The Getting Started Guide has been present in elementary schools since their existence. Through classroom teachers, students' needs were met not only academically, but also socially and emotionally. Over the past few decades, with increasingly diverse student populations and developmental needs, guidance counselors have made their way into schools across the nation, offering more personalized and comprehensive support to students, their families and school staff. students, especially in the urban community, are more vulnerable to the experiences of broken/single-parent families, hardship, and poverty. Additionally, these children also witness alcoholism, drug abuse, and domestic abuse that can cause, among other things, severe social and emotional instability. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families, out of 51 states reported, approximately 3.8 million children received preventive services from child protective services agencies in the United States in 2012.....