Welcome to the school counselor's page!!!

Every student needs appropriate personal and social skills to achieve in both their home and school environments.  Counselors are a part of the school team working to create a safe and productive school environment for students. By providing education, prevention, early identification, and intervention– school counselors can also assist teachers and students in the academic process.

 The Counseling Program of Geiger Elementary aims to address the social/ emotional, academic, and career needs of students under the South Carolina Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Model and the American School Counselor Association.

• Services Offered
• Classroom Guidance Lessons
• Individual Guidance and Counseling
• Small Group Counseling
• Academic Services and Student Interventions
• Referrals to community agencies and programs
• Assistance with registration and permanent records
• Provides information related to interim/ report cards and standardized testing

TOPICS THAT ARE AND CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE  DEPARTMENT

• Study Skills/ Test taking skills
• Adjusting to a new school
• Friendship
• Conflict Resolution
• Good Communication Skills
• Behavior
• Anger Management
• Bullying/Teasing

How can students get in touch with the School Counselor?

• Self-referral
• Counselor referral
• Teacher/ Staff referral
• Administrator referral
• Parent Referral
• Friend/Schoolmate Referral

 How and why do parents contact the School Counselor?

 Parents can call the school counselor at any time with questions or concerns.  Parents can also schedule a conference to come in a visit with the counselor.  Reasons parents contact the school counselor are concerns with a student’s achievement, test interpretation, early discussion and identification of potential student crisis, family difficulties, and discussing any other special needs that their child may have.  Parents can also complete a school counseling referral form by clicking on the link below.  

School Counseling Referral Form

 

Contact information:

 

 

          Golden Talps

Email - gtalps@fairfield1.org

Phone - (803) 337-8288 ext-50204

 Grades Serviced: CD - 6th 

 Available Meeting Times: By appointment. Please feel free to call or email me if you would like to meet.