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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. A school counselor shall:
(a) Design and deliver a comprehensive program for school counseling that promotes achievement of pupils; and
(b) Devote not less than 80 percent of his or her time providing direct or indirect services to pupils.
2. A school counselor may, through consultation or collaboration with other educational personnel or by providing direct services:
(a) Analyze data concerning the academic, career, social and emotional development of pupils to identify issues, needs and challenges of pupils;
(b) Address needs relating to the academic, career, social and emotional development of all pupils;
(c) Advocate for equitable access to a rigorous education for all pupils and work to remove systemic barriers to such access;
(d) Deliver school counseling lessons through large-group, classroom, small-group and individual settings to promote pupil success;
(e) Provide to individual pupils services relating to academic planning and goal setting;
(f) Provide peer facilitation, crisis counseling and short-term counseling to pupils in individual and small-group settings;
(g) Provide referrals to a pupil and the parent or legal guardian of a pupil, as needed, for additional support services provided by the school or within the community;
(h) Participate on committees within the school and the school district, as appropriate; and
(i) Participate in planning for and implementing a response to a crisis at the school.
3. Each school counselor must be supervised by a licensed administrator.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 34. Education § 391.293. Duties, authority and supervision of school counselor - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-34-education/nv-rev-st-391-293/
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