The School Counselor is a full-time professional at Vienna Elementary School who provides services to students, parents, and teachers.

Mrs. Hunteman provides the following services:

• Individual counseling - when students are self, teacher, parent, or staff referred (with parental permission for extended counseling)

• Group counseling - topics such as changing families, anger management, friendship, social skills, and study skills are addressed.

• Lunch bunches - students invite friends to join them for a supervised lunch in the counselor's office to problem solve or meet new students.

• Classroom guidance - teaching topics that include: bullying prevention, friendship skills, stress management, communication skills, career development, middle school transition, tolerance, etc. The Second Step curriculum, a scientifically based violence prevention program, is used for all Pre-K classroom lessons.

• Parent support - which includes parent conferences, referrals, and parenting information.

• Peer mediation - a program whereby student peer mediators assist fellow students resolve minor conflicts in a confidential setting.