Helping students cope in an age of terrorism: strategies for
school counselors.School counselors A school counselor is a
counselor and educator who works in schools, and have
historically been referred to as "guidance counselors" or
"educational counselors," although "Professional School
Counselor" is now the preferred term. experience unique
challenges as they struggle to provide students with coping
skills A coping skill is a behavioral tool which may be used by
individuals to offset or overcome adversity, disadvantage, or
disability without correcting or eliminating the underlying
condition. Virtually all living beings routinely utilize coping
skills in daily life. geared to the outside world including acts
of terrorism. School-aged students in the United States United
States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est.
pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North
America. The United States is the world's third largest country
in population and the fourth largest country in area