Some of the roles of a middle school or junior high counselor include:

• Short-term counseling to students

• Referrals for long-term counseling support

• Crisis intervention and response

• Assist students in developing good peer relationships and managing/resolving peer conflicts

• Individual and group student academic planning and goal setting

• Assessing student abilities, interests, and achievement to help them make decisions about their future 

• Preventative classroom guidance activities

• Promoting positive school climate by nurturing self-awareness, acceptance, and diversity

• Collaboration with families, teachers, administrators, community for student success

• Advocacy for students at individual education plan meetings and other student-focused meetings

• Data analysis to identify student issues, needs and challenges

• Collaboration with Social Worker for families in crisis or Families in Transition