as well. Students need to learn to be independent and self-motivated, while at the same time learning how to respect diversity and work as a team. In middle school, finding one’s way through the transition from childhood to adolescence can be quite treacherous and stressful.

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Quality counseling programs in middle schools, therefore, are essential to help those students struggling to make this transition successfully. While school counselors at other levels work with students and their needs, more than any other age, junior high students are dealing with social problems (Smith, 2010). These social problems are new to most students and can be quite overwhelming to some. Sometimes, the social problems added on to other issues such as poverty....
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Poverty and Adolescence

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For middle school counselors, the goal is to see every student become successful, both academically and socially. How to make this happen with today’s diverse school populations can be a difficult and arduous task. Luckily, counselors do not work toward this goal alone. As the American School Counselor Association (2010) states on their website, “Professional school counselors align with the school’s mission to support the academic achievement of all students as they prepare for the ever-changing world of the 21st century.”