School counselor

The interview conducted with Michele Mabrie, lead school counselor at Glen A. Wilson High School to discuss the comprehensive guidance program implicated at the school. Having been a school counselor for over 20 years Michele Mabrie provided insight and personal perspective on the school-counseling program through the school level and district level. To asses the necessary findings, the interview was conduced over the course of two days, first being an introductory interview discussing the school’s

regards to the topic of this weeks discussion board, counselors in school are extremely limited to the areas within the area they can work. I say this because, the counselors must maintain an equal relationship with all students. They absolutely can not play favorites. Although I am not in the program which specializes in school counseling. To my knowledge and experience with one of the counselors in the high school I attended. A counselor is a faculty member who is someone students, who are experiencing

down to school counseling. I know I wanted to work with kids, but being a teacher wasn’t working for me. As I realized that a school counselor is available for you and wants to make your school experience the best it can be. A counselor also wants to help you learn as much as you can in your studies, be a contributing member of your community, and be a positive influence to those around you. I know I have relied on my school counselors, especially my elementary and high school counselors. I interviewed

role of school counselors was not recognized as a significant role. There was a stigma that all school counselors did nothing and were simply too old to do anything. Many people often undermined the responsibilities of school counselors and their significance. While some school counselors have taken advantage of their position living up to the stigma associated with counselors, many others have proven themselves through the services provided to their students. Though school counselors are physically

School counseling has evolved over the years into a significant component of the educational system. School counselors are taking on new roles in schools as leaders, working with “school administration and staff in developing student attitudes and behavior which are necessary to maintain proper control, acceptable standards of self-discipline and a suitable learning environment within the school” (Secondary School Counselor 2012). Counselors work in “diverse community settings designed to provide

Challenges faced by school teachers while playing the role of a counselor Guidance and counseling are two very vital services that are needed in every school in Fiji nowadays. It helps students to overcome with any situation and adjust to the real world. Students with guidance and counseling will enable them to minimize problems those are likely to occur and reach high achievement and goals. It helps students to make right choices for example: which subjects to do, identify what they want to become

offered by School Counselor’s on Teacher and Student Performance According to the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics (IESNCES), more than 50 million students attended public elementary and secondary schools this past year (IESNCES, 2014). IESNCES estimates the public school systems employed nearly 3.3 million teachers this year, averaging to a 15:1 pupil/teacher ratio, to teach and/or facilitate learning within school across the

Life after high school Not everyone is taught how to achieve in life once they achieve their first major goal of graduating from high school. Many people often wonder what high school counselors do throughout the day at school besides counseling, not realizing that counseling comes in many dif-ferent forms, not just emotional but also motivational and preparing. At Rainier Beach High School, the role of the school counselor is limitless and the counselor wear so many hats. No one just sits behind

In Introduction to Counseling, students learned about the ACA Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards for School Counselors. The ACA code of Ethics update in 2014 with significant changes. One of the improvements was in the preface of the code; including how human development, diversity and multiculturalism, social justice, the integrity of the counselor-child relationship, and competency align further with other professional fields. Another vital area receiving amendments was the extension of the

prediction from many years ago turned out to be accurate. I wanted to be a high school guidance counselor. My second semester of college I took an introduction to psychology course and fell in love. The rest is history. I completed my Bachelors degree in Psychology in three and a half years due to the several college credit high school classes that I took. My parents were not thrilled about the idea of me becoming a school counselor at first. They were worried that I wouldn’t make enough money. They eventually