Overview+of+counselling+programme

====My name is **Norma Foulkes,** or **Ms. Norma** as the children in **Wroclaw International School** call me. I work on both Zielinskiego and Beyzyma campus and here are some of the programmes that I provide for children and parents.==== ====**The WIS Counselling Program** seeks to provide the full range of counselling services necessary to ensure that each child has the strongest support possible for maximum growth on an educational and a personal level. The programme consists of elementary, middle school and high school programs.====

**__Overview__**
====**WIS** believes that a good education is not only an academic one, it also considers the whole child. We work hard to develop students’ social and emotional potential, and therefore offer a comprehensive counselling program. Counselling services are accessible to all students and their families.====

**__The Main Elements__** of the elementary school counselling program are:

 * ====**Whole-class programmes** to support teachers in helping children to develop tolerance, respect, integrity, empathy, cooperation, and to be caring, open-minded, principled, and well-balanced young people.====
 * ====**Group work** on an as-needed basis to address such areas as: social skills, anger management, and assertiveness training.====
 * ====**Individual counselling sessions.**====
 * ====**Family and parent work.**====
 * ====**Parent training and groups** to cover topics such as: parenting skills, managing transition, encouraging responsibility in your child.====
 * ====**Placement and orientation** of children when they join the school.====
 * ====**Transition programmes** for parents and children.====